It is crazy to me that the turtles even need to be part of the conversation. I understand that items on the beach interfere with their nesting and that many need to be educated on this. But it shouldn't take this education to get folks to pick up after themselves...
Except for a campground, I know of no other place where I can leave tents and chairs overnight. What is it about the beach that confuses folks and makes them believe it would be okay to leave their stuff out???
I know, that's what's confusing to me. If there's a three day music festival, do people create huge encampments, then leave them to go back home at night and assume that it will be untouched? Would you set up a ladder in a prime spot for a Mardi Gras parade and expect it to be there the next day? Why is the beach different?
I think the aggrevation comes not from stuff left overnight, but stuff left all week, and stuff abandoned completely. It's trash, plain and simple. Yeah, it's a pain to haul it in and out, but I see people doing it every day.