Nesting numbers climbing
The nesting numbers continue to climb, which means the STPS nest survey volunteers are keeping busy on the beach. Through May 24, STPS teams have recorded 48 loggerhead and 1 leatherback nest in the...
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VOTE FOR STPS
The Sea Turtle Preservation Society has an exciting opportunity to expand its educational programming and teach more of the community about sea turtle conservation, but the organization needs everyone’s vote to make it a...
Nesting numbers adding up
With seven nests recorded by STPS surveyors on Friday of last week alone, the numbers are adding up this season. Please do your part and keep the beaches clean, flat, and dark for the...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: TERI MAHNKEN
By Megan Maynard Our May Volunteer Spotlight of the Month is Teri Mahnken. Having resided in Colorado, Washington, Utah, and even the UK for a brief time, Teri eventually found residence in Florida. She...
Vote for STPS
The Sea Turtle Preservation Society has an exciting opportunity to expand its educational programming and teach more of the community about sea turtle conservation, but the organization needs everyone’s vote to make it a...
KEEP BEACHES CLEAN, FLAT, AND DARK
By Caitlin Calabrese and Susan Skinner Residents and visitors can help to make our area as turtle friendly as possible by remembering to keep beaches clean, flat and dark from May 1 through Oct....
THEY’RE HERE
While a lot of uncertainty can be found in our human lives right now, sea turtles are doing what they have been doing for more than 100 million years. Just as it does each...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: COLETTE FORSYTH
By Megan Maynard Colette Forsyth is this month’s STPS Spotlight Volunteer of the Month. Colette and her husband, John, have been together for 27 years and have a 15-year-old daughter, Aubry. They are proud...
IT’S NESTING SEASON
Nesting season has arrived in Florida, but before we start tallying this season’s nest activity, let’s take a look back at the 2019 statewide totals. Florida Statewide 2019 nesting numbers:106,650 loggerhead nests53,105 green nests1,105...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: HELEN BACHTELL
By Megan Maynard Meet Helen Bachtell, who is featured in our STPS Volunteer Spotlight of the Month. Born in Santa Fe and then residing in Colorado from the age of 5, Helen was first...
