Mickler's Landing Turtle Patrol

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Mickler's Landing Turtle Patrol

Nest monitoring activities are conducted under FWC Permit # MTP-029.

In partnership with Jacksonville University, we are a team of community volunteers and JU students monitoring sea turtle nests along 4.6 miles of Ponte Vedra Beach and connecting our community to sea turtles and their coastal nesting habitat. 🐢

05/29/2026

Another nest today brings us to 34 nests so far this season - nearly double our average number of nests on this date (19).

We hope this continues!

📷: C. Grathwohl

All activities conducted by authorized personnel under FWC MTP 029.

05/26/2026

Join us today from 9:30-11:30!

Supplies provided. All we need is you! 🐢🐢

05/25/2026

This morning, our team witnessed a beautiful female returning to the ocean. It was a sight to behold and these views make the early mornings totally worth it!

Sadly, she did not nest, and we received a report from a beachgoer that there was an unleashed dog harassing this female while she was nesting.

Please make sure when visiting the beach you have your dog(s) leashed for the safety of people, turtles, and other wildlife that share the beach.

All activities conducted by authorized personnel under FWC MTP 029.

05/23/2026

Just one of our SEVEN (7!) nests from this morning. What a great World Turtle Day for the team 😍 We are now at 27 nests this season with today's number.

These nests are all up for adoption (ahem...Father's Day is coming up 😉). Learn more and adopt here: www.micklerslandingturtlepatrol.org/adopt-a-nest

Are you spending time at the beach this weekend? Help protect nesting female sea turtles and hatchlings by:

⛱️🪑 Taking all chairs, umbrellas, trash and other belongings off the beach when you leave,

🔦 🚫 Avoiding the use of flashlights on the beach at night, and

🪏🕳️ Filling in all holes and knock down sand castles before you head home.

Thank you 😊🐢

📷: N. Condron

All activities conducted by authorized personnel under FWC MTP 029.

05/20/2026

Come join us for a post-Memorial Day beach clean-up to help save sea turtles! We're bringing all the equipment - all we need is YOU!

This is on Tuesday, May 26 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Mickler's Landing Beach Access in Ponte Vedra.

While there, we'll also have a sea turtle outreach table talking about all the cool work we do and additional ways you can help protect sea turtles. 🐢

We can't wait to see you!

05/19/2026

Another Leatherback nest today! 😍🐢

All activities conducted by authorized personnel under FWC MTP 029.

📷: E. Hoeflich

Jacksonville University
Marine Science Research Institute

05/18/2026

A BEAUTIFUL three nest day for us brings us to 13 nests so far this season. We are on track for a good year 🥰

Consider adopting one of these nests today! Your contribution through our nest adoption program supports vital nest monitoring, scientific studies, and student education — all critical to ensuring a brighter future for sea turtles in Northeast Florida.

Adopt a nest here: https://www.micklerslandingturtlepatrol.org/adopt-a-nest

All activities conducted by authorized personnel under FWC MTP 029.

📷: K. Murphy

Jacksonville University
Marine Science Research Institute

05/12/2026

Thank you so, so much to Girl Scout Troop 63211 for raising $1,300 to help protect sea turtles! These young conservationists collected donations, signed petitions to update St. Johns County's lighting ordinance, and continue to advocate for the protection of our sea turtles. They are a wonderfully motivated group of individuals empowering each other and our community to protect the world around us.

They adopted two nests, and we gave them a tour of Jacksonville University's Marine Science Research Institute along with plenty of stickers and ID guides to help identify the species of sea turtles we have nesting on our beach. 😃

Great job ladies and thank you for all you've done for sea turtles so far. We can't wait to see what's next! 🐢🐢🐢

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! We welcomed a beautiful Leatherback nest this morning 😁🐢

This is the largest species of turtle in the world, and as with every leatherback crawl we see, we lay across the tracks to show the size. These are massive creatures that can get to be up to ~7 feet wide (including front flippers)! 🐢

All activities conducted by authorized personnel under FWC MTP 029.

📷: R. Laohavanich, N. Condron

Marine Science Research Institute
Jacksonville University
SJC Beaches

05/08/2026

Another two nests today bring us to four so far this season. With reports across northeast Florida, the sea turtles are definitely in town! Our 10-year average is 115 nests per season, so there are many more on the horizon. 😃

Are you looking for ways to support sea turtle conservation? Consider adopting a nest! Your contribution supports vital nest monitoring, student-driven research, and community education — all critical to ensuring a brighter future for sea turtles in northeast Florida. 🐢

Adopt-a-nest here: https://tinyurl.com/3u5stdva

All activities conducted by authorized personnel under FWC MTP 26-029.

Jacksonville University
Marine Science Research Institute

Address

County Road 203
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
32082

Website

http://www.micklerslandingturtlepatrol.org/

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