Our Choices Matter
By Aubry Forsyth With the new year upon us, let’s look at a few resolutions we can all follow to help protect our environment. Ditch single-use plastics Single-use plastics like cups and straws are...
Tagged: sea turtles
Losing track of Everett
Editor’s Note: This year, the STPS Board of Directors has funded two satellite transmitters for Dean Bagley, a researcher with the University of Central Florida’s Marine Turtle Research Group. STPS has supported Bagley’s work researching...
Keeping up with Everett and Peter
Editor’s Note: This year, the STPS Board of Directors has funded two satellite transmitters for Dean Bagley, a researcher with the University of Central Florida’s Marine Turtle Research Group. STPS has supported Bagley’s work researching...
Sargassum serves as a safe haven
By Brianna Forte Oh, how wonderful summer is, filled with lots of sun, beach trips, and … seaweed? From March to September and even beyond, brown bits of sargassum can be seen strewn along...
Checking in on Everett and Peter
Editor’s Note: This year, the STPS Board of Directors has funded two satellite transmitters for Dean Bagley, a researcher with the University of Central Florida’s Marine Turtle Research Group. STPS has supported Bagley’s work researching...
The art of quilting
By Megan Maynard We at STPS are always inspired by our wonderful community, and Margaret Krippner is no exception. As one of more than 4,000 members of the Studio Art Quilters Associates (SAQA), her...
Hatchlings are tiny but mighty
It’s hatchling season on Brevard County beaches, and the Sea Turtle Preservation Society would like to remind beachgoers that “hands off hatchlings” is the best guide to follow. To help these tiny turtles have...
Volunteer Spotlight: Lisa Downey
By Megan Maynard Lisa Downey and her husband, Rich, have been STPS members for three years after joining even before they moved to Brevard County several years ago. Lisa knew she wanted to be...
Pacific green turtles, or black turtles
By Brianna Forte The green sea turtle is arguably one of the most iconic sea turtle species, with its light green skin and speckled brown shell popping up as soon as you do a...
Archelon, largest marine turtle on record
By Ashley Anderson Sea turtles have been around for more than 100 million years, and Archelon is the largest marine turtle known to ever have been in the ocean. This ancient reptile is most...
