Category: Beaches

Amelia Island coastal news & views.

Horseshoe Crabs Are Life-Saving Medical Miracle

Horseshoe Crab Amelia Island Florida
Horseshoe Crab at Dawn, Amelia Island, Florida

The horseshoe crabs’ blue blood has been called a “medical miracle,” and the “biomedical equivalent of gold.” One quart of horseshoe crab blood is reportedly worth $15,000.

Turtle Time: Watch Amelia Island Sea Turtle Nest Dig

Amelia Island Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest
Amelia Island Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest Marked July 5, 2014

Visitors of the night, sea turtles land on Amelia Island to deposit eggs and venture back to sea. The first two sea turtle nests of the 2014 season were rare leatherbacks, the world’s largest turtle.

Coastal Nature: Share the Shore with Wildlife

Fort Clinch State Park, Florida, view near jetty. Photo by Amelia Island Living magazine.
Fort Clinch State Park, View Near Jetty

Love nature and being outdoors? Love to take photos? Keep these things in mind when at the beach and observing coastal wildlife.

Tracking Turtles: Amelia Island’s 2013 Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Photo: Amelia Island Sea Turtle Nest Near Elizabeth Pointe Lodge (July 1, 2013).
Amelia Island Sea Turtle Nest Near Elizabeth Pointe Lodge (July 1, 2013)

Sea Turtle Watch volunteers monitor Amelia Island’s beaches daily, mark new nests, and record data after the nests have hatched. Watch a sea turtle nest excavation, a wonderful learning experience.