Friends of Hunting Island Sea Turtle Conservation Project

    Hunting Island State Park has an energetic group called FOHI  One of their top projects is the  Sea Turtle Conservation Project Volunteers  the program was established in 1981  it ranks globally among the ranks of elite sea turtle conservation  Loggerhead Turtles are our 21st century connection to ancient reptiles Sea turtles have been in our oceans for 145 million years, but nowadays their numbers are declining.    Sea Turtle Conservation Project Volunteers with the Friends of Hunting Island  stop this decline    In 2013, volunteers located and protected 125 loggerhead nests in the six zones of the Hunting Island State Park Beach.   about 7700 young turtles successfully hatched, assisted by our efforts.  and that is something to be proud of!  turtle season runs from May  We re with two turtle talking about turtle season  not hunting season!  turtle nesting, turtle hatchlings, turtle eggs, walking turtle watch at sunrise on a pristine beach