Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest
Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest 2024 – Coming Soon!
One of the most awe-inspiring reasons we all love Cape Hatteras National Seashore is that its pristine beaches are a perfect home for our favorite sea turtle friends. Each year, hundreds of sea turtles make their way onto our beaches to lay their eggs. During summer 2023, our parks monitored over 378 sea turtle nests, including rare Kemp’s Ridley and Leatherback sea turtle nests, and we hope to see similar numbers in the coming season.
Through our Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program, you can symbolically adopt a sea turtle nest that is being monitored by park rangers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and receive information about your specific nest when it hatches later in the summer or fall! There are a limited number of nests available to adopt each year and they are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Sea turtle nests typically start to arrive on the seashore in early June, so mark your calendar for early summer to return to this page and reserve your nest!
We will also announce to our email subscribers when the 2024 adoption season is officially open, so if you are not already on our email list, subscribe now, and make sure you add us to your safe sender list so you don’t miss any of our communications!
If you have any questions about this program, please contact Nicole Erickson, Development & Adoption Programs Manager, at nicoleerickson@obxforever.org.