Volunteers plant sea oats at the ACNWR during the 2014 workshop
Join STC on Saturday, February 7 at 10 a.m. at the Barrier Island Center (BIC) for a morning of planting sea oats throughout the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge (ACNWR) as part of our Annual Sea Turtles Dig the Dune Workshop!
The ACNWR is one of the most important nesting beaches in the world and stretches across 20.5 miles between Melbourne Beach and Wabasso Beach along Florida’s east coast.
Coastal residents and communities will be given free sea oat seedlings and planting permits.
Together we can help to restore the dunes and sea turtle nesting habitat of the ACNWR!
After a morning of plantings everyone is invited to return to the BIC, which is located in the heart of the ACNWR, at noon. Long time sea turtle biologist Larry Wood, leader of the Florida Hawksbill Project, will then give a presentation.
Photo by Karla Munoz
Wood will discuss his team’s recent studies documenting the abundance, origins and activities of the hawksbill sea turtles that inhabit coral reefs off south Florida’s coast. Refreshments will be served.
At last year’s workshop, more than 100 volunteers joined forces to plant more than 5,000 sea oats!
Enrollment in the FREE workshop is limited, so call 321-723-3556 to make your reservation by Friday, January 30.
Sea Turtle Conservancy
