Atlantic Beach

Sea Turtle Project

Prepping for Hatchling Emergence

This conservation work for sea turtles done by Atlantic Beach Sea Turtle Project is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, ES Permit 25ST32.

UTV on the beach with Atlantic Beach Sea Turtle Project decals on the hood.
Our UTV funded by the Big Rock Tournament
An ABSTP volunteer driving a UTV on the beach.
Our UTV funded by the Big Rock Tournament
Three ABSTP volunteers in a UTV.
Our UTV funded by the Big Rock Tournament
Three ABSTP volunteers in a UTV on the beach beside a trench with shade cloth.
Our UTV funded by the Big Rock Tournament
Hood of a UTV with Atlantic Beach Sea Turtle Project decals.
Our UTV funded by the Big Rock Tournament
Volunteers installing black shade cloth around a sea turtle nest to protect hatchlings from light pollution.
Installing shade cloth at a nest
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
Volunteers installing black shade cloth around a sea turtle nest to protect hatchlings from light pollution.
Installing shade cloth at a nest
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
Volunteers installing black shade cloth around a sea turtle nest to protect hatchlings from light pollution.
Installing shade cloth at a nest
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
Sea turtle nest surrounded by black shade cloth to protect hatchlings from light pollution and a smoothed trench in the sand leading to the water,
Shade cloth at a nest
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
Sea turtle nest with shade cloth to protect from light pollution with a smoothed trench and sand gutters to the ocean.
A smoothed trench at a nest
Credit: Kathy Kolasa