On Sanibel and Captiva, more than 100 island residents volunteer each year as part of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s Sea Turtle Research and Monitoring Program.
Each day during nesting season from April through October, volunteers are out at dawn to check the 18 miles of beach from the Sanibel Lighthouse to the tip of Captiva. Nests are identified and marked for monitoring and protection, and later in the season hatches from those nests are evaluated and recorded. » Read more
