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Mayor Sweeney and county specialist urge dimming beachfront lights as sea turtle season opens
Summary
Mayor Beth Sweeney and Maggie Belloitz of St. John's County urged St. Augustine Beach residents to reduce artificial beachfront lighting, remove beach obstructions and follow nightly beach-driving rules after sea turtle nesting season began May 1.
Mayor Beth Sweeney and Maggie Belloitz, an environmental program specialist with St. John's County, urged residents of the City of St. Augustine Beach on Mondays with the Mayor to reduce artificial beachfront lighting and follow several simple precautions after sea turtle nesting season began May 1.
"Our sea turtle season has officially begun," Belloitz said, noting county staff patrol beaches nightly through Oct. 31 to monitor nests and assist hatchlings. She…
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