Photo Credit: Lindsey Koehler
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Please be advised that all Caswell Beach Turtle Watch volunteers carry and wear a NCWRC Permit Badge. Official volunteers also must display Caswell Beach Parking Permits in parked vehicles at all times while performing sea turtle duties. Don’t hesitate to ask to see a badge if you are uncertain who you are speaking with! Also, see our UPDATED 2025 Sea Turtle Guidelines from NCWRC.
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
- Caswell Beach Replenishment Is Underway!Caswell Beach Turtle Watch is happy to share that the beach replenishment project has begun! If you followed us last seaon, you know that our turtle nests and our beaches overall were significantly impacted by Read More
- Caswell Beach Turtle Watch 2025 Season Highlights**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 25ST03). Please consider donating to our efforts as we build up our necessary resources for the season.You Read More
- Remaining Sea Turtle Nests at Caswell Beach Have Hatched!It’s a wrap for the 2025 Sea Turtle Seaon at Caswell Beach! We are grateful our few remaining nests, many washed over by Hurricane Erin, had some time to incubate, hatch and be inventoried before Read More
- Caswell Beach Turtle Watch Featured in Southport OKI MagazineWe are happy to share that we have been featured in Southport OKI magazine, along with our friends at Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection. Thanks to the magazine for spending so much time with us Read More
- Small Miracles As Sea Turtles Recover From Hurricane ErinHurricane Erin devastated many incubating sea turtle nests along the North Carolina coast, with estimated losses nearing 11% of all nests. The extreme high tides overwashed the remaining incubating nests and deposited up to a Read More