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ABCA began the community-based
Turtle Monitoring Program in 2010.
Staff members have educated local
residents about the Importance of tur-
tles and have gathered information on
the turtle species of Port Franks and
area. Residents of the Port Franks
community have joined the effort to
monitor turtles and report sightings to
the conservation authority. Commu-
nity volunteers provided ARCA with
more than 50 reports last year of tur-
tles seen in the area, nesting, or turtle
mortalities along roadsides. "We were
able to determine, by looking at the
turtle sightings and movement over
the spring and summer of 2010, that
(biter Drive at L Lake is a hotshot for
turtle movement and crossing the
di Never pick a
turtle up by its tail."
— Kari lean,
ABCA Aquatic Biologist
road," lean said.
The local agency asks motorists to
slow down and watch for turtles cross-
ing the road, especially during the
current nesting time. People operating
boats should also watch for turtles.
People who are helping a turtle
cross a road should always move the
turtle the direction it is already
traveling, according to ABCA. "Never
pick a turtle up by its tail," Jean said.
"You can damage vertebrae in their
back." People can sometimes carry
smaller turtles across the road but
safely prodding larger turtles along
their way may require a car mat or
shovel.
Lynda Hillman -Ripley Lakeshore Advance
The community of Port Franks and the
Municipality of Lambton Shores are
working to protect the future of turtles in
the area by erecting turtle crossing signs.
Shown with new turtle crossing sign at
Outer Drive in Port Franks are (left to
right) Marcia O'Rae, Port Franks resident
and turtle network participant; Nancy
Midler, Port Franks resident and turtle
network participant; BHI Weber, Mayor
of Municipality of Lambton Shores; and
Robbie Bloomfield, Port Franks resident
and turtle network participant.
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Tourism Sarnia-Lambton would like to recognize the generous support
of our sponsors during National Tourism Awareness Week celebrated
across Lambton County from June 6.10, 2011
A special THANK YOU to all the sponsors!
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Aunt Gussie's Country Dining
Nest's Ice Cream
Hest Western Gulldwood Inn
Hluewater Beef
Hluewatcr Fun Park
Hoarder Pass
Brentwood on the Beach
Colonial hotel
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
Dowler -Karn Propane Ltd.
Duc d'Orleans
F.I.N.E. Restaurant
FOODIES
Forest Glen Herb Fane
Grand Bend Chamber/Tourism onlce
Grand Bend Motorplex
Holiday Inn Point Edward/Sarnia
Huron Country Playhouse
Imperial Theatre
Indian Hills Golf Course
Lambton Heritage Museum
MacPherson's Restaurant
Mike & Terri's No Frills
Moore Museum
Municipality of Lambton Shores
OLG Point Edward Casino
Ontario Travel information Centre
Paddington's Pub
Purdy's Fisheries
Rogers Sarnia layfest
Rotary Club of Bluewater
Sarnia Sting
Schoolhouse Restaurant
Shoppers Drug Mart Grand Bend
Slots 0 Hiawatha Horse Park
Sobey's Grand Bend
Stones N' Bones Museum
Sunripe
The RANGE at Hiawatha
Tim Horton's Grand Bend
Victoria Playhouse Petrolia
Westland Greenhouse Grand Bend
Thank you to our Celebrity Chefs at the BBQ
Mayor Bill Weber
Deputy Mayor Elisabeth Davls•Dagg
Doug Bonesteel, Ward 2 Councillor
Dena Kent, Marshal Kern, Susan Mills
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