Friends of Padre

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Yesterday, 2 additional Kemp’s ridley nests were located on the Texas coast, including at 1 on South Padre Island and 1 on Boca Chica Beach. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 47 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 1 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Matagorda Island 0 San Jose Island 3 Mustang Island 2 North Padre Island north of Padre Island National Seashore 20 Padre Island National Seashore 19 South Padre Island 2 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): LOGGERHEAD TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 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 Do not cite or quote without permission.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

Friends of Padre was out to clean their adopted 1 mile of beach during this past weekend's TGLO Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup. Friends of Padre is one of seven local organizations that have come together to ensure this stretch of beach remains clear of trash and debris. Keep an eye out as we will be announcing dates for our Summer cleanup in the near future. Thanks to everyone who came out and made the cleanup a success!

Via Dr. Donna Shaver Today, 8 Kemp’s ridley nests were located on the Texas coast, including 3 at Padre Island National Seashore and 5 on South Padre Island. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 11 nest has 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 0 North Padre Island north of Padre Island National Seashore 5 Padre Island National Seashore 6 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): LOGGERHEAD TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 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, 2 Kemp’s ridley nests were located on the Texas coast, including 1 at Padre Island National Seashore and 1 on South Padre Island. KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 3 nest has 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 2 North Padre Island, including 1 at Padre Island National Seashore 1 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): LOGGERHEAD TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 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

Friends of Padre members with help from Burners Without Borders Corpus Christi cleaned up both sides of Park Rd 22 and the median between Commodores Dr. and Whitecap Blvd. Then is was off to Heritage Park for Earth Day Bay Day 2016 We were presented with a Thank You Certificate from the Texas General Land Office. Friends of Padre TrashOff 2016 certificate (2) Thanks to everyone who came out!

via Dr. Donna Shaver Today,1 Kemp’s ridley nest was located on the Texas coast, at Padre Island National Seashore. This was the first confirmed Kemp’s ridley nest found in Texas this year! KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE So far this year, 1 nest has 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 0 South Padre Island 0 Boca Chica Beach GREEN SEA TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): LOGGERHEAD TURTLE So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 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

Friends of Padre Beach Report 4/3/2016 Via FOP Secretary, Cody Moravits Winds: NW @ 10mph switching to WSW @ 5mph Waves: 2-3 ft Water: Brown south of the 30 mile marker, green and clear between the 20mm & 30mm, sandy north of the 20mm. The water south of the 30mm slowly started clearing throughout the day as the tide rose in the afternoon. Weed: Good amount of dead weed still in the guts the length of the beach Driving: Excellent on low tide. 4×4 in a handful of places. A few anglers gave reports of sheepshead, black drum, redfish, whiting, a few pompano, spanish macks, and 1 jack crevalle, all caught in the areas of cleaner water. Mullet were present but spotty in the wade gut. Birds Observed: Sanderling Ruddy Turnstone Black-bellied Plover Royal Tern Caspian Tern Sandwich Tern Willet Tree Swallow Laughing Gull Herring Gull Brown Pelican Cattle Egret Cormorant Least Grebe Northern Harrier Caracara Red-Tailed Hawk Great Blue Heron

A group not affiliated with Friends of Padre will be holding a cleanup on the Fish Pass this Saturday. Details from organizer Jeff Wilson below. We will be on the beach from Access Rd. 2 --> south towards the jetty, filling yellow bags and having a bbq in the afternoon, from 12-5pm this Saturday, April 2. For more information, check in on our Facebook Event Page for "Fish Pass Spring Beach Cleanup" or contact Jeff Wilson at 361-945-2895 or jeffwilsoncc@gmail.com. THANK YOU!

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