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A visit with Florida’s St. George Island "Turtle Lady" Kimberly Crossen

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"Slash" the Green Sea Turtle
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"Slash" the Green Sea Turtle

St. George Island’s Turtle Lady, Kimberly Crossen shares fascinating insights about the island’s turtles and volunteer efforts to protect and nurture the baby turtles.

St. George Island’s “Turtlers” actively scour the beaches to locate and mark turtle nests. Their daily walks include looking for signs of nesting activity, hatchings as well as disorientated hatchlings.

Kimberly Crossen with her baby turtle hatchlings
Courtesy St. George Island Turtle Patrol
Kimberly Crossen with her baby turtle hatchlings

St. George Island turtle volunteers actively monitor more than 12 miles of beaches.

Baby turtles with St. George Island Turtle Patrol Volunteers
Courtesy Kimberly Crossen
Baby turtles with St. George Island Turtle Patrol Volunteers

St. George Island is situated in the Gulf of Mexico adjacent to Florida’s panhandle, not far from Panama City and Tallahassee.

Kimberly Crossen St. George Island's Turtle Lady
Courtesy St. George Island Turtle Patrol
Kimberly Crossen St. George Island's Turtle Lady

Come along and Join Kimberly Crossen, the Turtle Lady to learn the rest of the story.

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Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer—winner of the Gold Lowell Thomas Award—Society of American Travel Writers

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