Volunteers help build new osprey platforms
by Ben Wurst, Habitat Program Manager
On January 19th more than 30 volunteers showed up to help us build 20 osprey nesting platforms. The platforms will be used to replace or repair any that were damaged from Superstorm Sandy. We already have six that sustained damage from the storm and are making arrangements to replace them before the nesting season begins in early April.
We’d like to thank all the volunteers who helped out and all the donors who purchased the materials for the build day! Without your support this project would not be a success: Tri-County Building Supplies in Pleasantville, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, The Home Depot of Manahawkin, Brian Kushner and Oyster Creek Generating Station in Forked River, THANKS!!
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- Volunteers help unload wood that was donated by Tri-County Building Suppliers and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
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- Volunteers measure boards.
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- Teams of cutting and assembling the platforms get underway.
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- Putting together platforms!
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- Here I explain the purpose of a predator guard, that’s used to keep ground predators like raccoon from climbing into nests.
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- Final assembly of the platforms.
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- Twenty new platforms that will be used to replace ones damaged by Sandy.
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- Group photo after 20 platforms were built. Photo by Kathy Clark/ENSP
Tags: 2013, osprey, osprey platform, Sandy, volunteers