On October 11 at the statewide gathering for the South Carolina Marine Turtle Nesting Projects, our own Raye Ann Osborne was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award for Sea Turtle Strandings. The plaque was presented by Jeff Schwenter who is in charge of strandings at the SCDNR office at Fort Johnson on James Island. Raye Ann was nominated for this because of her willingness and responsiveness to be on call to document, photograph and submit detailed reports and photog

At last nesting season has ended for 2025. Every nesting season is different for our loggerhead sea turtles. They naturally vary from...

We ended the 2025 Nesting Season by inventorying Nest #12 on Sullivan's Island exactly two months after it was laid on August 4. This...

Nest #9 was found by Jessica Hatfield and Lisa Seglem on July 19 where it was laid about halfway between Station 26 and 26 ½. We don’t...

Today was the inventory of the final IOP nest. During the 2025 season there were exactly half the number of nests laid on this island as...

Nest #8 was found on July 15 near Station 14 down by Fort Moultrie by Paula Brady and Neil Hunt. The eggs were moved out of this tidal...

NEST #26 was found near 23 rd  Avenue on the morning of July 13 by Kathy Kowalchick as she, Blair Amon, Michelle Ziegler and Kevin...

NEST #7 was laid on July 10 when Jeremy Anspach was on patrol. It was up against the steep scarp at Station 17, what we call the Jungle...

NEST #6 was found by Michael and Ashley Kirshtein at Station 29 while Cyndy Ewing was patrolling the other end of this section. It was a...

Nest #23 was found by a very special group of Turtle Team volunteers who are all retired teachers on July 3. They are Sue Googer, Jane...

The Island Turtle Team is always trying to raise money to support the genetics project that has encompassed the sea turtle nesting...

Nest #22 was found on July 2 at Mariner’s Walk in Wild Dunes by Gina and Doug McQuilken. The tracks were faint from high wind the night...

After several days of torrential rain, many of the beach paths were flooded and a loud chorus of frogs was heard on the way out to the...

Nest 18 was found near Ocean Point in Wild Dunes on June 27 by Maryalice Morro and Diane Mullins. This loggerhead had an irregular right...

Nest #19 for IOP was found on June 27 in the 9 th  Avenue vehicular Access path, which is also in the Corps of Engineers sand project...

Nest #4 at Station 26 was left in a rather low spot at the base of the primary dune where it was laid on June 24. It was found by Karen...

Nest 17 was laid on June 24 and discovered by Ann Thompson, Elaine Martin and Karen Novak at 55th Avenue. It contained 106 eggs that were...

Nest #16 was laid at Ocean Point in Wild Dunes on June 21 and relocated to 30 th Ave. It was a very deep nest, and the mother turtle...

Nest #3 at Station 26 was laid on June 17 just north of the Station 29 path toward Station 30 and discovered by Ginger Colvin and Karen...

Nest #12 was found on June 16 at the 9 th  Avenue Access vehicular access path and in the Corps of Engineers sand project area by Trisha...