Calling all talented young artists in Monroe County, Florida!

Get ready to unleash your creativity in our exciting Art Contest! It's open to all Monroe County School students from Kindergarten to 12th grade.

Theme: Sea Turtles (of course!)

Categories: Show off your skills in Painting or unleash your imagination in 3-D Recycled Art.

Submission Deadline: Mark your calendars! All entries must be received by November 30, 2023.

Age Groups: We have categories for every grade level

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

3rd to 5th Grade

Middle School

High School



For more information, entry forms, and detailed instructions, visit our website at

https://www.save-a-turtle.org/newsandevents.html

Let's celebrate art and the beauty of Sea Turtles together!

Save A Turtle has been on the move lately!

Our dedicated SAT volunteer team participated in a whirlwind of events all in a single week, including the Coastlove 2nd Annual Stock Island Clean-Up and Community Celebration, the Seacamp Fall Family Day, and the Sugarloaf School Community Marine Science Night. It was an incredible chance to connect with folks and talk turtles!



Stay tuned and follow our SAT Facebook page for exciting upcoming events!

Washed away: People who help protect the turtles losing their home in Guyana

Almond Beach is an Indigenous community and one of 10 beaches found along the 75-mile-long Shell Beach Protected Area in Region One (Barima-Waini).

Every year, you can find four endangered species of sea turtles nesting there. Those turtles are the Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas).



READ MORE:

https://newsroom.gy/2023/11/01/washed-away-people-who-help-protect-the-turtles-losing-their-home/

Number of sea turtle nests on Florida coasts exploding, even tripling in some regions, conservationists say

It has been a record year for the sea turtle nesting season in Florida.

Turtles are once again proving that slow and steady wins the race.

READ MORE HERE:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/number-sea-turtle-nests-florida-coasts-exploding-tripling/story?id=104280070

Juvenile green sea turtle, perhaps blown inland by Hurricane Ian, found thriving in freshwater pond

A very young green sea turtle, the kind that breaks out of its egg, digs up through the sand, then crawls like crazy to the ocean, was discovered not out in the Gulf of Mexico but in a freshwater retention pond of an RV park in Fort Myers.

READ MORE HERE:

https://news.wgcu.org/section/environment/2023-10-02/juvenile-green-sea-turtle-perhaps-blown-inland-by-hurricane-ian-found-thriving-in-freshwater-pond

Large loggerhead female deceased after boat strike. Red arrow indicates start of propeller strike.

It's an all too common occurrence when boats and marine animals meet on the water... boat strikes! Sadly, we receive calls on these occurrences FAR TOO OFTEN.

One way that you can help protect marine life when you’re out enjoying the waterways is to have a designated marine animal spotter on board whenever possible. Somebody that is looking out constantly for the dolphins, manatees and sea turtles that may be found in our waterways.

Additionally, please make sure you’re following slow speed and no wake signs.



If you encounter an injured marine animal while you’re enjoying your boating time or out on the beach in Florida, please call the FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).

Outreach poster developed by NOAA Fisheries and the Hawai'i Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation

Save-A-Turtle Board Meeting

(meeting link is static and good for each monthly meeting)

Monday, November 6th

6:30 - 8:30PM

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 829 7023 2616

Passcode: 210787

One tap mobile

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Below are the elected members of the 2023 Save-A-Turtle Board

President: Harry Appel

Vice President: Heather Skelley

Treasurer: Dawn Bowles

Secretary: Sara Casey

Board Member: Scott Cator

Board Member: Jennifer DeMaria

Board Member: Alyssa Gruebele

Board Member: Chelsea Oatman

Technical Advisor: Sue Schaf