DATE: October 8, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Courtney Kiel
Environmental Planning and Community Resilience
PHONE: 954-519-1255
EMAIL: ckiel@broward.org
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The Sea Turtle Conservancy has awarded Broward County a grant to design, produce, and install permanent informational sea turtle signs at public beach access points throughout the County. Installing educational signs at known nesting sites will help local sea turtle nesting populations by delivering information directly to beach goers informing those who may unknowingly be impacting nests. The signs will also serve as a tool to help reduce human manipulation and interference with sea turtle nesting sites by promoting safe practices. Municipalities will help identify priority locations based on the amount of pedestrian traffic and nesting activity within the vicinity of the access point.
Helpful points on the signs include:
- Turn off or cover any lights visible from the beach
- Remove all trash and beach furniture when you leave
- Fill in any holes in the sand
- Do not touch or disturb turtles, nests or hatchlings
- Observe nesting females from a distance and don't block her return to the ocean
- Call 1-888-404-3922 or 954-328-0580 for more information or to report injured or dead turtles
These signs were funded in part by a grant from the Sea Turtle Grants Program. The Sea Turtle Grants Program is funded from proceeds from the sale of the Florida Sea Turtle License Plate.
Learn more at www.helpingseaturtles.org, and for more information on how to help create a more sustainable environment for sea turtles, please contact the Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program at 954-519-1255.
About Environmental Planning and Community Resilience
Broward County's Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division protects, restores and enhances the quality, abundance and diversity of the County's natural resources through coordinated management efforts in five areas: water resource policy and planning, urban and natural lands management, beach and marine resources, energy and sustainability, and environmental monitoring. For more information call 954-519-1270, visit our website or follow us on Twitter.
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