Just What The Doc Ordered

12/21/2024

Christmas looks a little different at the beach. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! We will be down for New Year’s but Just What the Doc Ordered is making family memories with some very special friends.

10/24/2024

Next weekend is the homecoming show for the Blue Angels. This year joining them will be the Thunderbirds. I can’t wait to watch these team fly!!!

07/05/2024

Flags are green today and just so you know LOTS of visitors on the 4th.

06/21/2024

If you are looking for a group dolphin tour in the Orange Beach area this place comes highly recommended. My friend Connie Bowling-Boevers took this picture today.

https://surfsupdolphincruise.com/

05/03/2024

Protect the turtles!

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🐢 Happy sea turtle nesting season!

☀ Today, May 1, kicks off the start of sea turtle nesting season. Our Sea Turtle Conservation Program volunteers greeted the sun early this morning as they began their first daily morning patrol on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, looking for nesting and other turtle activity occurring overnight. Our photo below shows tracks from a previous sea turtle nest, but we're hoping for a busy season this year!

🏖 Remember to ! Summer is a busy tourist season, and big crowds can have significant impacts on sea turtles, shorebirds, and other coastal wildlife. Help protect our coastal wildlife by remembering:

- Lights Out: Bright lights can disturb nesting sea turtles and disorient adults and hatchlings on the beach. When visiting the beach after dark, keep cell phones and flashlights off. Instead, use a red flashlight or no light at all! For beachfront homes, turn off exterior lights when not in use and keep blinds and curtains shut after sunset.
- Leave Only Footprints: Help keep the beaches obstacle-free for nesting and hatchling turtles. All personal items, including chairs, tents, umbrellas, toys, and water equipment, must be removed from the beach by sunset each day. Make sure to fill in holes and flatten any sandcastles.
- Share the Beach: Stay out of posted nesting areas and avoid setting up belongings on the edges of marked areas. Avoid disturbing birds resting on the beach; if you see a nesting sea turtle, give it space! Do not handle sea turtle or shorebird eggs and hatchlings. Dogs are only allowed in designated beach dog parks and must always be kept on a leash.

💚 Here's to a successful sea turtle nesting season!

Escambia County Natural Resources Management

04/22/2024

This is why I always tell people to shuffle their feet in the ocean. Never step … shuffle shuffle. I friend of mine took this pictures while snorkeling. Her words “always swim, don’t walk”.

04/20/2024

A little turtle advice!