With sea turtle nesting season well underway, the Florida State Parks Foundation has some new conservation tools to bolster protection efforts at coastal parks across the state.

The Gainesville-based Sea Turtle Conservancy , a longtime partner of the foundation, has given $33,000 from its Sea Turtle License Plate Grant Program for two all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) with trailers for Sebastian Inlet State Park near Vero Beach.

The funds also covered the cost of 10 Archer 4 tracking units for use at Sebastian Inlet and nine other state parks: Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island, Bald Point, Amelia Island, Anastasia, Lovers Key, Honeymoon Island, John D. MacArthur Beach Fort Pierce Inlet, Big Talbot and Little Talbot.

A Florida State Parks Foundation press note said

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