Pamela sets new record
By Dean Bagley Modified by Susan Skinner Pamela is doing just great and is currently at the north end of the foraging ground she has been using for the last couple of months....
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – CRAIG KONKEL By Megan Maynard
Craig, who has been a lifetime STPS member since 2007, has not always been a resident of Florida. Like many, he eventually found his way to Florida, having been born and raised in Joliet,...
STOP SUCKING! … AND SKIP THE STRAW! By Becky Aud
It sounds humorous, even odd, but drinking straws are actually a serious problem. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish and other marine life. Already, 71% of sea birds...
PAMELA UPDATE – SHE’S CHILLIN’ By Dean Bagley
Modified by Becky Aud At the end of September, Pamela had just returned to the Islandia area after a trip south off Key Largo. Since then, she has been chillin’ out in the...
WATCH OUT FOR WASHBACKS!
The east coast of Florida is getting a lot of sargassum sea weed washing up on the beaches. This means that we’re also getting post-hatchlings sea turtles washing in with sargassum as well. (A...
96 Rare Baby Sea Turtles Just Hatched in Queens, New York
CHECK THIS OUT! SO COOL! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-york-kemps-ridley-turtle A New York Kemps-Ridley hatchling. Photo credit: National Park Service.
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – VICKIE OPENSHAW By Megan Maynard
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – VICKIE OPENSHAW By Megan Maynard Vickie currently resides in Florida but was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her father was a petroleum engineer and their family moved often; from Oklahoma, to...
CREATIVE WAYS TO REUSE PLASTIC By Becky Aud
CREATIVE WAYS TO REUSE PLASTIC By Becky Aud There is no denying that our oceans are in an extremely poor state and that we, as human beings, need to adjust our lifestyles and clean...
PAMELA UPDATE – SHE’S TRIPPIN’!
PAMELA UPDATE – SHE’S TRIPPIN’! By Dean Bagley Modified by Becky Aud At last we heard, Pamela was headed south after spending time off Islandia. On September 10th, she was spotted off the coast...
