Shirts are now available at The Lighthouse Gifts Inc. on the Holden Beach causeway, at Turtle Talk and Turtle Time this summer and by mail - order shirts and other merchandise; shop here
Found a mother turtle laying a nest? A stranded or injured sea turtle and/or unattended hatchlings?
Call the HBTWP Stranding Team:
910-754-0766 | 24/7/365
Nesting turtles are frightened by lights and won't lay their eggs on a brightly lighted beach. Hatchlings will go to the lights rather than the ocean! Please help us preserve our marine life by keeping beachfront lighting off from May 1st until October 31st. learn more turtle facts
As recommended by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, it is the policy of the HBTWP to NOT disclose the locations or potential hatch dates of active turtle nests on our beach.
A list of nest locations will NOT be published in newspapers, on this website or on other social media. Please do NOT call the emergency number or contact the Project Coordinator to ask about nests. This is for the safety of the turtles! learn more about turtle nesting
Current Nest Count |
False Crawls |
0 |
0 |
Total Known Eggs |
Hatchlings to Ocean |
0 |
0 |
posted: May 6, 2025, 12:06 PM
The HBTP has an endowment with UNCW that honors our founder Judith Bryan. This endowment assists graduate students at UNCW majoring in Marine Biology. This year's fellowship recipients are Jamie Clark and Caroline VanDuzer. They both are studying sea turtles and will be working with us this summer. Congratulations! Photo...read more of this article.
posted: April 20, 2025, 6:20 PM
Happy Easter. Sharing photos of Turtle Patrol members Karla & Tim and their family. They had all their children and grandchildren here for Easter and decided to take the opportunity to have photos made sporting this year's turtle t-shirt. You, too, can own a 2025 HBTP shirt. They are on...read more of this article.
posted: February 18, 2025, 12:57 PM
This is For the Birds……. The Holden Beach Turtle Patrol, has made a $2,000 Grant to wildlife partner, The Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter on Oak Island. Sea Biscuit is a 503(c)(3) non-profit organization with an all-volunteer staff dedicated to providing medical treatment for hooked, netted, or otherwise injured or orphaned...read more of this article.
posted: January 18, 2025, 10:40 AM
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The Board of Directors for the Holden Beach Turtle Patrol (HBTP) met with Kathy Zagzebski, the Executive Director for the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (KBSTRRC), at the turtle hospital and toured the Sea Turtle Sick Bay. The HBTP Stranding Team took a total of 6...read more of this article.