Tag: sea turtles

The rains came, the island got quieter

This Tuesday, the first rain of the season arrived. It was a real rain, too, precisely at 2:29 p.m., and resulted in some “nostalgic” puddles on the sides of the roads, ably slurped up by the...

It’s that time of year, sea turtle nesting season

BY DR. JOHN FLETEMEYER Our local beaches are beginning to experience the annual invasion of sea turtles. Soon there will be mini moon nest craters doting the beach landscape. Most turtles,...

Speaker series on coastal issues at Dearborn Coffeehouse announced

SUP Englewood will continue its “Coffee & Conservation” event series. The objective is to bring the community together to learn about local conservation efforts and engage with...

Post-storm construction must be sea turtle friendly

November 7, 2024
Anna Ridilla
News, Sports & Outdoors

Charlotte County Parks & Natural Resources has reminded residents and contractors that new development/re-development construction must adhere to Charlotte County coastal lighting review and...

And then there were 10: Turtle patrol winding down nest checks

And then there were ten. Yes, the BGSTA turtle patrollers are down to the last ten incubating nests on the island. Eight loggerhead and two green turtle nests. The last observed hatch was weeks...

Of 83 eggs, 36 had hatched. The day was looking up: Turtle Watch

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY Only 17 nests remain as of September 14! Of those, 14 are loggerhead and three are green turtle nests. Since September 8, we have seen eight nests either hatch...

Survey of sea turtles on Don Pedro, Gasparilla

This essay is part of a mini-series of stories from Barrier Islands Parks BY THE BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY May through October is the official sea turtle nesting season in Southwest...

Still 25 active incubating nests remain: Boca Grande Sea Turtle Assoc.

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY As of September 7, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association’s (BGSTA) “completion countdown” is at 25 nests. 21 of those are loggerhead nests and four are green...

Three loggerhead hatches this week: Boca Grande Sea Turtle Assoc.

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY As of August 31, the BGSTA turtle patrollers have officially phased out of monitoring the entire length of each of our zones and will now only focus on the...

Pace slows, no new crawls in 2024 season: Boca Grande Turtle Patrol

BY ARLENE HALL, BGSTA SECRETARY With no new crawls this past week, it is almost certain that we have seen the end of the nesting phase of the 2024 season. After a certain number of consecutive...