The site has a wealth of information on the climate system, greenhouse gas emissions, impacts of climate change, and actions that can be taken at the national, state, local, business and individual levels. Both were flown at a kind donor's expense to the Florida Wild Bird Center, Tavernier, FL, where they will live out their lives. Tom Kelley, Resource Manager for the National Park Service, invites you to help with the sea turtle monitoring program. Many heard Laurel Brannick report on the exciting and useful work done by volunteers who help nesting turtles avoid predation. The hawksbill turtle, the only one nesting on St. John, will be laying eggs between August and November.
Volunteers monitor two dozen beaches.
Each person is assigned a beach and looks for tracks from an adult turtle 3 times a week in the morning. Volunteer training will be done in June. The program involves permits from the Division of Fish and Wildlife. If interested, call 776-6996, ext.