May 29 was our first "open" volunteer meeting of the season, and it was more successful than I could have imagined! Not only did 50 new volunteers attend AND sign up, Brownie Troop 309 came to join us and donated $200 of their cookie money to the project!

   There are 330, at last count, known species of turtles and tortoises on earth, not including sub-species.  Most of these species are in trouble.  How then, does a world renowned organization such as the Turtle Conservancy decide which species to focus on?

We have been holding volunter meetings every Tuesday since the beginning of June at the Barnegat Light Light State Park @10am for new and seasoned volunteers.

These have proven to be invaluable. We have gained many new volunteers this season, to date, 36, and the consistency has kept everyone up to date on what's going on. It's been a great way to share our recent successes, get people to sign up for the following week's activities and share stories on what's been happening in the field.

Wednesday was Barnegat Bay Day at the Foundation for the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies. It was a perfect opportunity for the Terrapin Project to share our success, recruite new  volunteers, educate those not already involved and have a lot of fun.

Many of the volunteers gave up their day to be there...I really do have the best group of children, teens, young and older adults helping with the project. They are so enthused about the terrapins, their environment, their island, and it shows! Our table was very popular thruought the whole hot and humid day!!!