ABC Channel 7 meteorologist Bob Harrigan will be the key note speaker, explaining how you can prepare your home and family for a hurricane. Other speakers include Venice Fire Chief John Reed, Police Capt. Tom McNulty, City Engineer Kathleen Weeden, Sarasota County Emergency Operations Recovery Chief Scott Montgomery and American Red Cross Shelter Director of Community Education Cindy Desmond.
The event is free of charge and refreshments will be served.
Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1. Turn out the lights.
Lights on the beach often distract sea turtles from coming ashore to nest and later distract the hatchlings from returning to the sea. When this happens, the adults do not lay eggs and the hatchlings often end up in parking lots and otherwise away from the water where they fall prey animals, vehicles and dehydration.
In order to help preserve this endangered species, the City of Venice has an extensive protection ordinance that forbids lights of any kind from shining on the beach at night between May 1 and Oct. 31.
The city’s code enforcement inspectors need your help to find offending lights, so that they can take the appropriate measures to get the lights turned out.
If you would like to volunteer for moonlight strolls on the beach, please call Pat Stuehler, (941) 486- 2626, Ext. 22010, and leave a message with your name and return phone number.
