The Holden Beach Turtle Patrol is accepting applicants for new trainees for the 2026 sea turtle nesting season.
During nesting season, which runs from May through October, volunteers with the Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program patrol the Brunswick County island’s ocean shoreline for turtle crawls, locate nests, relocate eggs from nests that are in unsafe locations, mark and nests, and monitor them until hatchlings are released.
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Last year, sea turtles laid 35 nests on the island, according to the organization. Those nests contained a little more than 4,000 eggs. Of those, the organization documented 2,389 hatchlings.
Anyone interested may complete an online submission form. Candidates will be interviewed by Steve McNeill, program coordinator, who will explain the program, volunteer training, as well as other duties and responsibilities.
