Nest 2 - Saturday, May 19th

Bill Greubel was out walking the beach early this morning in a driving rain storm. Starting at 6:20 AM he called in two crawls. One was about 100 yards north of boardwalk 3. Shortly after that he called again with a crawl near boardwalk 2.

Sandy MacCoss and Terry Fansler were sent out in the downpour to probe. Terry found nest 2! It was the crawl near boardwalk 3. They determined that the nest needed to be relocated and moved the 147 eggs to a new pit which Bill Greubel dug.

Bill Greubel probed the crawl near boardwalk 2 but it ended up being a false crawl.

Thanks to all for weathering the elements this morning!

We have Nest #1 !!

Walkers Joleen Ardaiolo, Alison Bowers, Sandy MacCoss and Kathy Noel found our first crawl of the season in front of the protected bird area on North Beach. Bill Greubel responded with the Turtle Patrol truck and he and Sandy MacCoss probed. Sandy found the nest which was left in situ above the high tide line. We weren't able to get our usual nest photo because we had to limit traffic in the protected bird area. We do have a picture of the crawl. (see below)

Start Date Moved Up

We just heard from the Department of Natural Resources that the Loggerheads have begun nesting on area beaches. As a result, we will begin patrolling the beach on Thursday, May 10th.... tomorrow!!

Let's hope the early start is a sign that we'll have a great season!

And so it begins....

The Seabrook Island Turtle Patrol will begin patrolling the beaches on Saturday, May 12th. We're excited to begin the season with 30 new members and a new (used) Turtle Truck.

Let's hope we get off to fast start!

New Member and Kick Off Meetings - April 5th

The 2018 Turtle Patrol Season will begin with the New Member Orientation and Kick-Off Meeting on Thursday, April 5th at the Lake House. The New Member Orientation will be held in the Osprey I conference room at 6 PM and the Kick-Off Meeting will be held in the Live Oak Hall at 7 PM.

The New Member Orientation provides an overview of the Seabrook Island Turtle Patrol activities and the Kick-Off Meeting includes new information for the upcoming season and the opportunity to schedule beach walking days and order Turtle Patrol T Shirts.