Sip and Save

Dry Dock Waterfront Grill is doing its part to help the environment. On June 4, the restaurant announced in a Facebook post it has removed plastic straws from its service. The restaurant will offer biodegradable straws on request. In the Facebook post, the restaurant shared a photo of a table with a small sign reading, “Skip the straw. Make a difference.” Skip the Straw is a movement raising awareness of the alternatives to plastic straws.

Turtle Tracks

May 27-June 2

                        2018       2017

Nests                 95     108

False Crawls      74     96

Total as of June 2

                        2018        2017

Nests                 189         162

False Crawls     148         220

Source: Mote Marine Laboratory