by DPohl | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
June 1 of 2016 brings good news. Loggerhead sea turtle nest #2 has been found in Nags Head by Barry of the KH/KDH and part of Nags Head ATV route team. Barry found the nest during his early morning run and soon thereafter the sea turtle response team was hearing the...
by DPohl | May 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
So it begins! For the 2016 sea turtle nesting season, N.E.S.T. Loggerhead Sea turtle nest #1 was found on the beautiful beaches of Duck, N.C. on May 20 by Barbie who discovered her first sea turtle nest find while making her ATV sea turtle run. The call to the nest...
by DPohl | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Outer Banks Community Foundation Saves the Day Just a year ago, NEST’s fleet of ATVs used for beach patrol was down two ATVs. They were so severely rusted that they were unsafe to drive. After finding out about NEST’s plight, the Outer Banks Community Foundation...
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...
by DPohl | Dec 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
December is rapidly coming to a close and with the warm weather we have recently been having it is harder to imagine one of the greatest threats to sea turtles is cold weather. As colder temperatures arrive and the water temperature gets in the lower fifty’s (F) or...
