Kiosk set to open at Port
Who needs rockets when you have sea turtles? The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is planning a launch of its own this weekend at Port Canaveral. The nonprofit organization will open its brand new Turtle...
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: BECKY AUD By Megan Maynard
Becky and her fiancé Paul come to Florida from northern Virginia (just outside of DC), having moved in 2017. She has a background in parks and recreation and the hospitality industries, at one time...
It’s time for another Turtles & Brews
Join STPS this weekend at Intracoastal Brewing Co. for a relaxing afternoon to support our mission of helping sea turtles survive. Stop by between 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday, March 24, to learn more...
Pamela update: Signal lost
By Dean Bagley, UCF Marine Turtle Research Group Modified by Susan Skinner I’m sorry to say that the day we hoped would never get here has arrived. When I opened the data portal on...
Pamela still transmitting
By Dean Bagley, UCF Marine Turtle Research Group Modified by Susan Skinner Pamela is still transmitting, and here is her most recent map. It is zoomed out a bit so that you could see...
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....
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...
