Green sea turtles are one of the four kinds of sea turtles which nest along the sugar-white sands of Navarre Beach. Long listed as an endangered species, green sea turtles were recently reclassified as being of “least concern” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The proposed Navarre Beach Bridge toll died not with a bang, but with a whimper, at the Oct. 9 Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners meeting.
This September, students from Navarre Beach Marine Science Station (NBMSS), accompanied by local divers and community partners, gathered to remove harmful marine debris from beneath Navarre Beach Fishing Pier.
According to NBMSS director Charlene Mauro, it’s the only student led underwater cleanup of its kind in the U.S.
This summer, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier had 134,741 visitors and collected $253,671.12 in county revenue.
The county-owned pier is managed by Ken and Tamara Fountain and it the longest pier in the Gulf of America and is a hot commodity for fishermen, both local and visiting.
Water supply was shut off last week to various residences, hotels and businesses along the eastern side of Gulf Boulevard in Navarre as workers with the Santa-Rosa-County-owned beach utility replaced two valves along Sonata Court.
