We had a small gathering today, with good food, good weather and good company. Leslie opened our meeting with introductions of the attending LOAs, and everyone introduced themselves and what day they monitored the beach. The following items were addressed:
- SCDNR End of Year Volunteer Appreciation Meeting, Saturday, Nov 4th, 11:00 to 3:00 - Leslie is attending, let her know if you wish to attend
- Looking into having new shirts made using lighter material, with sun protection
- CCU Parents Weekend - October 27 - 29, Waties Island will not be included as a visitation site this year
- Summary of Nesting, False Crawls and the one Stranding we had this year
- No nests were lost this year - the island fared well from Hurricane Idalia
- Highlights
- Friday Volunteers got to see the nesting lady, June 16th
- Monday Volunteers discovered and worked a Green Turtle nest - June 26th
- Reminder to enter your hours and mileage into seaturtle.org
Question - Have we gotten anymore DNA results?
Answer - No, just for Nest #1, we still have not received the DNA results for some of the 2022 nests.
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| Getting setup for our meeting |
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| Sunday Volunteers & Guest |
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| Steve watching over the group |
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| Bill enjoying the sun |
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| Wednesday Volunteers |
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| Sharon's yummy creation |
After the meeting we ate some delicious snacks, mingled, and Melissa found a shell of a Diamondback Turtle. Some of our volunteers went for a walk on either the short end or long end. Some were graced with a drive up the beach to the jetty to check it out.
The last vehicle on the beach, the volunteers had a grand time as we say goodbye to Waties Island for the season.
