If you have beach plans for the Labor Day Weekend, you’re not alone!

Sea turtles and shorebirds are still using Florida’s sandy shorelines as important nesting habitat.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing the reminder that beachgoers can help nesting sea turtles and their emerging hatchlings, along with shorebirds and flightless chicks, by giving them space, removing beach gear at night, keeping beaches clean and dark, and filling in holes dug in the sand before you leave.

Florida’s sandy beaches provide important nesting habitat for several species of imperiled sea turtles, and their hatchlings are still emerging from nests on many beaches around the state.

Any interference while hatchlings try to make their way to the ocean, including artificial lig

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