(photo by Perry Knotts)

Join us for an evening public sea turtle nest evaluation! All ages are welcome. No registration is required. This is a Green sea turtle nest.

During a nest evaluation, we dig up the contents of the nest three days after it hatches to determine the success rate of the nest. We count how many eggs were laid, how many hatched, and release any hatchlings found in the nest*.

During the evaluation, we share a lot of fascinating facts about sea turtle biology, the state of sea turtles in Florida and on our beach, and ways you can help protect them.

*Viewing hatchlings is not guaranteed and depends on whether any remain in the nest at the time of evaluation, if time allows, and/or if conditions are favorable.

If you’ve been to nest evaluations before, you’ll notice this time a little different than normal. Because we’ve had a time change, and we’ve had our regular high tides of November, the 4:30 p.m. start time is ideal based on sunset, tides and predicted temperature.

Agenda:

4:30 p.m. - Presentation begins

4:45 p.m. - Digging begins

5:30 p.m. - Evaluation ends

Directions:

Please meet us at the nest. MN34 is located 0.3 miles north of Mickler's Landing. We recommend parking at Mickler's and walking north on the beach (when you enter the beach, turn left). We will have a large area staked off at the nest at 4:15 p.m. so you can't miss us! It’s also the only nest remaining on the beach :)

We will still conduct the evaluation if light rain occurs, but will postpone or cancel if lightning is present.

All activities are conducted by authorized personnel under FWC Permit #: MTP-24-029A.