We wanted to remind all of our terrific monitors to put your safety first when it comes to being on the beach. This week's extreme heat may have the heat index near 100 or even 105 in some locations as the temperature hits the mid 90s. We ask all monitors to stay home during temperatures above 90 - or when it is raining/there's a high possibility of thunderstorms, which may be the case for the latter half of the week. We definitely want to keep an eye on our birds, but their safety is a consideration, too. Pulling them off nests or away from young during monitoring in these temperatures in the full sun can be fatal.
When the weather does shift as we near the holiday weekend we can get back to regular monitoring. If you can spend more time monitoring during the July 4th weekend and surrounding busy beach days in acceptable conditions, please do so, even if it is outside of your regularly scheduled monitoring. Please be aware that Milford Point will be closed from the afternoon of July 1 through the morning of July 6. Do not go to Milford Point to monitor during that time period as the parking lot will be gated shut with no access. Staff will be on site throughout this period to keep an eye on everything.
Thanks again and stay cool!
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