by Karen Fitzgerald | Aug 24, 2014 | Donnation, Education, Fundraiser, Turtle Art, Uncategorized, Volunteer Events
The OBX Arts & Craft Festival is a two-day show held each year at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk. This year’s event will be on Wednesday and Thursday, September 3 & 4, 2014. The show features creations from 25 Outer Banks artists whose specialties...
by KClark | Aug 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
After sitting for nearly 5 nights with a promising sink hole, Nest Sitters for Nest #01 were finally rewarded with hatchlings running the beach last night around 9PM. Congratulations to Dennis’ crew.
by KClark | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Well KC got lucky and was right again! She jokingly told some NESTers that the slow start to the season was because the turtles knew about the hurricane and that things would pick up after. Sure enough this weekend brought three back-to-back nests and two...
by Christian.Legner | Jun 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Please join us this Friday for the beach release of some of our rehab patients! As a bonus, one of the turtles will be satellite tagged so that we can follow its path. Stay tuned for a link after the release. Friday, June 20 9AM Frisco Bath House, Frisco NC View Sea...
by Karen Fitzgerald | May 25, 2014 | NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Rehab Center, Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center, STAR Center, Uncategorized
Still a work in progress, the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center (STAR) opened its doors today, Saturday, May 24. Visitors can now see holding tanks and other infrastructure needed to help these endangered creatures recover. There will not be any sea...
by Karen Fitzgerald | May 25, 2014 | Community Outreach, Donnation, Education, Stokesdale Elementary School, Uncategorized
Volunteers Stephanie Westheiden and Louise Vance for the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) recently traveled to Stokesdale Elementary School near Greensboro to give an educational presentation to Ms. Kubis’ 4th grade class. At the end of the program, they...
