Galveston, Texas (May 8, 2014) – Turtle Island Restoration Network will be celebrating the first anniversary of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle being named the Texas’s state sea turtle with a Shell-e-bration on Saturday, May 10 at Stewart Beach Park.
As part of Turtle Island’s Shell-e-bration event the National Marine Fisheries Service will be releasing two juvenile Kemps ridley sea turtles at 2 pm. Lyndsey Howell, Research Fishery Biologist with NOAA/NMFS, will give a short talk prior to the release.
WHO: Turtle Island Restoration Network and National Marine Fisheries Service
WHAT: Sea Turtle Release at Turtle Island’s ‘Shell-e-bration’ event in honor of the first anniversary of the Kemp’s Ridley being named Texas’s state sea turtle.
This free, family event is an outdoor festival featuring a variety of turtle and marine-related activities, exhibits and crafts. Learn more here.
WHERE: Stewart Beach Park, 201 Seawall Blvd. Galveston, Texas
(In front of the pavilion). An area will be coned off so the public can view the release.
WHEN: 2 pm, tomorrow, May 10th
WHY: To raise awareness about the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles.
Click here to find out more about the Shell-e-bration event.
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