The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) emphasizes the importance of using low, shielded, and long-range lighting to protect sea turtles during nesting season. These guidelines …

The Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) funding program started in Marco in 2019, and it was a collaboration with the Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee, the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC) of …

Looking back at the 2025 sea turtle season, the berm conditions are very similar to 2026. 2025 was one of the quietest weather years in SW Florida: 2025 was an El Niño year in Florida …

A dedicated group of 35+ beach volunteers gathered atthe South Beach boardwalk entrance on August 8, ready to take part in a monthly cleanup to remove harmful trash items and protect marine life. …

For the last week of July, 2026, Jeanene and Robert Jewett, part of the Collier County Sea Turtle Monitoring Team for Marco Island, encountered two green sea turtle nests on Marco Island. Earlier in …

Conservation Collier was hard at work on the morning of July 30, enhancing the ecosystem for its local residents, which include nesting bald eagles, burrowing owls, and gopher tortoises at the …

Just twelve weeks into the sea turtle season, Marco has already recorded 162 nests with 32 hatched nests, all of them from loggerhead sea turtles. According to David Godfrey, Director of Sea …

When do hatchlings emerge? According to FWC, “hatchlings ready to emerge wait just beneath the sand surface until conditions become cool. This temperature cue prompts them to emerge primarily at …

What began as a mission to save birds of prey led to the eye-opening realization of the insufficient and damaging methods used by many pest control companies to manage rats. During the last five …

During the month of July, the expected heavy rainfall along with high tides are beginning to impact nesting sea turtles in Marco Island. According to sea turtle experts, excessive rain can lead to …

The female sea turtle lays up to 100 eggs, which incubate in the warm sand for about 60 days, according to NOAA Research. The Sea Turtle Weekly Activity Report shows that Marco has reported one …

As we prepare to celebrate July 4th and the 250th anniversary of America’s Independence, we symbolize our celebration with the colors red, white and blue! Red stands for courage, blue for …

Heading to the shore this holiday weekend? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) shares the reminder that nesting season is still underway for sea turtles, shorebirds, seabirds …

A collaborative effort between the Marco Island Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee, local wildlife experts, and City Public Works staff has resulted in new measures aimed at protecting …

Marco’s beach is beginning to reflect the height of sea turtle season, dotted with caged sea turtle nests. Just underneath the warm sand, tiny sea turtles inside their fragile eggshells are …

It is mid-June and the peak of sea turtles coming ashore to nest! As you walk the beach, you will observe more and more posted and caged nests. Each posted nest contains a bright yellow signage …

It was a hot and humid morning, and the mosquitoes were very active as some 20 beach cleanup volunteers gathered at South Beach at 8:00 AM on June 13th for a monthly cleanup. A big thanks to our …

Did you know that female sea turtles always return to the same beach where they were born?  Research on sea turtles has shown that female sea turtles are able to return to the same area and …

A quick trip to the Naples Botanical Garden during the summer brings the abundance of the tropics up close. On one overcast Friday morning, a group from Marco took in an immersive tropical experience …

Before heading out to the beach at night past 9:00 PM, it might be worth reading about your local ordinance during Sea Turtle Season, which is from May 1 through October 31. Marco Island has a …