You Can Support Our Efforts to Help the Turtles!
Shirts are now available at The Lighthouse Gifts Inc. on the Holden Beach causeway, at Turtle Talk and Turtle Time this summer and by mail - order shirts and other merchandise; view here
Found a mother turtle laying a nest? A stranded or injured sea turtle and/or unattended hatchlings?
Call the HBTWP Stranding Team:
910-754-0766 | 24/7/365
Nesting turtles are frightened by lights and won't lay their eggs on a brightly lighted beach. Hatchlings will go to the lights rather than the ocean! Please help us preserve our marine life by keeping beachfront lighting off from May 1st until October 31st.
As recommended by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, it is the policy of the HBTWP to NOT disclose the locations or potential hatch dates of active turtle nests on our beach.
A list of nest locations will NOT be published in newspapers, on this website or on other social media. Please do NOT call the emergency number or contact the Project Coordinator to ask about nests. This is for the safety of the turtles!
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posted: October 11, 2024, 11:53 AM
Well, our final nest boiled on September 24! This nest had a total of 54 babies hatch! This brings our "unofficial" total of hatchlings for the season 5385! We had 67 total nests and 7278 eggs laid on Holden Beach. If you still haven't gotten your 2024 "Celebrating 35 Years...
posted: September 14, 2024, 12:34 PM
Only a few nests left on Holden Beach for this season. The final nest is being collared tonight (Saturday September 14). We anticipate it will hatch within the next 10-15 days. Since nights are getting cooler, incubation may take a little longer. The excitement this past week was another wild...
posted: September 12, 2024, 5:20 PM
Do you love turtles and have a talent for graphic design? Then get your creative cap on! The Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program is holding the first ever contest for the creation of an original design for the 2025 season T-Shirt. PLEASE note these requirements: * The design must include...