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Congratulations NESTer David Griffith

  July 11, 2018 On March 3, 2018 David Griffith presented his sea turtle project at the Tidewater Science and Engineering Fair, and won first prize in the animal sciences category.  It was a big surprise to him that he also won another first place award from the...
A N.E.S.T. ATV down and an act of kindness

A N.E.S.T. ATV down and an act of kindness

  June 6, 2018 Starting May 1 and usually ending on September 1, the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) conducts daily All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) sea turtle nest beach patrols from the Virginia/North Carolina state line to South Nags Head at the...
N.E.S.T. was outrageous at Artrageous

N.E.S.T. was outrageous at Artrageous

  2018 marked the 29th Artrageous Kids Art Festival sponsored by the Dare County NC Arts Coucil. The event is a free, family-friendly, fun event featuring kids art activities. The event was held at Dowdy Park at Nags Head, NC. The activity gave The Network for...
2018 Sea Turtle nesting season begins . . .  zoom zoom

2018 Sea Turtle nesting season begins . . .  zoom zoom

  As the ocean waters of North Carolina warm up many folks begin thinking of their vacation time on the magical beaches of the Outer Banks. Mama sea turtles also begin to think of those beaches to start their annual nesting. It is zero dark thirty on May 1 and...
Plastic straws

Plastic straws

  April 8, 2018 Over 500,000,000 plastic straws are used each day in the United States. It is estimated that more than 90 percent of trash floating in the oceans of the world is plastic. Plastic accounts as the most harmful man-made item to threatened and...