It's going to be another hot and humid day down on the beach with Heat Indexes of well over 100. There is also a good chance for thunderstorms today. If you hear thunder, or see lightning, please come in off the beach.
We now have plenty of informational binders available for reading. (We only had one ready at training to show.) Please feel free to pick one up for reading or carrying with you on your beach walks. They are on the SURF table at the firehouse.
The AmeriCorp group( http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/choose/state_national.asp ) will be joining us down at the beach this week. They are here from all over the country to work along side us, not for us. They are here as their own group with their own informational programs and services about the beach and the BP spill. As it stands now, it sounds like they will have a home base station near the Pier. Stop by and meet them and see what they have brought to support our beach and it's guests.
The turtles have been busy and I hope to get a turtle nest report soon. I have heard many people comment on the moving of the eggs, and they wonder WHY we (those in charge of the turtle eggs) are waiting SO long to do it. "Move them, move them now, before the oil kills them." You just can't move a reptile egg. They are extremely fragile. They must remain in the same orientation as they are laid in the nest. If an egg is tipped or turned from "UP", the embryo can actually drown in the egg. SO, with the incubation period of a sea turtle being 50-60 days, and our beach spotters knowing which nest was laid when, they are waiting until the LAST possible day to move the eggs to ensure the highest number of viable hatchlings. Also, since the way the hatchings imprints on the beach it was laid at is not really understood, they are hoping to leave them in their native sand as long as possible. IF they have to move them at all. Time will tell.
Just added to the useful links to the left, DEP Daily Report, the Quick link to Santa Rosa County reports, and the Daily Air Report.
And with that, I'll let you go out and enjoy your Monday. Have fun, and be safe.
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