From: K A Duhring To: colwell@mindspring.com ; SKHales@aol.com Subject: Web Page Editing Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 5:51 PM Way to go, guys! The page is really coming along nicely. I have a few comments to help make it even better. 1. Kemp's ridley is the correct name for this species of sea turtle. 2. Hatchlings from 51 nests were disoriented in 1997, not 51 hatchlings. Similarly, in 1998 hatchlings from 33 nests were disoriented. In 1997, over 2500 hatchlings were involved, including almost 100 found dead on the beach. In 1998, 1600 hatchlings were disoriented and 68 were found dead on the beach as a result. 3. Hatchlings typically emerge only during summer months (July-October), not spring and summer. 4. The correct term is "cone of acceptance", not "exceptance". 5. Double check your information about the streetlights installed by FPL along A1A in Volusia County. We are not aware of any LPS lights being installed, only HPS with shields and amber lenses. 6. Be careful with the statement "people can then have a lit beach" in the Light Meters section. We want people to keep light on their private property above the dunes and seawalls. Stairs and ramps leading to the beach should be lighted only with low level path lighting if light is needed at all. Even light directed down onto target areas such as backyards, parking lots and pool decks can distract turtles. We do not want to directly illuminate the beach at all, even with "turtle-friendly lights, i.e. too much of a good thing. In fact, there is a case in Volusia County where the property owner installed all LPS lights, but there are still too many of them and hatchlings are attracted to the backyard. 7. In the Patents section, the common term is "in compliance with local lighting ordinances". Let me know if you have any questions about these comments. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]