Protect Our Beaches

07/20/2015

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-turtle-nest-shooting-folo-20150719-story.html

Disabled combat veteran Stan Pannaman had every reason to think that surviving a bomb blast during the Vietnam War might be his closest brush with death.

09/22/2014

Good news for dune restoration in Palm Beach County!

http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/condo-to-ok-access-for-dune-restoration/nhHKd/

A South End residential building will allow access to the beach so the town can replenish the dune system in Reach 8, south of the Lake Worth Pier.

07/14/2014

Good Short Read about loggerhead turtles in the Florida Keys
http://americanlivewire.com/2014-07-13-new-hd-camera-observe-loggerhead-sea-turtle-nest/

  A high-definition camera focused on a loggerhead sea turtle nest in a Florida Keys bea...

07/10/2014

ICYMI!

Loggerhead sea turtles won federal protection on Wednesday when 685 miles of beaches in six states — including the entire coast of Martin and Palm Beach counties in Florida — were designated critical habitat for the threatened species.

06/18/2014

Protect Our Beaches, Beach Clean Up Week, starting Sunday, June 22 through Saturday June 28th. Post pictures of you at the beach picking up trash, tag Protect Our Beaches, and we will repost the best pictures! PROTECT OUR BEACHES

06/12/2014

It's a great day to go out and enjoy Florida's pristine beaches, but don't get caught in any afternoon showers

06/10/2014

4 of Florida's beaches were included in a national top 10 list ranking the nations beaches. Let's continue to protect the beaches that make Florida such a great place to live!

http://t.co/8pP8iA3Svd

Four Florida beaches make national top 10 list

05/28/2014

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-pb-coastal-cleanup-20140521,0,6048920.story

A car door, a mailbox and a set of plastic vampire teeth were among the items picked up off Palm Beach County beaches as part of a worldwide event to clean coastlines and waterways.

04/17/2014

ICYMI: WPTV's take on the good news

Palm Beach County on Friday received a $12.2 million reimbursement for Army Corps projects, including Ocean Ridge beach renourishment.

04/17/2014

ICYMI: A great success for Palm Beach County!

Palm Beach County got a huge check to help with the beach erosion problem. In Ocean Ridge on Friday, congresswoman...

03/18/2014

This is great!

BOCA RATON — Reproduction, for one critically endangered leatherback turtle, was a crowd-pleasing act Monday morning at Red Reef Park.

03/12/2014

CONGRESSMAN MURPHY ADVOCATES FOR PILOT PROJECTS, INNOVATION AND FUNDING TO PROTECT FLORIDA BEACHES

In an effort to help coastal communities, Congressman Patrick Murphy recently sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to prioritize funding for beach nourishment, promote innovative solutions to prevent beach erosion, and call upon permitting agencies to allow for pilot projects to be built in an effort to find more permanent solutions to stabilizing our dunes and beaches.

"Strong beaches are crucial to the safety, environment, and economic development of our country and especially to Florida's 18th District,” Congressman Murphy wrote.

READ HIS LETTER HERE: