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EXHIBIT 1 EXHIBIT A Indian River County Sector 3 Sea Turtle Monitoring — 2015 ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 405 JENSEN BEACH, FLORIDA 34958 SCOPE OF WORK 1) Project Boundaries. The area to be monitored (Project Area) extends from R-20 south to R-68 in Indian River County (Sector 3). This includes the Sector 3 Dune Repair Project, the Phase 2B Project Area, and a control beach. Construction of the Dune Repair Project (R-24 to R55) is nearing completion, and Phase 2B (R-20 to R-24) was completed in 2012. The control beach, immediately south of the Sector 3 Project Area, extends from R-60 to R-68. 2) Monitoring Period. Post -construction monitoring activities will commence April 1, 2015 and will continue through approximately February 2016, as stipulated below. 3) Weekly Post -construction Scarp Monitoring (FDEP Special Condition No. 24). Escarpment (scarp) surveys will be conducted on a weekly basis within the Phase 2B Project Area from April 1 through September 30, 2015. In accordance with FWC protocol, scarps are functionally defined as an abrupt change in beach slope (greater than 45°) at least 18 inches in height that persists for a distance of 100 feet or more. The location of both the northern and southern terminus of each scarp will be recorded by GPS and average scarp height assigned to one of three categories (0 to 2 feet, 2 to 4 feet, and 4 feet or higher). Additionally, the maximum height of each scarp will be measured. The location (relative to R monuments), approximate length, height category, maximum height, and percentage of beach scarped will be presented in tabular and/or graphic format for reporting purposes. EAI will submit weekly reports of scarp monitoring data to FWC (marineturtle(&mvfwc.com). EAI will also notify the County of any persistent scarps within the Project Area that may interfere with sea turtle nesting. The County shall be responsible for notifying FWC of the presence of those scarps and for coordinating any remediation measures, if required. 4) Post -construction Nesting Beach Sea Turtle Monitoring (FDEP Special Condition No. 29). Daily early morning nesting surveys will be conducted throughout the Sector 3 Project Area beginning April 1 and continuing uninterrupted through September 30, 2015. Thereafter, the surveys will ,be conducted three days each week until the last marked nest has been evaluated. During the daily surveys, all emergences (turtle crawls) apparent from the previous night will be interpreted to determine which species of turtle came ashore and whether or not it nested. Crawls will be denoted as being either above or below the previous high tide line. 1, 1,