BP money will help restore the retaining walls on the old St. George Island bridge causeway

The Florida Audubon Society Florida Department of Environmental Protection will begin a project over the next 6 months to restore the retaining walls around the old St. George Island bridge causeway.

The causeway was left when the old St. George Island Bridge was demolished in 2005; it is currently designated as a critical wildlife area and used as a nesting site by a number of species of shorebirds including brown pelicans, black skimmers, American oystercatchers and a number of varieties of terns.

But age and water are taking their toll on the retaining walls that protect the island so they will be restored over the coming year.

The project will be funded through restoration funds from the BP oil spill.

Work should begin in the next 6 months.

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