Loss of landscaping makes for challenges for residents, turtle nests

Loss of landscaping makes for challenges for residents, turtle nests

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Sea turtle nesting activity on the island is picking up as we progress further into May. With this increase in activity comes the BGSTA’s annual reminder about how you can help protect nesting and hatching sea turtles by keeping the beaches clean, flat, and dark. This week, I will focus on dark. Sea turtles, both nesting adults and hatchlings, rely on the light of the moon and sky over the Gulf to guide them safel…