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Florida Coastal Conservancy

Home of the St. Joseph Peninsula Turtle Patrol and the Forgotten Coast Sea Turtle Center.

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Sea Turtle Nesting Season in Florida
May 1st - October 31st

What's Happening Now

Florida Coastal Conservancy

1 week ago

Our momma turtles have been keeping us busy - we are now hosting 176 nests on our stretch of beach!🎉🐢
We're anxiously awaiting the arrival of our first hatchlings and hoping to see tiny flipper prints very soon... Please keep up the good work of keeping the beach clean at night, and make sure those lights are off or turtle-friendly! Thousands of baby turtles are depending on us!💚

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St. Joseph Peninsula Turtle Patrol & Forgotten Coast Sea Turtle Center

Through our interactions with visitors to the Forgotten Coast Sea Turtle Center, beach-goers during nesting season, and inquirers from around the world, we are working hard to educate the public about the importance of sea turtles and the ways we all can help them.

Leave No Trace & Keep Lights Off

Help our visiting sea turtles at night:

  • Clear the way at the end of the day by removing all beach equipment.
  • Fill in holes and level sand sculptures.
  • Turn lights off or use turtle-friendly red lights.
  • Our sea turtles dig the beach CLEAN, FLAT, and DARK.

Visit Us at The Turtle Center

Come visit the Forgotten Coast Sea Turtle Center!

We're Open:
Sunday-Thursday
11:30 - 4:30pm EST

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