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South Walton Turtle Watch teaches youth about sea turtle care
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Sea Turtle Wednesday is back in Walton County.
South Walton Turtle Watch hosts the event at the Big Chill every Wednesday through the end of July.
Visitors can learn how to protect nesting sea turtles by keeping the beach flat, clean, and dark at night. There are also painting stations and merchandise to help raise funds for their mission.
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Organizers say it's important to teach young people now, so they grow up knowing how to protect sea turtles for generations to come.
'When you're young, you're a little sponge. And there are definitely things that you learn when you're young that you say, Oh my gosh, I remember this from when I was young, and I have a passion for that. Little kids are coming and they're having a good time and they're seeing these big species and they're just going to take it forward with them, whether it's to participate in helping them survive or teaching others about it,' South Walton Turtle Watch coordinator Valerie Lofton said.
Sea turtle nesting season runs through October 31st.
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