Walton County: Leave no Trace - modified ordinance approved

[Kurt]

Change made: items must still be removed from the beach from one hour after dusk to one hour after sunrise, permits not required for large items stored at the toe of the dune. State and Federal permnits may be required and are the responsibility of applicant (even though no application is required?). Items shall not be scattered, but rather stored to avoid clutter to minimize turtle nesting obstruction, and care shall be taken to avoid impacts to dunes and vegetation.

See attached pdf.

 

[tistheseason]

Change made: items must still be removed from the beach from one hour after dusk to one hour after sunrise, permits not required for large items stored at the toe of the dune.

WTF????

 

[Jdarg]

I wonder if anyone would mind if I left up my pop-up tent and chairs at Eden for a week. I really like hanging out over there, but it's just so much trouble to cart my stuff back and forth. And my cooler is soooo heavy- maybe I could leave it on the front porch. And I am sure nobody will notice my canoe and life jackets on the seawall next to the dock.

:roll:

 

[NewUrbanGirl]

This will give a new, regional meaning to "toe jam". Ick.

 

[Beach Runner]

Change made: items must still be removed from the beach from one hour after dusk to one hour after sunrise, permits not required for large items stored at the toe of the dune. State and Federal permnits may be required and are the responsibility of applicant (even though no application is required?). Items shall not be scattered, but rather stored to avoid clutter to minimize turtle nesting obstruction, and care shall be taken to avoid impacts to dunes and vegetation.

See attached pdf.

So does that mean that if someone abandons a large broken tent at the toe of the dune, it'll stay there until I or some of our neighbors move it?

This has happened many times. A tent is too heavy for me to take to the street. With considerable effort I've broken tents to the middle of the beach, hoping that the beach patrol will confiscate them, only do out the next AM to find them back under the walkover. I wonder if the beach patrols are the ones dragging them back to the "toe of the dune" to avoid the effort of loading them into their trucks?

 

[chanster]

I'm confused. the only thing that changes is no permit required to leave at the toe of dunes. WILL THE COUNTY START ENFORCING THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF TENTS LEFT ON THE BEACH NIGHTLY?they didn't enforce this last year

 

[DuneLaker]

I'm confused. the only thing that changes is no permit required to leave at the toe of dunes. WILL THE COUNTY START ENFORCING THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF TENTS LEFT ON THE BEACH NIGHTLY?they didn't enforce this last year

Do you mean stuff like this left on beach by coastal dune lake outfall? This was back in July 08 around Hurricane Dolly. Nothing like having all this stuff blown around on beach and into gulf and coastal dune lakes. How leaving this at "toe" will keep it from being a nuisance and danger is debatable. If there is a heavy rain and the outfall opens, what happens to this stuff!!?? With some enforcement, our beaches had been restored to more of their natural beautiful state.

 

[DuneLaker]

I love this technique. They are so "environmental" by taking in the tent cover at night. Like the other stuff doesn't hinder turtles or won't be blown to kingdom come if a tropical storm or severe thunderstorm with 60 mph winds whips up unexpectedly overnight.

 

[DuneLaker]

Could they bring any more stuff to leave on the beach? Do you see any people? There is some laundry drying.

 

[DuneLaker]

Unbelievable, but true. This stuff is left out night after night when they can get away with it. Our beaches don't need this.