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Turtle-Friendly Lighting on the Orange Beach Coast: What Condo Owners and HOAs Need to Know


Along our Gulf-front shoreline in Orange Beach, sea turtle nesting season is part of the natural calendar. Every year, from roughly May through October, adult turtles come ashore to nest, and hatchlings emerge at night and make their first run to the water. What many condo owners do not realize until they read their rules packet is that balcony and exterior lighting can quietly determine whether those hatchlings make it to the Gulf.

Why this matters: Sea turtles navigate by light. If the brightest glow comes from a condo tower instead of the Gulf horizon, hatchlings can head the wrong direction.

That single fact explains why so many Gulf-front…

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