Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1, and St. Johns County officials are asking residents, visitors, and businesses to help ...

Beach tilling in St. Johns County to help maintain sea turtle nesting habitats began on April 3 and will continue in phases throughout the week. St. Johns County Coastal Management began the tilling, ...

On Monday, the Pope Road Beach Access will again be temporarily closed to allow for the entry and exit of heavy machinery.

When you’re at the most remote reaches of St. John, the best course of inaction is tossing that smartphone into the deepest ...

The Hawksbill Project received a $5,000 donation to support the third year of their population assessment on St. John of the ...

“Tilling is part of the permit monitoring requirements following beach restoration projects,” says Sloane Stephens, Coastal Environment Project Manager at St. Johns County Coastal Management.

St. Johns County Coastal Management will be tilling sections of beaches to help protect and maintain sea turtle nesting habitats. The tilling process loosens sand, allowing sea turtles to dig ...

Some beach accesses will be closed as the county tills beach sand to prepare for nesting season, which begins May 1.

In the last five years, St. Johns County said it has recorded nearly 5,000 sea turtle nests on its coasts. “The beach tilling involves heavy machinery that plows the beach sand, making it more ...