St. Johns County Coastal Management will be tilling sections of beaches to help protect and maintain sea turtle nesting habitats. The tilling process loosens sand, allowing sea turtles to dig ...

Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1 ... habitat by observing all nesting season laws and regulations. The beaches of St. Johns County are home to several species of endangered or threatened ...

Take extra caution next time you go to the beach in St. Johns County, as tilling operations will begin on Thursday for sea turtle nesting. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD ...

St. Johns County's beaches were cleaned by 250 volunteers, removing 850 pounds of trash to protect sea turtles.

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And from May 1 through Oct. 31, beach driving is only allowed between 8 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., due to sea turtle nesting. According to St. Johns County’s website, “Vehicular access is dependent ...

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park will mark Sea Turtle Week, which begins June 8, World Ocean Day, and ends June 16, ...

Last year, a critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers along the shore near F Street in St. Augustine Beach. The St. Johns County Beach Services ...

“Tilling is part of the permit monitoring requirements following beach restoration projects,” says Sloane Stephens, Coastal Environment Project Manager at St. Johns County Coastal Management.

In the last five years, St. Johns County said it has recorded nearly 5,000 sea turtle nests on its coasts. “The beach tilling involves heavy machinery that plows the beach sand, making it more ...