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 24ST32.
![UTV on the beach with Atlantic Beach Sea Turtle Project decals on the hood.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0308.jpeg)
![An ABSTP volunteer driving a UTV on the beach.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0302-1460x1200.jpeg)
![Three ABSTP volunteers in a UTV.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0955.jpeg)
![Three ABSTP volunteers in a UTV on the beach beside a trench with shade cloth.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_4463-1600x1200.jpg)
![Hood of a UTV with Atlantic Beach Sea Turtle Project decals.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_0797-900x1200.jpg)
![Volunteers installing black shade cloth around a sea turtle nest to protect hatchlings from light pollution.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1281-min.jpg)
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
![Volunteers installing black shade cloth around a sea turtle nest to protect hatchlings from light pollution.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1279-min.jpg)
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
![Volunteers installing black shade cloth around a sea turtle nest to protect hatchlings from light pollution.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1278-min.jpg)
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,](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1223-min.jpg)
Credit: Kathy Kolasa
![Sea turtle nest with shade cloth to protect from light pollution with a smoothed trench and sand gutters to the ocean.](https://abseaturtle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1207-min.jpg)
Credit: Kathy Kolasa