It’s the Friday of the year and we are planning a busy couple of months at the St. Croix Sea Turtle Project. Here’s where you can find us! We will have plenty of t-shirts, long sleeves, hatchling adoptions (crochet turtles), turtle tracker bracelets and more, for giving with an impact. All proceeds from our special … More STX Turtles Events December 2025
In just a few short weeks, from 13-19 October, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge will participate in National Wildlife Refuge Week. We have various activities planned – a Wings and Waves nature hike, a movie night at the refuge, a Walk for the Wild and a beach cleanup 🎉🎊 All these activities will be posted … More Refuge Week is Coming!
Enter now until 1 September We’re looking for original and inspiring artwork from USVI students K-12 to feature in a 2025 St. Croix Sea Turtle Project Calendar. So grab your art supplies, get creative and show us:1. How sea turtles are important to the U.S. Virgin Islands?2. What can you do to protect sea turtles in … More 2024 Sea Turtle ART Contest
Turtle Tracks and Shells Join us for a 2-hour beach walk adventure to discover and identify sea turtle tracks and seashells on the beach. Start your adventure at our pavilion to comb through our seashell collection and identify sea turtle shells. Migrate out to the beach to spot sea turtle tracks and seashells. Make discoveries … More Turtle Tracks and Shells
This is the Cane Bay to Carambola edition of our beach cleanup, and you will not want to miss this epic annual event. Lots of sponsors, lots of prizes, food and refreshments, and a great group of people. Please join our cleanup on Saturday 23 March, from 8 to 11 am. We will meet at … More Tidy up for the Turtles!
Leatherback sea turtles are on their way to Sandy Point! Where will the first one land? Enter our free contest for 2024 – just guess when and where the first leatherback nest will be found at Sandy Point (Hint: There was already one at Carambola Beach Resort on 2 March) Enter at this link! Grand … More Where Will They Land?
New programs for 2024 were announced on DPNR’s Science Saturday, 10 February (See the video here). We hope you will join us for an amazing year of outreach programs at Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge 😊 The Outreach & Education Program at Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge focuses on sea turtles and their habitats, while presenting … More New Programs for 2024!
Join us this summer for our newest program – Sunset Watch! Because our leatherback nest numbers were lower than expected this season, we are expanding the Hatchling Watch program to share with you more of the natural wonders of Sandy Point. During the visit, your group will start the evening with a short video on … More Sunset Watch 2023
NOTICE: Turtle Watch dates for 2023 have been finalized. The link to apply for a nesting turtle watch slot will go live at STXTurtles.com on 15 March so please check back then. NESTING TURTLE WATCH: Applications open 15 March. Program runs Thursday through Saturday nights from 13 April to 20 May (7:30 pm to midnight). … More Turtle Watch 2023
Leatherback sea turtles are on their way to Sandy Point! Where will the first one land? Enter our free contest – just guess when and where the first leatherback nest will be found Enter at this link! Grand prize is a symbolic leatherback adoption – you’ll get to name one of our nesting turtles, a … More Where Will They Land?
