We need the help of all our friends living in Alabama. The Alabama Dept of Revenue – Motor Vehicle Division has reinstated our application for a distinctive license plate. You can help support Share the Beach if you will “Commit to purchase” one of these plates for your vehicle – car, truck, motorcycle or boat. For…
This Thursday evening (Nov 3rd) is our Share The Beach volunteer dinner. Pilleauxtalk.com – a Kentucky based company making embroidered pillows – has sent Mike Reynolds one of their ‘signature’ Share The Beach embroidered pillows as a door prize for one lucky volunteer. From Beth MacChesney of Pilleautalk: As we approach the holidays, Pilleauxtalk.com is…
Sept 6th: From Peggy Lively (AP Team Leader) Good day, I thought yesterday was adventuresome. Today brought even more exciting happenings! I went to nest I-4 at around four a.m. It began to “boil” at around four-twenty. To my extreme delight 77 baby turtles emerged in the moonlight. I texted the team that were on…
Sept 5th: From Peggy Lively (AP Team Leader) Good morning, I left early to patrol the nests. A soft gentle rain was falling. No sounds on I-4. As I approached false crawl I-5 I noticed a HUGE ghost crab crawl. (We had marked this area after digging for 2 hours). I went to dig the…
Aug 28th: From Lisa Graham (OB Team Leader) H12 excavated by Cathy [Saturday, Aug 27th] – 69/87 to water, 17 infertile, 1 dead embryo. H-15 HATCHED!! Day 56. Stopped by to visit Gayle and Mary since nest was active. We left about 9:35pm, no depression, no waterfalls. Jerrie and Tina were on late duty. Tina…
Aug 26th: From Peggy Lively (AP Team Lead) Good morning from Paradise, Homer had the early pre-dawn check on I-3. No babies, all was quiet. Steve and Linda (our Adventure seekers) had patrol today. They called me early from I-3. A “boil” was happening after daylight. I grabbed a green shirt and hurried over. Homer,…
Aug 24th: From The Debs (Ft Morgan Team Leads) It was a Turtle Tuesday on Fort Morgan! A fisherman stopped Marci and Judy on patrol and had hooked a turtle. Alyssa, the intern from BSNWR came out and efforts were made to free the beautiful turtle from the hook. The decision was made to take…
Aug 24th: From Peggy Lively (AP Team Leader) Good morning turtle lovers, I met with Linda and Steve at I-3 for sunset check and a quick training class. We heard awesome sounds and then parted ways after training. I went home to fish. I got a call from Linda just as I was going on…
Aug 23rd: From Peggy Lively (AP Team Leader) After much delay I-2 finally went into production. The first actors came on set to the delight of Susie and Al. The moon and stars provided a gorgeous back-drop for the production. All hands were contacted to come on set. Rosie texted those on the list. (sorry,…
Aug 20th: Mark Scott (Blog Guy) Last night was a fun night in Orange Beach. Tina and I were on our way in to sit with Norm and Jane @ H-7 when we got the “Turtle Call”. 15 minutes later, we walked up to the nest with our chairs and Norm said, “You won’t need…
