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 MJanes | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
Emmett Swain and Tallulah Morris submitted the winning name for the new loggerhead sea turtle recently added by N.E.S.T. to the ocean mural in the entrance hall of Kitty Hawk Elementary School…”SEAWEED”!! A school wide contest was run to name the new...
by MJanes | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
We hope you will join us on Sunday, April 8, for a fabulous party and fundraiser from 5 – 8 pm at Ducks Woods Country Club in Southern Shores. It’s a time to not only financially support N.E.S.T. but also to touch base with the many friends of N.E.S.T. For just a $10...
by MJanes | Feb 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Jan Moore and Margaret Janes December was a very busy time for N.E.S.T. volunteers as we worked to rescue 188 stranded sea turtles! As winter abruptly came and the temperatures in Pamlico Sound precipitously dropped many young sea turtles were caught in the frigid...
by MJanes | Jul 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
July 7, 2017 Today NEST and the North Caroline Aquarium on Roanoke Island celebrated the release of 10… yes 10! … happy turtles back to the ocean. It was a beautiful morning on Coquina Beach and hundreds of onlookers witnessed the release. Most of these...
