Brand New Park Officially Open

The brand new, nearby Ocean Isle Beach Park officially opened Saturday, August 21st after many months of delays.

The $2.9 million, 5-acre park located on Old Georgetown Road is a project of the Brunswick County Department of Parks and Recreation and is convenient for use of Sunset Beach, NC residents and visitors.

Originally the county’s plan was to be finished with the park by last by October, 2009 but construction on the park came to a standstill when the contractor on the project, Weaver Co. Inc., of Conway, S.C., went bankrupt, leaving the park’s fate hanging in the balance.

Liberty Mutual, the bonding company for the project, took over with Boggs Paving Inc., of Myrtle Beach, was chosen to finish the job.
The park’s amenities include eight tennis courts, playground equipment and a 300-seat amphitheater and more.

I think it is certainly an asset to this end of the county. It’s got wonderful tennis courts and a wonderful playground for children,” Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith said. “Of course, with the amphitheater and event space it should add some activities in our end of the county.”
The county received a $500,000 Parks and Recreation Trust grant for the $2.9 million project.

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Sea Turtles

Here are three videos showing a Turtle laying eggs, eggs hatching and baby turtle making his (or her) way to the ocean! This time of year the Turtles are coming ashore to lay their eggs – you can help by observing the rules at the bottom of this page!

Sea turtle laying 209 eggs on bird island:

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Sea Turtles Hatching at Sunset Beach, NC during August, 2009 near midnight:

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A Sea Turtle makes his (or her) way to the ocean!:

You can help the turtles when you visit Sunset Beach by following a few simple guidelines:

Do Not Disturb: If you see an adult sea turtle coming on shore, stay quiet and keep your distance! Otherwise she may get scared and go back into the ocean without nesting. They are an endangered species and it is a federal offense to harass them.

Turn Off All Flashlights! Lights may scare or confuse the adult female and cause her to leave without nesting.

Lights Cause Hatchlings To Go In the Wrong Direction: Please turn off all outside lights each night. Also if there are curtains or blinds use them so your indoor lights do not lead the hatchlings away from the ocean.

Never Pick Up A Hatchling. It is critical that they crawl on their own.
Do Not Disturb The Nest Area. Watch for the nest markers.

Stay Off Sand Dunes & Do Not Pick Sea Oats. Sand dunes provide critical habitat for sea turtles and help prevent flooding during times of extreme tides and storms. Foot traffic kills plants and severely damages the sand dunes. The penalty for failure to adhere to this requirement is a $100 fine.

Help Us Keep Our Beaches Clean -Sea turtles may mistake a plastic bag or other forms of litter for a jellyfish (they eat them). All personal items and equipment must be removed from the beach each day- these items may trap a sea turtle.

Please Fill In All Holes On The Beach When Done Playing.- Holes can trap sea turtles and are a safety hazard to humans.

Keep Dogs On Leashes At All Times!- No dogs shall be permitted on the beach strand between the hours of 9:00am and 6:00pm during period of Memorial Day through Labor Day regardless of whether they are leashed or not.
Fireworks can scare off nesting sea turtles and leave behind trash that may be mistaken for food by marine wildlife.- Discharge of fireworks is not permitted per North Carolina state laws.

Please Report all sightings of nesting turtles, dead turtles, unmarked nests or crawls (looks like a bulldozer came out of the water).

Call the Sunset Beach Turtle Patrol at CARMEL ZETTS, COORDINATOR
P. O. Box 7745
Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
PHONE: 910-579-5862
CELL: 910-209-1079
E-MAIL – CZETTS@ATMC.NET

You can send donations to:

Sunset Beach Turtle Program (SBTP)

P.O. Box 7745

Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469

. Please include your name, the name of your nest and your mailing address. Keep up with the Turtle Patrol at: http://www.sunsetbeachturtles.org/

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Sunset Beach’s Water Cleanest!

Things are going just swimmingly at most NC beaches. The annual beach water quality report by the National Resources Defense Council Read more