Terrapin Nesting Project

10/11/2026

This is just crazy.. 🤯
Another set of conjoined twins has arrived here after being found in someone’s driveway and in today’s video we’re putting through a series of tests as well as taking them in for an actual x-ray.

*LINK TO WATCH IS BELOW IN THE COMMENTS 👇

10/10/2026

🐢 Same Species. Different Look!

Did you know that two diamondback terrapins can look completely different, even though they’re the same species?

From the beautiful patterns on their shells to the unique markings underneath, each terrapin has its own distinctive appearance.

Just like fingerprints, no two terrapins are exactly alike! 💚

These amazing differences are just one more reason we love protecting and studying our local diamondback terrapins.

🐢 Same species. Each one unique.

10/10/2026

Here is the original petition from the Center for Biological Diversity that is being considered by US Fish and Wildlife - to list diamondback terrapins as an Endangered or Threatened species
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/endangered-species-act-protection-sought-for-diamondback-terrapins-2024-09-19/

10/06/2026

Learning came to life for the Beach Haven School’s second-grade students when Olivia Swanson’s class helped release 47 diamondback terrapin hatchlings through the Terrapin Nesting Project. The hands-on experience gave students an opportunity to take their learning about wildlife, habitats, life ...

09/30/2026

Students Team Up With Terrapin Nesting Project

Learning came to life for the Beach Haven School’s second-grade students when Olivia Swanson’s class helped release 47 diamondback terrapin hatchlings through the Terrapin Nesting Project. The hands-on experience gave students an opportunity to take their learning about wildlife, habitats, life ...

09/27/2026

09/27/2026

🐢 PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT AFTER THE STORM

After this weekend’s storm and unusually high water, terrapins may have been displaced from their normal habitat.

As you’re out in the neighborhood, please keep an eye out for adult terrapins and hatchlings that may have ended up in unusual places — yards, streets, driveways, or even on the ocean side of the island.

If you find an adult terrapin on the ocean side:
Please help her get back to the bay side, away from traffic and toward appropriate marsh habitat.

If you find a hatchling:
Please move it to the nearest safe marsh grasses along the bay, away from roads, yards and other hazards.

Please do not take terrapins home or keep them as pets.

And please share this post with your neighbors. The more people watching, the better chance we have of getting any displaced terrapins safely back where they belong. 🐢💚

09/25/2026

Nailed the handstand. 🤸🐢
10/10

09/24/2026

And that’s a wrap on the 2026 season. 💚🐢

Our last hatchlings have officially been released! After 209 nests, thousands of tiny terrapins, and an incredible season, these little ones are finally heading out into the world.

It’s always a bittersweet day — we’re happy to see them go, but it’s hard to believe another nesting season has come to an end.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this season possible — our volunteers, supporters, Adopt-a-Nest families, and everyone who cheered on these little turtles along the way.

Good luck, little ones. We hope to see some of you back to nest one day.

09/22/2026

Now you see me… now you don’t. 🐢🌾

Ever wonder where our terrapin hatchlings go after we release them?

They don’t head straight out into open water. Young diamondback terrapins use the shallow, protected edges of the salt marsh, where grasses, mud and vegetation provide places to hide from predators and find food.

And as you can see here, they’re pretty good at disappearing! 👀

This marsh habitat is an important nursery for these tiny terrapins as they begin life on their own. 💚

Protecting the marsh means protecting the next generation of terrapins.