Photo Credit: Lindsey Koehler
Please be advised that all Caswell Beach Volunteers carry and wear a NCWRC permit badge. Offical volunteers also have Caswell Beach Parking Permits to display at all times when they park to perform sea turtle duties. Don’t hesitate to ask to see a badge if you are uncertain who you are speaking with!
WHO WE ARE
Caswell Beach Turtle Watch is a private non-profit staffed solely by volunteers from the community. The organization and its volunteers are supervised by authorized program leaders who are designated permittees of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
OUR PURPOSE
The purpose of Caswell Beach Turtle Watch is to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles that lay their eggs on Caswell Beach. Efforts include community education, and monitoring and reporting on sea turtle nesting and hatch activities relying on the public’s help.
NEST ADOPTION
You can “Adopt-a-Nest” to help support the efforts of Caswell Beach Turtle Watch in their nest monitoring activities. When you adopt a nest, you receive a Certificate of Adoption, nest photos, and updates about your nest throughout the season.
Video Highlights
2025 Turtle Data
2025 Nests
2025 False Crawls
2025 Volunteer Hours
2025 Hatched Eggs
Our Latest Updates
- What to Know About Protecting Sea Turtles and “Take”As beach lovers, a chance interaction with a sea turtle is a treasured experience, and we all get excited and naturally want to get closer to these majestic creatures. But as we have opportunities to Read More
- Super Special Six Saturday! A busy day (and week) for Sea Turtles at Caswell Beach!As June gets into full swing here at Caswell Beach and our beaches get warmer, we at Caswell Beach Turtle Watch are seeing increased activity from our sea turtle mamas. The activity is not all Read More
- Caswell Beach Delighted as Mama Sea Turtle Nests at SunriseEarly this morning, Caswell Beach Turtle Watch Morning Patrol was very lucky to experience a sea turtle mama in the process of laying her eggs! What a miracle to see in daylight! Since Caswell Beach Read More
- Strong Start for Caswell Beach’s Sea Turtles in MayAs May comes to a close, Caswell Beach Turtle Watch is excited to share that it has logged 9 nests thus far! The challenging King Tides in the past week left little to no beach Read More
- Caswell Beach Has First Sea Turtle Nests for 2025As of today, Caswell Beach, NC is excited to share news about its first 4 nests of the 2025 season. It looks like there were some fairly large, mature mamas, with crawl widths at 40+”! Read More