Date:   June 8, 2009 (Monday)

Time:   5:30 - 7 p.m

Location : Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Event: Georgia Sea Turtle Center - Two Years Later and Beyond

Meet the staff at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center for a private tour of the Center and a discussion with Dr. Terry Norton, Director of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, on success stories and accomplishments from the past two years plus their vision for the future.

FREE with paid admission to the Center. Reservations Required. Click here to register.

Date:   June 9, 2009 (Tuesday)

Time 5:30 - 7:00, Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Turtles Are Not the Only Animals that Nest on Jekyll Island  - A discussion with Jim Gertis, Beekeeper, and Lydia Thompson, Birding Enthusiast.

Learn about from Jim Gertis and Lydia Thompson about other animals that nest on Jekyll Island. Jim will give information on bee keeping and the natural benefits of honey. Lydia will speak on Wilson's Plovers, savvy little birds that nest on Jekyll Island's beaches and have a unique social structure.

FREE with paid admission to the Center. Reservations Required. Click here to register.

Date:  June 12, 2009 (Friday)

Time:   8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Breakfast with Scute and Pajama Tour

Join the staff from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center along with Scute the Sea Turtle for a delicious breakfast and tour of the Center - in your pajamas! All kids are invited to wear their pajamas as they watch the turtles rise and shine for their day.
$11. Includes admission to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Reservations Required. Click here to register.

Date:  June 13 (Saturday)

Time: 12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM,

Location: Jekyll Island Beachdeck

Nest Fest Party at the Beachdeck

Join the staff at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center for an afternoon of interactive educational activities, arts and crafts, and fun on the beach. Vendors and exhibitors from various organizations in the Brunswick-Golden Isles region will also be present with hands-on exhibits. Kids can test their skills in the always popular Turtle Crawl obstacle course. Plus, one or more of the rehabilitated patients from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center will be released.
FREE

The Georgia Sea Turtle Center designed for sea turtle rehabilitation, research and education on sea turtles opened in June 2007 on Jekyll Island, Georgia. 

 The Center is very much like an emergency room and rehabilitation center for injured and sick turtles in addition to scientific research. You get to see the various patients that are in rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Center and find out about their injuries and illnesses. 

Freshwater turtles (like you find in ponds or in pet stores) have flat feet and webbed toes for swimming while a sea turtle's feet are flippers used for swimming.  A freshwater turtle can move its neck into an S shape to put its head inside its shell while a sea turtle cannot.

One of the things you learn at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center is the development of sea turtles from eggs all the way through adulthood.  Sea turtles dig in the sand and bury their eggs.  Several months later, the baby turtles crack out of the shell and stays hidden in the sand for several nights until all of the turtles are out of their shells.  About 100 turtles start digging for the surface and emerge in the dark on the beach and race toward the sea.  Many become victims to seabirds, crabs and other predators.  Sometimes they head in the wrong direction toward the lights buildings behind dunes because they think they are headed into the light of the ocean's horizon. 

During certain times of the year, you can see the hatchings on beach walks sponsored by the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.  Open daily from 10 - 6, visit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. 

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