Come watch science in action! A public sea turtle nest excavation will be taking place tomorrow, August 23, 2035 at 9 a.m. on Hatteras Island (park in the Buxton Lifeguard stand parking adjacent to Old Lighthouse Beach).
Watch Park biologists dig up a recently hatched nest and inventory what’s inside. They will count empty eggshells, collect unhatched eggs, and occasionally find live and/or dead hatchlings during these excavations. While the biologists perform their examination of the nest, a park ranger will present a program on sea turtles and share what the biologists have found.
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To find the nests location, according to the Seashore, walk down the beach access path towards the lifeguard stand (0.05 miles). Walk south (right) for roughly 0.12 miles and arrive at the first nest site to the south of the lifeguard stand.
Please allow for extra time to walk to the nest, as we will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. You are encouraged to bring water and sunscreen.