Nesting season is about two weeks away
Hi All - I would like to thank all of our volunteers who have
submitted their 2024 application.
Many of our veteran volunteers are returning, and we have
about a dozen new volunteers. Welcome to all! Several of our veteran
volunteers will be in training for being LOA/Leads.
As a memory refresh, we had 11 nests and 16 False Crawls last year, From reviewing our nesting history we should have a busier year. Cross your fingers, we are about 3 weeks out before our season starts. Looking forward to seeing the Waties Island sunrise.
Monday, March 25, 2024
Monday, March 25th Example of the erosion on Waties Island
Hi all - I borrowed this Facebook post, with permission, and thought
that many of you would be interested, especially our veteran members who
have walked the short end of the island. Some of you know that I
belong to a kayak club, J & L Kayaking. Justin Summerall, part
owner and guide posted this information.
I have both walked and
paddled to the island, and have seen this erosion first hand. Just
think how much sand has been moved by the force of the ocean waves and
water. Just AWESOME and so powerful.
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THEN & NOW: Waties Island
This
satellite image was taken about 4 years ago. The red line is a GPS
overlay of our paddle trail on today's morning island trip (3/18/24).
Look how much erosion has happened on the corner of Waties Island in
only approximately 4 years. As you can see we would have been paddling
dry ground.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Saturday, March 23rd 2024 Nesting Season Starts May 1st
Yeah! The 2024 sea turtle nesting season starts in a little over five
weeks. The email and the Waties Island Sea Turtle Monitoring Program
Volunteer Application have been sent out to our 2023 Volunteers and to
those who had expressed an interest in joining. Many thanks to those
who have already submitted their paperwork.
For those who are interested, you may want to take a look at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) South Carolina Marine Turtle Conservation Program website - https://dnr.sc.gov/seaturtle/index.htm Lots and lots of information can be found on their website, such as:
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