VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: RHONDA PSZONOWSKY
By Megan Maynard Rhonda Pszonowsky and her husband, Roger, have been active members of STPS since 2004. While on vacation in Oak Island, NC, she and her family witnessed a nest emergence on the...
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Student shines with Seas2Seas project
By Brianna Forte When you’re assigned a project in high school, it’s tempting to pick the easiest option, knock it out quickly, and move on with your life. But for Edgewood Junior-Senior High School...
An update on the Haiti Ocean Project
By Brianna Forte Editor’s Note: The Sea Turtle Preservation Society first was introduced to Jamie Aquino and her nonprofit organization, Haiti Ocean Project, more than two years ago. Aquino was a guest speaker at...
Let’s go to the beach — and clean up
STPS has brought back its beach cleanup program, but for now the activity will be self-directed for those interested in participating. STPS volunteers as well as community members may participate in the beach cleanup...
Gold Award project brings sea turtles and geocaching together
Girl Scout Senior Rebecca Devoid recently partnered with the Sea Turtle Preservation Society on her Gold Award project, a geocache learning series about sea turtles and conservation. The goal of a Gold Award project...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: AMY TOWNS
By Megan Maynard Some may say it was destiny that Amy Towns found her home in Melbourne Beach. Born and raised in Indiana, Amy was only 3 months old when she first visited Indialantic....
Go Green This Holiday Season
By Brianna Forte Editor’s Note: Our Turtle House Gift Shop, at 111 S. Miramar Ave. in Indialantic, will be open Christmas Eve (Dec. 24, 2020) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for your last-minute...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: DANETTE KANE
By Megan Maynard This month’s volunteer spotlight is Danette Kane. Danette Kane and her family are happily homesteaded in Cocoa, but many are unaware that they moved to Florida after living in Alaska for 24...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: KIRK AND NANCY CUNNINGHAM
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...
What’s a washback?
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...
