Sea Turtle Hospital News

Spotlight on Amanda Andrews

Spotlight on Amanda Andrews She didn’t sail down here from her home in Oakland, Maine, but that’s not for lack of skill. Amanda grew up motoring around a local lake in the family powerboats. But now this rising senior at Maine Maritime A... Full story

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Spotlight on Holly Burchfield

Karen Sota

Spotlight on Holly Burchfield Just like our turtles, our summer interns come from all over. We just happened to find Holly down the road a bit in Clemson, S.C. This Biological Sciences major had been looking for summer opportunities in wildlife reha... Full story

Pender Gardener

Treat now — Bagworms are out!

Charlotte Glen

Treat now — Bagworms are out! Do you have shrubs that have been covered with brown, spindle shaped sacks all year? If so, you have bagworms and you need to treat now to prevent serious damage to your ornamental plants. Bagworms are a type of c... Full story

Pender Gardener

Blueberries — The Perfect Pick

Blueberries – The Perfect Pick! Blueberry season is here and it promises to be a bumper crop! Finding locally grown, farm fresh blueberries ready to pick or purchase already harvested is an easy task in our area, considering Pender County is t... Full story

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Karen Sota

A quick look at the next few weeks As the weather and the water get warmer we know that those lovely lady Loggerheads are making their way toward our beaches, looking for the perfect location to start their family. But back at the ranch (hospital) w... Full story

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Baldie's Big Day

Karen Sota

Baldie’s Big Day As you’ll remember from last week’s column our little Green, “Baldie” had received orders from “Ambassador Lennie” to stand in for him at Camp Lejeune’s Earth Day celebration. He spent... Full story

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Karen Sota

Earthy Doings Sea turtles love to celebrate and will throw a party for just about any reason. In fact, our Kemp’s are already making plans for their annual Cinco de Mayo bash, which always leaves our hospital floors strewn with squid and pi&nt... Full story

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Karen Sota

Healthier Oceans No, not the Atlantic and Pacific, we could only hope that those every-expanding islands of floating plastic had magically disappeared. I’m talking about the big gal in the blue tank by our back door; “Ocean’s Eleve... Full story

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Spring Fling

Karen Sota

Spring Fling With spring finally arriving we can’t wait to get outdoors to enjoy the sunshine. And it just so happens that every year the improving weather coincides with two very well-attended events that provide an opportunity for us to take... Full story

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Karen Sota

We’re really not all that different under our shells: sea turtles and people. The laws of the universe, certain behaviors and the basic tenets for a life well lived apply to all creatures.   Location, location, location There’s so... Full story

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