by KClark | Jun 18, 2018 | Nesting Season
With water temps up in the 80s, it’s no wonder the turtles are making their presence known this weekend. Saturday morning, not just one, but two nests were discovered. One in Nags Head and the other in the Pine Island area of Corolla. Teams helped respond to...
by MJanes | Jun 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
N.E.S.T. Achievements at Kitty Hawk Elementary School 2017-2018 The big WIN of this program was the impact made on over 500 young minds…who are now educated, enthusiastic and compassionate about our beautiful sea turtles. It was a tremendously successful first...
by KClark | Jun 15, 2018 | Duck, Nest, Nesting Season
NESTers have been waiting anxiously every morning for the early wake-up call about a nest but they weren’t expecting to get a call in the afternoon! Yesterday a call came in on the hotline from Duck Ocean Rescue asking if we’d heard anything about a nest...
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...