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Looking to the future

Monday evening, a quiet ceremony marked the beginning of an exciting new time for our sea turtle rehabilitation center.  We broke ground on a new facility!  To be called the STAR Center (Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation), the larger rehab will continue to be a...
2013-06-17 First confirmed nest  found in Duck

2013-06-17 First confirmed nest found in Duck

With less than a quarter mile left on her ATV run, Barbara thought she was nearly done with her ATV run when she came across a beautiful loggerhead crawl.  As Nesting Responders arrived, they confirmed that the crawl had a picture perfect nest site, there must be...

2013-06-15 Our First Crawl found in Duck!

Saturday morning at 6AM ATV rider Jackie called the NEST hotline with a report of our first crawl of the season.  The team was thrilled but discovered a bit of a wonky (not-so-traditional) nest site.  A beautiful pile of thrown sand was seen on the incoming crawl so...

NHES Donation Provides ATV for N.E.S.T. Patrols

Thanks to a generous donation from the National Humane Education Society (NHES), the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) has added a new all-terrain vehicle to its fleet. The contribution was secured through the help of N.E.S.T. volunteer and NHES board...