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A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE RYAN L. BUTLER, CLERK Ecological Associates, Inc. — Scope of Work and Cost Proposal 3 President and Director of Operations, Niki Desjardin. All persons engaged in monitoring performed by EAI for the Sector 4 Dune Restoration Project will be listed on the permit. All data will be subject to rigorous QA/QC protocols and stored in EAI's project - specific database. Monthly summary reports will be furnished to Coastal Tech. These reports will tabulate the dates and times of monitoring, names of monitoring personnel, numbers of sea turtle emergences by species, and numbers of nests marked and evaluated for reproductive success, as applicable. Monthly reports will be submitted to Coastal Tech by the last day of the month following delivery of services (e.g., March report due no later than April 30), or as otherwise mutually agreed upon. Task 4: Nest Marking and Monitoring (FDEP Specific Condition 11) A representative sample of nests in the Project and Reference Areas will be marked for determination of nest fate and reproductive success (not to exceed 750 nests total). Nests will be marked using a series of stakes and surveyor's tape. These nests will be monitored throughout their incubation period to determine nest fate (e.g., hatched, washed out, depredated, vandalized, etc.). After an appropriate incubation period, and in accordance with the FWC Handbook, nests will be excavated to determine reproductive success. Two measures of reproductive success will be calculated: hatching success (the percentage of eggs in the nest that hatch) and emerging success (the percentage of eggs in the nest that produce hatchlings which successfully escape from the nest). Task 5: Nesting Shorebird Monitoring (FDEP Specific Condition 17) Following completion of construction or beginning on March 1, 2025 (whichever is later), weekly surveys to identify shorebird/seabird nesting activity within the Project Area will be conducted through September 1, 2025, if no shorebird nesting activity is observed. The surveys will be conducted on foot or by ATV and will cover all potential beach nesting bird habitats within the Sector 4 Project Area. EAI will report all breeding activity to the Florida Shorebird Database within one week of data collection. Shorebird monitoring activities will comply with all protocols outlined on the Florida Shorebird Database website. *If construction activities take place entirely outside the breeding season, shorebird surveys are not required Task 6: Post -Construction Escarpment Surveys (FDEP Specific Condition 14) Following completion of construction or beginning on March 1, 2025 (whichever is later), scarp surveys will be conducted on a weekly basis within the Sector 4 Project Area through October 31, 2025. 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