Gulf State Park had it’s first turtle nest of the 2015 season on Tuesday (May 19th). The tracks were found by veteran turtlers Jean Lyons and Pat Libby, assisted by newbie turtler Debi Jones. Debi was doing a daily stroll of the beach and came across the tracks at about 5:30 am. She waited for…
DetailsFt Morgan had their 2nd nest of the season on Monday (May18th). A2 was found by Rick and Barb Nash and Nancy McGowan and Ally. She had 144 eggs! Good job! {Ed Note: Ft Morgan averages 40 nests per season} On Tuesday (May 19th) Gulf State Park team had their first nest of the 2015…
DetailsMay 15th marks the day the first Sea Turtle nest of the season was found along the Alabama Gulf Coast. The Ft Morgan team starts out in the lead with a great nest find early in the morning (May 15th). Ft Morgan has a long stretch of beach and they patrol those long miles in…
DetailsThe May 2015 issue of Baldwin EMC’s monthly magazine, “Alabama Living” contains a good article on our Share the Beach Volunteer Conservation Program. The writer spent some time at a nest with Debi Gholson (Ft Morgan Team Leader) and gained insight and first hand observation of the challenges our volunteers face, as well as the…
DetailsTomorrow, May 1st 2015 marks the official start of the Sea Turtle Nesting Season on the Alabama coast. Dozens of dedicated volunteers will take to the beach before sunrise searching the sands of Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Ft Morgan and Dauphin Island for signs of mother sea turtles that may have come ashore to lay…
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