Perdido Key barrier island lighting workshop is Feb. 29

Perdido Key barrier island lighting workshop is Feb. 29

Escambia County’s Natural Resources Management department will host a free Perdido Key barrier island lighting workshop on Thursday, Feb. 29 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Perdido Key Community Center (15500 Perdido Key Dr.). The workshop will help educate the public and answer questions about the county’s newly updated Barrier Island Lighting Ordinance. The workshop will help educate the public and answer questions about the county’s newly updated Barrier Island Lighting Ordinance. First passed in 2013, the ordinance requires wildlife- or turtle-friendly lighting for exterior lights visible for Perdido Key properties south of Semmes Road. For more info, call Samantha Pitts at smpitts@myescambia.com or 850-595-3460.