VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: PENNY McDONALD
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...
Category: Nesting surveys
In Triple Digits
It has been an exciting week for our STPS nest surveyors. Not only did the teams pass the 100-nest mark, volunteers also recorded the first green sea turtle nest of the season. As of...
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...
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...
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 Q&A: Nesting Surveys
So you’d like to volunteer with the Sea Turtle Preservation Society? We’re here to help you get started. This week, we will continue to feature information about each of our programs and the volunteer...
It’s a wrap for the 2019 survey season
Well, it’s official. Our volunteer teams have completed the 2019 survey season. It has been quite a year, and our surveyors were kept busy documenting all of the activity. Our totals for the 2019...