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Sea-turtle experts and volunteers urge swift adoption of Glynn County beachfront lighting standards
Summary
State and local sea-turtle experts and volunteers strongly supported updates to Glynn County’s beachfront lighting ordinance, citing modern lighting science and urgency to prevent nest misorientations; speakers offered volunteer monitoring and outreach but commissioners deferred formal action for further public review.
At Glynn County’s Nov. 17 joint planning-commission meeting, multiple wildlife experts and volunteer project leaders urged rapid adoption of an updated beachfront lighting ordinance designed to reduce sea-turtle misorientation and protect nesting habitat.
Mark Dodd, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said the new draft updates a 30– to 40–year-old beachfront lighting rule based on modern lighting science and sea-turtle biology, and he said the revision ‘‘addresses issues related to reducing uplighting’’ and light quality on beachfront properties. "We certainly…
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