News and Updates

FIRST NEST of 2012!

posted: May 13, 2012, 9:26 AM

Welcome to the 2012 Turtle season! Saturday (May 12) marked the arrival the first nesting mother turtle on Holden Beach. The early morning Turtle Patrol ATV riders had a double treat with the first nest and being able to see the mom leaving the nest, rare to catch a turtle still on the beach at full daylight. The nest crew moved 132 eggs. The season for the state actually started ...click to read the complete news article.

The 2012 T-Shirt is in!

posted: May 3, 2012, 6:03 PM

The 2012 “official shirt” Holden Beach Turtle patrol T-Shirt is now available. Be among the first to own one. The shirt is blue and is called “Born to Swim”. It features the artwork of Florida artist Paul Brent showing several baby turtles on their first swim. Brent is often referred to as America’s best known coastal artist and is known for his idyllic watercolors of coastal life. They are $15 ...click to read the complete news article.

STILL TIME TO SIGN UP!

posted: April 15, 2012, 4:06 PM

The Holden Beach Turtle Patrol held their annual meeting on Saturday April 14th. We welcome the new trainees who got their feet wet at the meeting. There is still time to volunteer for this years patrol. Contact our Project coordinator Skip Hager at hagers2@atmc.net. Congratulations to Tony, Dave & Joe who are elected as Holden Beach Turtle Patrol Officers. ...click to read the complete news article.

How To Volunteer for 2012 Season!

posted: March 8, 2012, 9:11 AM

Interested in working with the Hold Beach Turtle Patrol in 2012? Please contact Skip Hagger at hagers2@atmc.net for instructions and to set up training. The annual business meeting of the Holden Beach Turtle Patrol ( HBTP ) will be held in the meeting room of Holden Beach Town Hall on Saturday April 14 starting at 10:00AM. At that meeting we will elect officers for this year, welcome some new trainees, ...click to read the complete news article.

2011 Final Turtle Count

posted: October 26, 2011, 7:54 AM

We had a total of 30 turtle nests on Holden Beach this summer. All were loggerhead turtle nests. We had a total of 3422 eggs laid and 2372 turtle hatchlings released. The number of total turtles released (70%) may seem low. This can be attributed to 5 nests this year that were completely non-fertile eggs. If we don't count those nests, the release rate was 79%. Yeah! We also had ...click to read the complete news article.

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