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
- Question of the Week: Do Sea Turtles Hatch In a Full Moon?We met LOTS of new beach visitors this week who were learning about sea turtles for the first time! It’s exciting to have so much interest and to be able to teach children AND adults Read More
- Sea Turtles Are Struggling To Find Safe Nesting LocationsCaswell Beach is happy to report that after many days with a high incidence of false crawls, there are new nests to report. Our beach supporters have really come through in keeping us up-to-date on Read More
- Cincinatti Family, Visitors for 66 Years, Helps Welcome Nest #28!After four disappointing False Crawls yesterday, Caswell Beach is back on track with three new sea turtle nests. We are hoping with some relief from the heat and overnight rain, our mamas are ready for Read More
- 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