Thank you for supporting our mission to protect sea turtles on Carolina and Kure Beach!
Through hands-on conservation work, while we are monitoring and taking care of your nest, we are also educating beach-goers (as well as nearby homeowners and businesses) about the many obstacles sea turtles face… habitat destruction, light pollution, entanglement in fishing gear, plastics pollution. When you adopt a nest, you get to become part of that nest team, and your support helps us save sea turtles!
You will receive communication from the nest team leader of your nest, with real-time status of your nest as the incubation process nears completion, including info on the prep date as well as the excavation! You will also receive an official certificate of adoption for your incredible support of our mission!
***Adopt-a-Nest donations are symbolic adoptions of sea turtle nests on Carolina and Kure Beach. They do not provide ownership of a sea turtle nest, or any of its contents. If a nest is lost to predation or a storm/tide event, there will be no refund or re-assignment of a new nest. Thank you again for supporting the conservation work we do!
Things to remember…
- Nesting season in North Carolina begins in May and continues through August, so we typically have nests hatching all summer (sometimes as late as October).
- Though it is a federal crime, vandalism of sea turtle nests still happens every single year. Please help us protect these nests by not giving the location publicly (social media, emails, groups, etc.).
- Keep up with our Facebook or Instagram for turtley awesome updates!
Adopting a nest is easy!
- Click here to make your Adopt-A-Nest Donation
- Once your donation has been made, you will be provided the Adopt-A-Nest Form
- Once your form has been completed, we will reach out to you with your nest information.