Adopt a sea turtle nest

The Miami-Dade County Sea Turtle Conservation Program is accepting donations for sea turtle nest adoptions to highlight the importance of sea turtles and raise awareness about ways to protect them.

Adopt-A-Sea Turtle Nest is a pilot program that gives individuals, families and groups the opportunity to symbolically adopt a sea turtle nest in their name at either Haulover Park or Crandon Park. Nests can be adopted for $100 by visiting Miami-Dade Parks' online Park Link.   

For your donation, you will have your name imprinted on a printable adoption certificate and on a sea turtle nest stake to mark the site of your adopted nest. Your stake will remain for the nest's incubation period, an estimated 45 to 70 days. You will be notified by email when your nest has hatched. 

Sea turtle nesting season is from March 1 to Oct. 31. Data collected from the nests on beaches throughout the county are submitted to state and federal agencies to monitor management and recovery efforts.

Note: If you find a dead, sick or injured sea turtle, please call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's 24-hour hotline at 1-888-404-FWCC (1-888-404-3922.)

For more information, call Education and Outreach Coordinator Cristal Espinosa at 786-719-6836 or email [email protected].