2022 Hunting Island State Park - Turtle Patrol

Probing for Nest # 20 with Master Naturalists 

On Monday May 23 a group of Master Naturalists joined the Friends of Hunting Island Turtle Patrol at dawn to search for new loggerhead turtle nests. Our group recorded two new nests, No. 19 and 20, plus one false crawl. Both nests were high enough into the dunes, and above high tide levels, that they did not to be moved. Turtle Patrol did install wire fencing to defense against digging predators, and they celebrated that nesting activity in 2022 is trending upwards. Turtle Boss Buddy told me that they should know by the end of June if the nesting activity is sustained. 

Volunteer at Nest Site

To view past blog entries from Turtle Patrol click on 2021 Town of Edisto Beach - 2019 Town of Kiawah Island - 2016 Seabrook Island 

To view past blog entries on Sea Turtles click SCDNR Sea Turtle Trawl - TurtleFest at Edisto Beach State Park -  Leatherback Sighting - World Sea Turtle Day - SC Aquarium Sea Turtle Release 

To view past blog entries from Hunting Island click on 2021 Lighthouse / Beach - 2021 Wildlife Sightings - 2017 Reopens after Matthew

To view past blog entries about S.C. State Parks click on  Barnwell - Hickory Knob - Huntington Beach - Hampton Plantation - Edisto Beach 
  

A picturesque location for a turtle nest (left)

Peggy Willenberg and Marci-Anne Leysen,
with Master Naturalist Jeff Dennis