Osprey nest platform on causeway to be removed

Osprey

The ospreys are beginning to start their nests in earnest, as babies will be coming soon. This week, Florida Power and Light made a special trip to Boca Grande and, with the help of a barge, checked out the tilting osprey nest platform on the causeway.

Delores Savas, the Beacon’s environmental columnist, has been delicately nudging FP&L along until, finally, they told her they would be coming out this week.
The repair man said the entire structure is in too bad a shape to repair. The platform will be removed and it will be replaced at a later date.

They also said they were using a contractor to do the work, at a cost of $38,000.

The platform has been tilted at a 45-degree angle since a storm last year set it askew.