Volunteers Help Turtles Clear Hurdles On Alabama’s Gulf Coast

By Robert DeWitt

The sea turtles hatched on a dreary, rainy Sunday morning and the babies scattered all over the beach. Precious few from the nest made it to the Gulf of Mexico, where they belong.

Mike Reynolds watched the tragic scene play out and wanted to do something about it.

“I said, ‘There has to be a better way,’” Reynolds said. And he wasn’t alone.“It started as a loose confederation of people on the beach who were aware that sea turtle hatchlings were getting run over in the road,” he said.

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