Adopt a Nest

Adopt a Nest to Protect Sea Turtles

In partnership with the Jacksonville University Sea Turtle Program, we are happy to offer sea turtle nest adoptions. Your contribution supports vital nest monitoring, student-driven research, and community education — all critical to ensuring a brighter future for sea turtles in Northeast Florida.

Nest Adoption Levels:

Loggerhead Turtle Level

$50

The Loggerhead Turtle level includes:

  • Your name listed on the website of nest adopters for the current nesting season

  • A Certificate of Adoption and a Mickler’s Landing Turtle Patrol sticker.

Adopt at the Loggerhead Turtle Level

Ada DeRosa

Amruta Joshi

Angela Sanders

Angelica Ginocchio

Connie Woods

Debbi Aloszka

Eileen Miele

Frank Blase

Green Turtle Level

$150

The Green Turtle level includes:

  • Everything at the Loggerhead Turtle level, plus

  • An emailed picture of your individual nest

  • Emailed results of your nest after the evaluation.

Adopt at the Green Turtle Level

George DeMarino

Girl Scout Troop 52020

Girl Scout Troop 63211 (2 nests!)

Graham Stevens

In Loving Memory of Mary Lynne Smith

In Loving Memory of Steve Carroll

Joyce Miller

Justin Oleksy

Leatherback Turtle Level

$300

The Leatherback Turtle level includes:

  • Everything at the Green Turtle level, plus

  • An invitation to your nest’s evaluation for up to five (5) people. Evaluations last roughly 45 minutes to 1 hour. *Due to state permitting restrictions, we can only give a maximum of a 3-day notice for the evaluation.

Adopt at the Leatherback Turtle Level

2026 Nest Adopters

Linn Newton

Melissa Kwiecien

Michelle Price

Patty Howell

Ponte Vedra Chapter, NSDAR

Rafael Arribas

Shakyra Canchaney Photography

Susan Landon

Tiffany Richardson