by DPohl | Jun 6, 2018 | ATV
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...
by DPohl | Apr 29, 2018 | ATV
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...
by DPohl | Apr 27, 2017 | ATV, Education
The 2017 sea turtle nesting season is upon us. Sea turtle nest response trainng is in full swing and some trained NEST volunteers are at the ready for the 1st sea turtle nest discovery. The schedule for nesting response training and signing up as a NEST...
by Peggy | Mar 22, 2017 | ATV
It’s always exciting to start looking forward to the spring Sea Turtle nesting season. But this year – as we prepare for the 2017 – season we can’t help but feel sad as we will miss our long time friend and ATV rider – Bob Davis. I’m sure someone in our...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Apr 15, 2015 | ATV, Donnation
SIGNS OF SPRING…… Might be robins in your yard, or buds on the trees, or even that yellow pollen showing up on the hood of your car. But, the surest sign of spring is the NEST ATV Maintenance team hard at work getting the ATVs ready to hit the beach. Dennis Pohl, Jim...
by Niko | Mar 26, 2015 | ATV, Board Members
Our ATVs are our frontline in identifying and protecting sea turtle nests. Each summer, N.E.S.T. volunteers patrol the beach from the North Carolina Virginia line to south Nags Head looking for the distinctive marks female sea turtles leave in the sand while laying...
