Celebrating Archie Carr and sea turtles
By Donna Braunlich If you have a moment, I would like to share with you a story about a man who is special to us at the Sea Turtle Preservation Society and to residents...
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Sea Turtle Week starts June 8
World Sea Turtle Day on June 16 has always been a big day for the Sea Turtle Preservation Society, and this year is no exception. STPS will kick off a nine-day virtual celebration beginning...
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...
VOTE FOR STPS
The Sea Turtle Preservation Society has an exciting opportunity to expand its educational programming and teach more of the community about sea turtle conservation, but the organization needs everyone’s vote to make it a...
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...
Vote for STPS
The Sea Turtle Preservation Society has an exciting opportunity to expand its educational programming and teach more of the community about sea turtle conservation, but the organization needs everyone’s vote to make it a...
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...
