Turtle Tracks Newsletter: March 2019

March 2019

Turtle Tracks Newsletter

Monthly Meeting

Monday, March 4th 6:30 pm

The Turtle Hospital

2396 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050

Guest Presenter:

Tiffany Duong

Coral Restoration Foundation

Tiffany Duong is the Key West Intern at the Coral Restoration Foundation. She's worked with CRF since September 2018 and is thrilled to be growing her skill set as a scientific diver, conservation advocate, and educator to help restore our coral reefs.

Tiffany will be speaking to us about coral restoration , what they are doing to protect our precious corals, and what we can do to help as well.

April, 13th.

10am-5pm

MOTE OCEAN FEST IS FAST APPROACHING!

Turman Waterfront, Key West

SAT will be at Mote Ocean Fest. Come join us for some turtle talk, games and crafts for the kids, and check out our new video display. We have some great activities for the kids planned!

Want to become a Beach Walker in the Fla Keys? Come talk to us about that too!

Click to read more about Ocean Fest!

More info: Mote Ocean Fest

Interested in Becoming a Beach Walker?

Volunteer's Needed for the 2019 Season.

Live in the Keys?

Would you like to walk the beach in search of sea turtle nests?

Become a part of a very special group of people who monitor sea turtle nesting activity here in the keys from mid April through October.

There will be a FREE mandatory 3 hour training provided by FWC that ALL volunteers MUST attend.Training is valid for 2 years.

Please email Sherri Crilly, SAT VP and Marine Turtle Permit Holder at rscrilly@gmail.com

Turtles in the News in February

Sea turtle released back into ocean months after being...

The 170-pound loggerhead sea turtle named Lady Bradley was treated by animal care specialists from the Marathon-based Turtle Hospital after it was found in November entangled in crab trap lines off the Upper Keys.

Read more
www.local10.com

Hurricane Florence impact on upcoming sea turtle nesting ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Walk the beaches of Topsail and Surf City and you know there's still work to be done. Hurricane Florence hit the island hard through three high tide cycles, and much of the dunes are gone.

Read more
www.wect.com

New Merchandise is headed our way!

Save-A-Turtle has been looking to update our selection of merchandise and for 2019 we have some very exciting things coming your way, so keep your eyes on the horizon for some new Fin-tastic designs!

Now Available! Wyland Logo Beach Towel

Marine life artist Wyland is a big supporter of SAT and designed a logo just for us!

A portion of the proceeds of Wyland logo merchandise sales goes to the Wyland Foundation to help support his healthy ocean efforts as well.

Buy a Beach Towel

Wyland Foundation

Become a Sponsor of Save-A-Turtle

You don't have to live in the Florida Keys to help SAT. Our supporters are worldwide! By becoming a sponsor, you are supporting our mission of education the public and preserving sea turtles of the Florida Keys.

Your sponsorship is tax deductible, and 100% of all sponsorship's go directly to our sea turtle conservation efforts, which include, but are not limited to:

Beach and nest monitoring and surveys
Data Collection of hatchlings for the State of Florida
Turtle rescue & relocation when needed
Beach Clean-up
Turtle friendly lighting education for local residents and businesses
Outreach programs within the community and local schools

Sponsor Save-A-Turtle

Sponsor a Beach Walker for $20.

To show our thanks, we will send you a

FREE 2019 Save-A-Turtle Calenda r.

Yes! I will Sponsor a Walker!

Report Sick, Injured or Dead Sea Turtles in Fla to FWCC at 888-404- FWCC