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STPS Fall 2026 Turtle Times Newsletter

Find out what’s been happening at STPS in our Fall newsletter. It’s got lots of great pictures from our recent Turtle Krawl 5K plus a sneak peek inside our new Turtle House. Check out everything our volunteers have been doing including sea turtle rescues, community events, nest inventories (shown above), educational outreach, volunteer gatherings, and more. You’ll also meet volunteer Debra McPherson in our Volunteer Spotlight, learn about our last two meetings, and see what events are coming up later this year. See some of our upcoming events below.

STPS November 5^th Meeting

Be sure to join us at our November meeting where we’ll welcome guest speaker Heather Stapleton who is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program. Heather has worked with sea turtles in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge for many years and will be giving us a presentation called “My Plastic Diet.”

Reminder: No STPS Meeting in October.

Upcoming Events

Be sure to mark your calendars for these events in October:

• STPS New Turtle House Soft Open – Friday, October 2^nd, 11 AM to 4 PM at 1300 A1A, Suite 101, Satellite Beach, FL.
• STPS October Beach Cleanup – Saturday, October 3^rd, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Locations: Cherie Down Park at 8330 Ridgewood Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL and Val M. Steele Park at 3535 Florida A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL.
• Ocean Beach Reef Festival – Saturday, October 3^rd, 10 AM to 5 PM at Pelican Beach Park, 1525 Florida A1A, Satellite Beach, FL.
• Indian River Lagoon Fest – Saturday, October 17^th, 9 AM to 2 PM at Front Street Park, 2210 Front Street, Melbourne, FL.
• S.T.E.A.M. Halloween at KSC – Saturday, October 24^th, 9 AM to 5 PM at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, FL.

Please see the STPS Event Calendar for additional information.

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