January Chapter Meeting

Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Patrol

Time:  6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Place:  Big Thicket Association Office, 900 North, Beaumont

Advanced Training:  Joanie Steinhaus will talk about turtles in the Gulf of Mexico and the Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Patrol.  The purpose of the Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Patrol is to monitor and protect nesting Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (and other sea turtle species) to assist in the recovery the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle population. The Upper Texas Coast Sea Turtle Patrol also responds to stranded sea turtles.  For more information, see http://www.tamug.edu/seaturtlepatrol.

Note:  A board meeting precedes the chapter meeting at 5:00 p.m.