By Megan Maynard A big thank you to our STPS Volunteers of the Month: Nancy and Kirk Cunningham. When they aren’t traveling and enjoying RVing, kayaking, racquetball, or playing tennis, Nancy and Kirk Cunningham...
With the approach of Eta, post-hatchling sea turtles are being washed in along with the sargassum seaweed on Brevard County beaches. These little guys, commonly called washbacks, hatched earlier in the summer and swam...
By Brianna Forte It’s no longer spooky season, but there’s still plenty to frighten us. Have you ever heard of ghost fishing? No? Well, it’s actually much scarier than a ghost fishing. When either...
By Aubry Forsyth Halloween is right around the corner, so let’s take a look at a slightly creepy sea turtle rehabilitation treatment. Leeches are aquatic, blood-sucking creatures that probably wouldn’t be the first thing...
By Brianna Forte When a nest of baby sea turtles hatches, it may seem like a magical event. With nests of more than a hundred eggs, the magnificent little creatures all hatch and crawl...
STPS members Aubry and Colette Forsyth, left; Tondee and Dan Schaller, center; and Lorraine Jones, at right posed with a sea turtle replica at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. The strength and support of our...
By Megan Maynard This month’s volunteer spotlight is Angel Collins. Angel Collins has been a practicing RN since 2005 after a switch in careers from being a jet mechanic in the U.S. Air Force....
By Brianna Forte How does your consumption of palm oil relate to sea turtles? Although there is no obvious connection between the two, every choice we as humans make directly impacts the environment. According...
By Aubry Forsyth Hurricanes are destructive forces of nature that impact humans and marine life, including sea turtles. Florida is no stranger to the devastation that hurricanes can cause. These storms impact sea turtles...
By Megan Maynard This month’s volunteer spotlight is Penny McDonald. As a child in Bay Shore, New York, Penny found herself boating and clamming during the summers along the beaches of Fire Island. Now...
