Sand Key Florida 33767
Home to Finest Oceanfront Condos, home to Beach Wildlife and home to some of the Finest Beaches in the US - it's up to all of us to work together to sustain and protect all of them for the future.
Sand Key Sand Dunes play a vital role in protecting our Pinellas County Florida Beaches from erosion each year.
Sand Key Sand Dunes are important for 3 main reasons:
- They protect waterfront homes and businesses and are the first line of defense against storms. They acts as a buffer protecting both property and natural habitats.
- They Enhance the Quality of our Life - they are attractive and promote wildlife. Tourism accounts for over $15 Billion a year towards our states economy so good beaches is good for all of us.
- They provide a home and habitat for many beach Plants and Animals.
Sand Key is also part of the Great Florida Bird Trail.
Sand Key Beach is also Home to several Endangered Turtle Nests
In addition, each year from May to October Sand Key and Clearwater Beach is home to several endangered turtle nests.
We saw 2 marked off nests on Sand Key today. It's important to know not to disturb them. It's also Illegal to disturb them as seen by the warning sign shown here.
Please do not have lights shining at night anywhere near these nests because turtles instinctively follow the light - which was always "the moon" (prior to beach development) back into the ocean when they hatch, however, we have lost thousands of endangered turtles because now they will follow the lights from signs, patios and the likes into our roadways and away from the ocean -
Please help protect our Endangered Sea Turtles.
Learn more about our Natural Neighbors on Sand Key Beach....
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Are you looking to buy a Gulf Beach Home or Condo? Here's what some of our past clients have to say about how we helped them....
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I have never been to Sand Key beach but now I will add it to my list of places to go. It is beautiful. I grew up near ocean and don't get to it much any more, so it was great to see the photos. Great post Cyndee!
Joanne - It's a beautiful place - it's still hard for me to believe that you can walk 100 yards and have no one around you - it's amazing.
We also stress taking the convenient paths and not damaging the sea oats and ground cover that help protect our beaches and homes.
Teri - 50-65 days after the female turtles nest the hatchlings break free - sometimes as many as 100 hatchlings make their way back to the ocean.
5 species of turtles are found here and they deposit between 40,000 and 70,000 nests in FLorida annually making us the MOST important nesting area in the United States.
Florida is full of natural wonders...
the first time I came here and all the lizards were running beneath my feet... I thought they were like mice or something... they're completely harmless, though... often cute and help eat bugs!
My back yard is full of frogs of all shapes and sizes because I live near a canal... but with the waterfowl, turtles, fish, frogs etc this is a great place to watch the animals!
nice post!
Cyndee,
Nice use of the virtual tour to show off Sand Key Beach. I love turtles so I am glad to see local beaches protecting them. Your video of the beach reminded me of a phrase "Take nothing but pictures - leave nothing but footprints."