By Steve Plunkett
The discovery of rotten wood supports for the boardwalk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center will add 46 days to the work schedule.
The boardwalk and the center’s rebuilt observation tower are now expected to be finished June 2 instead of A
By Steve Plunkett
The city and its consultant will work up a plan to restore the canoe trails and rebuild the boardwalk at Rutherford Park, but will drop an idea to add boat ramps for now.
“There’s universal demand for opening up these canoe trails t
A father and son take in the peacefulness of the Cypress Swamp.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Baton Rouge, a lichen, grows where the air quality is good.
Spider lilies are among the varied flora in the national refuge.
Purple beautyberry off
By Steve Plunkett
The boardwalk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, closed since February 2015 after engineers warned it was near collapse, should be reopening this month.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District approved a $45,500 last-minute ch
By Steve Plunkett
The long-awaited construction of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center’s boardwalk loop may begin by the middle of May.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District awarded a contract for $581,680 to low-bidder Close Construction LLC of
By Steve Plunkett
Disabled people will be able to enjoy the boardwalk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center when it reopens next spring.
The boardwalk, which has been closed for repairs since February, will be getting a ramp to make the structure compli
By Steve Plunkett
Severe corrosion of metal connectors on Gumbo Limbo Nature Center’s popular boardwalk has forced Boca Raton to close the wooden pathway until it can be repaired or renovated, a task that could take at least six months and more t
Refurbishing Red Reef Park’s three-decade-old boardwalk wound up costing $129,600 more for additional support beams and other timber, plus $23,758 to make a beach ramp accessible to the disabled.
Engineers examining the dune crossovers to prepare the
Red Reef Park’s splintery boardwalk is getting a 21st-century makeover. “They’ve been out there 30 years, and it’s time,’’ said Bob Langford, executive director of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District. Low bidder for the Red Reef project wa
