Network
for Endangered
Sea
Turtles
(N.E.S.T.)
P.O. Box 1168
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
252-441-8622
Volunteers are always needed for a variety of tasks that include turtle rehabilitation, driving a N.E.S.T. ATV to monitor turtle crawls, responding to turtle strandings, and sitting on turtle nests awaiting hatchlings. N.E.S.T. is funded primarily through private donations, tee-shirt and souvenir sales, and fund raising events.
In Memoriam – Joanne S. Foreman
Members of the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.) mourn the recent loss of one of their most loved, dedicated and respected volunteers. Joanne Forman, our telephone coordinator, passed away quietly in her sleep. Joanne was the sea turtle’s link to the human world on the Outer Banks. She manned the N.E.S.T. telephone hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 11 years. She was the foundational link of a chain of volunteers dedicated to assisting the sea turtles on the Outer Banks. From her home she was readily available to handle any inquiry on the endangered animals that inhabit our seas and come ashore to either nest or because they are in trouble. From her table, she coordinated rescues of sick or injured turtles, nesting and hatching of healthy turtles and a myriad of calls inquiring about other creatures of the sea from whales to birds. Besides the creatures, she diplomatically coordinated the many personalities of the 100 volunteers in N.E.S.T., the inquiring tourists, the park service employees, the veterinarians and the employees at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. At her fingertips she had the answer for any problem that arose, and the knowledge and compassion to find a solution.
After graduating from Salem College, Joanne began her career working for the FBI. She met Chuck in Germany. After several positions, they settled in Mechanicsville, Virginia to raise their family. Their son Paul and his family still reside there. In 1993 Chuck and Joanne moved to the Outer Banks and began their many hours of volunteer service.
Joanne was deeply loved, greatly respected and most of all will be sorely missed. She leaves a void in our organization that cannot be filled. Her dedication and example will only spur the volunteers on in their quest to save the endangered sea turtles of the world.
Joanne, we miss you, the turtles miss you and the world misses you. You have brightened the path of everyone who has had the privilege of knowing you.
Rest in peace.
A memorial service will be held at Twiford’s Colony Chapel in Manteo on Saturday, February 9th at 2:00P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.), P.O. Box 1168, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949 (for donations through paypal, please click here).
The
Outer Banks of North Carolina
represents the northernmost limit of the loggerhead,
green and leatherback sea turtle nesting ranges in the United States. The Outer Banks also occasionally is home to the rare Hawksbill and
Kemp's Ridley sea turtles.
All sea turtles are protected by the
federal Endangered Species Act.
Avoid touching or interfering with turtle activity.
Do not remove any dead turtle, turtle egg, or turtle part.
REPORT ALL NESTING TURTLES, TURTLE CRAWLS,
stranded/dead turtles, OR HATCHING EVENTS
on the Outer Banks to the
NEST Hotline
252-441-8622
