Friends of Padre: News

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Today, 3 Kemp’s ridley turtle nests were found in Texas, including 2 at Padre Island National Seashore and 1 on Bolivar Peninsula. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 142 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 5 Bolivar Peninsula 2 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 1 Surfside Beach 0 Quintana Beach 2 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 3 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 2 Mustang Island 98 North Padre Island, including 94 at Padre Island National Seashore 29 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 1 nest has been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 1 North Padre Island, including 1 at Padre Island National Seashore LOGGERHEAD TURTLE So far this year, 2 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 1 North Padre Island, including 1 at Padre Island National Seashore 1 South Padre Island

via Dr. Donna Shaver Today, 1 green turtle nest was found in Texas, at Padre Island National Seashore. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 127 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 3 Bolivar Peninsula 1 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 1 Surfside Beach 0 Quintana Beach 2 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 3 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 1 Mustang Island 87 North Padre Island, including 83 at Padre Island National Seashore 29 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 1 nest has been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 1 North Padre Island, including 1 at Padre Island National Seashore

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Today, two Kemp’s ridley nests were found in Texas, including one on Bryan Beach and one on the Matagorda Peninsula. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 75 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 3 Bolivar Peninsula 1 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 1 Surfside Beach 0 Quintana Beach 2 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 1 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 0 Mustang Island 48 North Padre Island, including 47 at Padre Island National Seashore 19 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach Data presented here are preliminary. Do not cite or quote without permission. Contact Donna Shaver for further information. Updates regarding nesting are also posted at the Padre Island National Seashore website: www.nps.gov/pais

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Today, 4 Kemp’s ridley nests were confirmed on the Texas coast, including 3 at Padre Island National Seashore and 1 on South Padre Island. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 71 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 2 Bolivar Peninsula 1 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 1 Surfside Beach 0 Quintana Beach 1 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 0 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 0 Mustang Island 47 North Padre Island, including 46 at Padre Island National Seashore 19 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach Data presented here are preliminary. Do not cite or quote without permission. Contact Donna Shaver for further information. Updates regarding nesting are also posted at the Padre Island National Seashore website: www.nps.gov/pais

via Dr. Donna Shaver Yesterday, 5 Kemp’s ridley nests were found on the Texas coast, including 1 on Galveston Island, 1 on Surfside Beach, 1 at Padre Island National Seashore, and 2 on South Padre Island. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 51 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 2 Bolivar Peninsula 1 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 1 Surfside Beach 0 Quintana Beach 1 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 0 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 0 Mustang Island 32 North Padre Island, including 31 at Padre Island National Seashore 14 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Yesterday, 1 Kemp’s ridley nest was found on the Texas coast, at Padre Island National Seashore. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 17 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 2 Bolivar Peninsula 0 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 0 Surfside Beach 0 Quintana Beach 1 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 0 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 0 Mustang Island 8 North Padre Island, including 7 at Padre Island National Seashore 6 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach Data presented here are preliminary. Do not cite or quote without permission. Contact Donna Shaver for further information. Updates regarding nesting are also posted at the Padre Island National Seashore website: www.nps.gov/pais

via Dr. Donna Shaver Yesterday, 1 Kemp’s ridley nest was found on the Texas coast, at Padre Island National Seashore. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 2 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 0 Bolivar Peninsula 0 Galveston Island 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 0 Surfside Beach 0 Quintana Beach 0 Bryan Beach 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 0 Sargent Beach 0 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 0 Mustang Island 1 North Padre Island, including 1 at Padre Island National Seashore 1 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach Data presented here are preliminary. Do not cite or quote without permission. Contact Donna Shaver for further information. Updates regarding nesting are also posted at the Padre Island National Seashore website: www.nps.gov/pais

Friday night prior to the cleanup we hold an appreciation dinner at the Briscoe Pavilion at Padre Balli Park for the section leaders, parks personnel and all those who help us prepare for the Big Shell Cleanup the next day. Here Captain Billy Sandifer gets a commemorative golden "picker upper" award for the 20th Annual Cleanup. Ranger Buzz Botts commissioned the award and here we see section leader and Spoon'R Lure man, David Webb, presenting it to Billy. Longtime Cleanup Supporters Stephen and Donna Gregory are shown with Capt. Billy. Thanks Stephen and Donna for this year's donation of $1,000 to Friends of Padre. So far the Gregory's have contributed more than $7500 to our cleanup. Thank You! Congratulations on your recent retirement to Rockport.