Tag: Boca Grande Sea Turtle Patrol

Three new green turtle nests this week on local beaches

June 21, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association patrol members were happy to report three new green sea turtle nests documented on island beaches this week. “This is exciting news,” said Board...

First sea turtle nest spotted on April 30: New patrol volunteers welcome

May 4, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – Nesting season officially began on May 1, and the first two sea turtle nests of the season have been discovered by turtle patrollers on Monday, April 30 between 10th Street and...

Lights out, holes filled in, beach furniture picked up for turtle season

May 6, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

Soon you’ll begin seeing the telltale signs of another sea turtle season. The unmistakable tracks in the sand, turtle patrollers fanning out across our beaches and the familiar yellow stakes are just...