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| Dunes at Fort DeSoto Beach |
See all these beautiful plants? If you are wandering on the beach and see any of these, and decide they would be pretty on your table or in your yard, know this!
It is a $1000.00 fine and up to a year in jail to remove any vegetation from the beaches or state parks. Florida Statue at end of post.
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| Beach flowers Longboat Key Florida |
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| Sea-grape New leaves |
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| Sea Oats Beer Can Island |
161.242 Harvesting of sea oats and sea grapes prohibited; possession prima facie evidence of violation.—
(1) The purpose of this section is to protect the beaches and shores of the state from erosion by preserving natural vegetative cover to bind the sand.
(2) It is unlawful for any purpose to cut, harvest, remove, or eradicate any of the grass commonly known as sea oats or Uniola p
1000 fine up to 1 year in jail
(1) The purpose of this section is to protect the beaches and shores of the state from erosion by preserving natural vegetative cover to bind the sand.
(2) It is unlawful for any purpose to cut, harvest, remove, or eradicate any of the grass commonly known as sea oats or Uniola p
1000 fine up to 1 year in jail
Well, they are all gorgeous. And really kind of romantic plants, what with white sand beneath them. I think the fine is the right thing to do! Your first picture is like a beautiful painting.
ReplyDeleteI imagine it's the same here too. I don't think I would want the 'wild' oats when you can ourchase cleaned and dried at craft stores.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the finishing frame on your first photo!!
I absolutely love the look of that first picture. I can see wanting to take some home but I sure as heck wouldn't want that fine
ReplyDeleteI would enjoy walking on the dunes. The vegetation and flowers are special and all part of the beach scene. I'm not surprised there's a fine if you disturb this environment. Much better to walk, look and enjoy taking some photos. The first photo is beautiful. I would have that as a poster on my wall.
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteSimilar laws exist on certain beaches in the UK and pretty much everywhere in Australia - rightly so! LOVE your images today Sandra - as said above, very romantic. YAM xx
Hello,
ReplyDeleteLove the images of the dunes and sea oats. It is against the law to walk on the dunes here. Happy Friday!
Yes there should be fines for removing any of the vegetation all help with beach erosion. Last time I was on one of our beaches, I recall seeing a sign
ReplyDeletewarning of the very same thing and high fines.
Lovely nature Friday post
Hugs Cecilia
I would never have dreamed it was against the law...I can sure see the reasoning. Just would not have thought about it.
ReplyDeleteI did not know that. Glad there is a sign for the people to know! Pretty though.
ReplyDeleteI love sea oats! We have them around here and had them growing up on the New Jersey shore. I learned my lesson about cutting them when in my twenties...I cut some when on one of my walks(along the road, so no laws broken) and brought them home to sit in a vase...about a week later POOF...sea oat seeds EVERYWHERE! It took days to clean up LOL. Now, I take pictures and leave it at that. ;-)
ReplyDeletethat first shot is simply gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that there are plants to help the beach erosion not go any further.
A walk on the beach would be so much fun today...We have bright sunshine to enjoy today...before we have rain again.
Have a great weekend and "Turn your Fretter off!"
Getting pictures of native plants is so much better than to pick or even dig up some of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they look best where they are :)
ReplyDeleteI can't fathom how people think they can replicate this look (once the oats, etc. are disoriented). Personally, I'd rather have one of your photos enlarged and framed!
ReplyDeleteI love the beach flowers.
ReplyDeleteYou know that in Alaska they have a $10,000 fine if you are texting and driving. I think that is awesome. Here in CA it is a $10 fine so no one seems to care about getting a ticket. I know, a different subject but I wanted to share it.
It was much the same when we lived in NJ and used to go to Island Beach State Park. There, you were also not supposed to walk on the dunes for fear of damaging them. I enjoyed your beach scenes today, Sandra.
ReplyDeleteWhenever we have been around sand dunes, they have been fenced off so that we can’t walk on them. I have read the signs. All protected by law. Beautiful to look at with all those plants. Love your photos of them.
ReplyDeletei love your photos of the dunes and sea oats. that first picture just caught my eye. simply gorgeous! i think that sea oats and dunes make perfect photographic subjects.
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