Draft beachfront lighting rules would require amber/red LEDs and ban uplighting to protect nesting loggerheads
Glynn County's draft beachfront lighting ordinance would require shielded fixtures, ban upward-directed lighting, and allow only amber or red LEDs with wavelengths not less than 560 nanometers along nesting beaches; staff said the change is designed to preserve nighttime darkness for hatchlings while allowing safety lighting.
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Glynn County planning staff and coastal experts described a proposed overhaul of the county's beachfront lighting rules aimed at reducing hatchling disorientation and improving nesting success for loggerhead sea turtles. The proposal updates a decades-old code and adds three technical components: limits on the total light reaching the beach, requirements on the light's wavelength, and restrictions on the directionality of fixtures.
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