Sanibel has been my family's vacation destination for the last 6 of 8 years.<br><br>My wife and I first visited on our honeymoon back in 1992.<br><br>Nice and quiet place to get away from it all.<br><br>I suggest other vacation destinations, but I get overruled by the majority. :-)<br><br>-Mike<br><br><b><i>Daniel Stafford <aqmstaffo@mailbag.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> Something a bit more sub-tropical in honor of Earth Day - this is from Sanibel Island, Florida.<br> <br> Dan<br> <br> <blockquote cite="mid:1102069581919.1101365115513.36.9.161720D6@scheduler" type="cite"><title>Sea Turtle Nesting Season May 1 - Nov 30, 2008</title> <!--Copyright (c) 1996-2005 Roving Software Incorporated d/b/a Constant Contact. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under a separate written
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MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Contact: Natural Resources Department (239) 472-3700</font></div> <h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 20pt;"> <font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">2008 Sea Turtle Nesting Season </font></span></h1> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><b>MAY 1<sup>ST</sup> TO NOVEMBER 30<sup>TH</sup> </b></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet
MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Sea turtle nesting season has returned to Sanibel's beaches once again. Nesting and hatchling emergence will take place from <b>May 1 through October 31</b>.<b> </b>This natural process has happened on Sanibel Island for centuries and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and the City of Sanibel are committed to protecting these endangered species. </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"
color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">In 1997 and 1998, the City of Sanibel enacted ordinances to protect nesting and hatchling marine turtles from the adverse effects of artificial lighting and unattended beach furniture. Artificial beach lighting can inhibit female sea turtles from nesting and disorient hatchlings. At night, items left on the beach including beach furniture, toys and trash may also provide barriers to nesting and entanglement or predation of hatchlings. In most cases, compliance with these ordinances is simple. Most beachfront lighting issues can be addressed by turning off all unnecessary lights, repositioning or modifying light
fixtures, and closing blinds and drapes. Removing all beach furniture from the beach and dune area, when not in use, between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M is also required by City ordinance and is an important step in sea turtle protection. These ordinances are in effect year-round. </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">All Gulf-front property owners should make sure that their properties are in compliance with the City's marine turtle protection
ordinances and ensure that artificial lighting from the property is not illuminating the beach. <b>An easy way to test if your property is in compliance is to go out on the beach on a moonless night and look seaward. If a shadow is cast towards the water, there is a potential to deter female turtles from nesting or disorient hatchlings as they emerge from the nest. </b> </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">We look forward to another successful sea turtle nesting
season and hope to uphold Sanibel's reputation as having one of the darkest and most turtle friendly beaches in the state. We ask for your continued support with this important program. </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">-END-</font></div> <font style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" color="#003366" face="'Trebuchet MS',Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"> </font> <div style="text-align:
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