Miller Legg recently won the 2017 FNGLA Landscape Award of Excellence for the Port Everglades Southport Turning Notch project. Miller Legg was a subconsultant to Bergeron Land Development for this two-step Port Everglades Turning Notch Mangrove Wetland Creation Project. The overall goal of the project was to lengthen the existing deepwater turn-around area for cargo ships from 900 feet to 2,400 feet to allow for up to five new cargo berths. A critical part of the Southport Turning Notch Extension included replacing 8.7 acres of an existing mangrove conservation easement with creation of a 16.5-acre mangrove habitat with approximately 70,000 new mangroves and transitional plants from an existing upland.

During construction, Miller Legg provided field support services for environmental and engineering permit compliance, protected species observation, including mangroves and manatees, water quality monitoring, turbidity monitoring, erosion control inspection, plan review, environmental administration and reporting, and mangrove and upland planting oversight. Miller Legg is also responsible for review of post-construction compliance monitoring for a 5-year period.