Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Volunteers from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and the surrounding area took part in the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. Sea turtles and protected shorebirds often make the Tyndall NCO Beach their nesting grounds and are federally protected due to illegal harvesting, habitat encroachment and pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Volunteers from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and the surrounding area took part in the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. Sea turtles and protected shorebirds often make the Tyndall NCO Beach their nesting grounds and are federally protected due to illegal harvesting, habitat encroachment and pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Tyndall Airmen participate in the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Sea turtles and protected shorebirds often make the Tyndall NCO Beach their nesting grounds and are federally protected due to illegal harvesting, habitat encroachment and pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Volunteers prepare debris, trash and wreckage to be moved during the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. Abandoned or lost watercraft usually make their way to beaches, where they end up becoming large and hard-to-move debris that contributes to beach pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

A volunteer finds a piece of debris during the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. All forms of debris and pollution, especially plastics, are harmful to marine life and can cause issues in the ecosystem. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Tyndall volunteers move an abandoned catamaran during the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Abandoned or lost watercraft usually make their way to beaches where they end up becoming large and hard-to-move debris that contributes to beach pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Tyndall volunteers move an abandoned catamaran during the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Abandoned or lost watercraft usually make their way to beaches where they end up becoming large and hard-to-move debris that contributes to beach pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Tyndall volunteers dig an abandoned catamaran out of the sand during the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. Abandoned or lost watercraft usually make their way to beaches, where they end up becoming large and hard-to-move debris that contributes to beach pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Volunteers from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and the surrounding area took part in the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. Sea turtles and protected shorebirds often make the Tyndall NCO Beach their nesting grounds and are federally protected due to illegal harvesting, habitat encroachment and pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Volunteers prepare debris, trash and wreckage to be moved during the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. Abandoned or lost watercraft usually make their way to beaches, where they end up becoming large and hard-to-move debris that contributes to beach pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)

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Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up

Published April 25, 2018
By Senior Airman Cody R. Miller
325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Volunteers from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and the surrounding area took part in the “Tidy Up for Turtles Beach Clean-Up” at the Tyndall NCO Beach April 21, 2018. Volunteers walked the beach searching for visible debris in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle nesting season. Sea turtles and protected shorebirds often make the Tyndall NCO Beach their nesting grounds and are federally protected due to illegal harvesting, habitat encroachment and pollution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller/Released)