About 20 tons of old creosote pilings were recently
removed from Little St. George Island.
The 1940
era creosote pilings were a part of Government Dock, a structure of historical
significance, which has been rebuilt after many years of weather related
damage.
The cleanup project was a cooperative effort between
the Apalachicola National
Estuarine Research Reserve, the University of Florida, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and local contractors.
The
partnership allowed the research reserve to remove the piling from the island
and dispose of them properly.
Tommy
Ward, owner of 13 Mile Seafood, provided hands-on assistance as well as a boat,
barge and tractor to unload the pilings once they were brought to Apalachicola.
The
project was funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s Marine Debris Program.
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