Sea Turtle Conservancy at the Archie Carr Refuge

09/03/2026

More good news coming from our Archie Carr Refuge! The greens in the Brevard County portion of the Refuge are having their third highest nesting year behind 2025 and 2023.

09/02/2026

Join us between October 30 – November 2 from wherever you are in the world for our 7th Annual 5k/10K! Registration includes a medal and race bib. We also worked with FLOAT - For Love Of All Things to design beautiful race shirts, with various styles and colors available!
Click here to register: https://conserveturtles.org/.../tour-de-turtles-virtual-run/
T-shirt artwork by Merry Peloquin

Sea Turtle Conservancy ensures the survival of sea turtles through research, education, training, advocacy and habitat protection. Learn more at https://linktr.ee/conserveturtles

09/01/2026

The loggerheads have broke the nesting record for the Archie Carr Record set in 1998 of 21,450 nests! The greens are still nesting.

Thank you to UCF Marine Turtle Research Group, Sebastian Inlet State Park, and Ecological Associates, Inc. for monitoring and reporting nesting activity in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

This season is definitely one for the record books, and the turtles are not done yet!

Thank you to UCF Marine Turtle Research Group, Sebastian Inlet State Park, and Ecological Associates, Inc. for monitoring and reporting nesting activity in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

08/28/2026

Sea Turtle Conservancy at the Archie Carr Refuge's Sea Turtle TECH STEM Mentorship Program youth and teens from Club Esteem Inc. were inspired by releasing Pua sponsored by Disney Cruise Line and Hei Hei sponsored by the Disney Conservation Fund! This was an amazing capstone to a summer of Sea Turtle STEM exploration. Pua is currently topping the leader board and Hei Hei is in third place! Follow satellite tagged sea turtles Pua and Hei Hei during their migration at https://tourdeturtles.org/

08/26/2026

Are you a middle or high school student, age 11 to 18, interested in learning how to take action to make change in your community? Do you care about sea turtles and the environment? Applications for the STC Action Ambassadors are posted at https://conserveturtles.org/program-activity/action-ambassadors/. The deadline is September 17th. This program is sponsored by the Sea Turtle Grants Program funded through the "Helping Sea Turtles Survive" specialty license plate.

08/26/2026

It is looking like we are heading towards a record-breaking season for our loggerheads! The previous nesting record of 21,450 nests was set in 1998.
Thank you to UCF Marine Turtle Research Group, Sebastian Inlet State Park, and Ecological Associates, Inc. for monitoring and reporting sea turtle nesting numbers in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge See less

Based on the current numbers, it is looking like a record-breaking season for our loggerheads! The previous nest record of 21,450 nests was set in 1998.

Thank you to UCF Marine Turtle Research Group, Sebastian Inlet State Park, and Ecological Associates, Inc. for monitoring and reporting nesting activity in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

08/17/2026

Sea Turtle Conservancy at the Archie Carr Refuge is hosting a Public Nest Dig program tomorrow, August 18th at 7:45 am. Meet at Bonsteel Beach Park. Join us to learn how scientists study sea turtle nests. There is a chance of seeing a live hatchling but it is not guaranteed. We were having issues with our registration form but it is fixed. Register here: https://conserveturtles.org/program-activity/morning-sea-turtle-nest-dig/

07/31/2026

Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles Online Auction Fundraiser is now LIVE and ends Monday, August 3 at 8 p.m. EST! Link to the auction: https://airauctioneer.com/tour-de-turtles-2026-online
The auction offers more than 50 items, including jewelry, housewares, apparel, and an amazing trip to the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis! All proceeds will go directly to support STC's sea turtle conservation programs.

Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles Online Auction Fundraiser is now LIVE and ends Monday, August 3 at 8 p.m. EST! Link to the auction: https://airauctioneer.com/tour-de-turtles-2026-online-auction

The auction offers more than 50 items, including jewelry, housewares, apparel, and an amazing trip to the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis! All proceeds will go directly to support STC's sea turtle conservation programs.

07/31/2026

STC's Tour de Turtles Online Charity Auction goes live TOMORROW! Bidding will open at noon EST on Friday, July 31 and will close on Monday, August 3 at 8 p.m. EST! The online auction can be found here: https://airauctioneer.com/tour-de-turtles-2026-online

07/31/2026

Are you ready for Tour de Turtles? Sea Turtle Conservancy at the Archie Carr Refuge prepared our Sea Turtle TECH STEM Mentorship program students for our Tour de Turtles turtle release events by teaching them about what scientists use satellites for, asking them to design their own satellite tracker and taking them on a geocaching scavenger hunt. We are grateful to our partners Cocoa Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Club Esteem Inc. and Little Growers INC for sending us 51 youth and teens this summer to mentor during 15 STEM Workshops!