I booked a reservation for the FP&L Port St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant turtle walk held by reservation one month in advance from June to July. FP&L has their own staff biologists who conduct this walk permitted through the state. There is a 2 1/2 mile undeveloped beach in front of the nuclear power plant which has a high concentration of nesting turtles due to being undeveloped. As soon as the spotter on the beach located an approaching turtle, we headed to the beach to witness this spectacular event. It is amazing that a 250-300 lb. animal can manuever so easily through the sand! It was a truly awesome sight!
I always wonder when I read how states (like my home state of Texas) have continual problems with their nuclear power plants and Florida seems to be in a separate category from everyone else. All three of the Florida nuclear power plants have some threatened/endangered species on their premises - why is it other states can't seem to follow that example????