N.E.S.T. News
114 Pounds of Trash GONE!
In celebration of World Sea Turtle Day, thirty-five hard working N.E.S.T. volunteers cleaned up beaches in Kill Devil Hills and collected 114 pounds of trash. Wow! Congratulations to Mary Q who collected the most trash with 22 pounds. Thanks go out to the Outer Banks...
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis Reports First Nesting Activity of the Season
On Saturday, the Hotline received a call from Thom Tillis reporting that someone had seen a sea turtle on the beach at the Sanderling Resort around 10:00 PM the night before. After repeated attempts to contact the person, Darlene Jones with the Hotline finally reached...
Friend of N.E.S.T., H2OBX Waterpark, does it again!!
For a number of years, H2OBX Waterpark has made extremely generous donations to N.E.S.T. All of our volunteers extend a big thank you to the park for their ongoing support!! This year's donation was over $2,000. The park sells plush sea turtles and donates 50% of the...
Generous Memorial Donation Goes to Expanding N.E.S.T. Education Project
A recent donation made in memory of Addison Hutchison, a vibrant, funny, hard-working and kind hearted teenager, has helped N.E.S.T. expand our education curriculum program. N.E.S.T. is very grateful for the donation and extends our sincere sympathies. N.E.S.T.’s Sea...
Turtle Heroes at Outer Banks Olive Company Donate to N.E.S.T.
N.E.S.T. volunteers extend a huge thanks to the owners of the Outer Banks Olive Oil Company, Laura and Phil Wayland, for their donation of over $5000 for the second year in a row. Wow! The donations are raised from the sale of limited edition commemorative turtle...