Daily nesting reports from the Texas coast and Padre Island National Seashore. Three endangered sea turtle species - the critically endangered Kemp's ridley and threatened loggerhead and green - return...
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Groups to hold virtual press briefing today at 12 pm ET. For Immediate Release, April 2, 2026 Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@tirn.net Alex…
This past Saturday, March 28th, we gathered on the shores of Galveston Island for our 4th Annual Hatchling Hustle – what an unforgettable morning on the sand! From the first…
For Immediate Release: March 3, 2026 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org The Hatchling Hustle Returns to the Beach in its Fourth Year Bringing the Gulf Community Together to…
Nurdles are not an accident of nature; they are an industrial product spilling into our environment that can be controlled by man. Monitoring their spread doesn’t prevent harm, zero discharge…
Photo by Julianna Washburn: Volunteer Laura Leavitt works alongside another volunteer to collect nurdles at a beach cleanup in Galveston on Nov. 7, 2025. The Texas community came together for...
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For Immediate Release, November 3, 2025 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Ty Gribble, Environment Texas Policy Associate, tgribble@environmenttexas.org Environmental Advocates and University Students to Host Texas Statewide…
For decades, our work to save the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle has taken us across the world – from the beaches of California to the remote shores of Papua New…
NPS Photo of Kemp's ridley hatchlings emerge from an in situ nest on the beach. Good News: 2025 has been a record-breaking year for nesting Kemp's ridley sea turtles along...
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has rejected BP’s proposal for its first new Gulf of Mexico oilfield since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, citing serious flaws in the company’s…