Diane Hextall and Suzie Hiles walk zone 4 as representatives of the Highland Beach turtle program. On mornings that they do not find any turtle nests from the previous night, they collect rubbish and assess beach conditions. Hextall has worked for the program for four years and Hiles for 20 years.
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Jacquelyn Kingston, founder and executive director of Sea Turtle Adventures, monitors the beach at Gulf Stream with Dan Reilly and Gunner, a 2-year-old yellow Lab, in hopes of finding sea turtle tracks or Gulf Stream’s first nests of the 2023 season. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
More photos: A look at the start of nesting season
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