It Takes a Village to Rebuild an Osprey Nesting Site

Teachers Tree Service was proud to support a community effort to rebuild an osprey nesting site in Vermont. Read the full article originally published by The Charlotte News.

Guy fixing a platform on top of a pole that serves as a nest for a couple ospreys.

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      A two-panel image with an osprey on the nest (right) and a guy on a lift fixing the platform made-shift nest on top of a pole

      (Left) Teague Tompkins maneuvers the renovated osprey nest into position; (Right) An osprey accessory dwelling unit made into a nest.

      by Scooter MacMillan
      May 14, 2026

      When people think of ospreys in Charlotte, most probably they think of the osprey nest on the unused utility pole on the north end of Greenbush Road, but there’s another osprey nest south of Ferry Road on private property opposite Williams Woods Natural Area on Greenbush Road.

      There Kim Findlay has been tending, as much as is humanly possible, to nesting osprey couples for almost two decades.

      The pole on her property was blown down, and road commissioner Junior Lewis rebuilt the platform for the bird’s nest. Greg Ranallo, owner of Teacher’s Tree Service, brought his track lift to put the platform back on Findlay’s pole.

      After the platform was put in place by Teague Tompkins of Teacher’s Tree Service, he placed some sticks Findlay had saved from the old nest. In about 10 minutes, an osprey showed up and landed on the platform.

      Read the whole article here.

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