by Karen Fitzgerald | Jul 31, 2016 | Donnation, Uncategorized
2016 sea turtle nesting season has brought a record number of sea turtle nests on the Outer Banks. As of July 30 there are 39 recorded sea turtle nests discovered and monitored by the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.). Nesting response supplies such as...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
N.E.S.T. has five ATV routes which patrol the Outer Banks from approximately May 1 through approximately 1 September. Although the ATV drivers experience beautiful sunrises and threatened and endangered sea turtle nests there are also perils that could be associated...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Apr 19, 2016 | Donnation, Stokesdale Elementary School
N.E.S.T. Education Chair, Elaine Lubosch, recently visted the Stokesdale Elementary School in Greensboro, NC to give an annual presentation on N.E.S.T. activities. Year after year these students collect monies for N.E.S.T. and collect donations of needed...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Feb 19, 2016 | Donnation, Fundraiser, Nags Head, Nesting, Uncategorized
As a celebration to Spring and the upcoming sea turtle nesting season of 2016, the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) is having a FUN fundraising event at Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant & Tavern in Nags Head on Sunday, April 3, 2016 from 5 pm...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Feb 10, 2016 | Education, Junior Reporter, Turtle Kids Club, Uncategorized
Trash vs. Sea Turtles? We are the deciding factor in who wins! (by Hailey Schreyer, junior reporter) Have you ever been at the beach and seen trash that shouldn’t be there? This trash is only unpleasant to see; it is also harmful to the animals that live in and around...
