 Throughout 2023, we celebrated our 25th anniversary!
After many years of protecting and conserving turtles, first as the mother-daughter team of Jean and Karen Beasley and then as the all-volunteer Topsail Turtle Project, we decided to make it official 25 years ago, in 1998! On June 5, 1998, Jean Beasley filed articles of incorporation with the State of North Carolina to legally establish the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center as a non-profit organization. Named in memory of her daughter, Karen, the "KBSTRRC" would include both the existing Topsail Turtle Project and the new Sea Turtle Hospital. On July 21, 1998, the North Carolina Secretary of State approved KBSTRRC's articles of incorporation and we officially became a legally-recognized, not-for-profit organization! Since our founding, we have protected over 2,627 sea turtle nests, treated over 1,307 sick or injured sea turtles, and educated hundreds of thousands of people about sea turtles and the importance of conserving them. To celebrate, we hosted 25+ activities and events to celebrate 25+ years of conserving and protecting sea turtles. From the Gala to our "Lights Out for Sea Turtles" campaign, we found a lot to celebrate!
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UPDATE (August 24, 2024): Thank you! With your support we were able to raise the funds to install bead filters. They are helping to improve water quality in Sea Turtle Bay! They've also helped reduce the volunteer workload and increase efficiency of the system. On behalf of the turtles, thank you for the life sustaining gift of clean water in which to recover! Give the life sustaining gift of clean water for sea turtle patients like Howlite! You know how important clean water is for daily life. You drink it, bathe in it, use it for cooking. Now imagine if you also lived in it while you were trying to recover from a traumatic injury! Howlite is a 4-pound green turtle that was found entangled by plastic trash in the New River off of Sneads Ferry. She was emaciated, with line wrapped around both front flippers and in her mouth. The injury to her right front flipper was so severe it required amputation. Her left flipper was able to be saved but requires daily wound care.
 In order for Howlite's wounds to continue healing, the water in her tank needs to be as clean as we can possibly make it.
You can help. At the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, the filters, pumps, and pipes that clean our turtles' water are known as our "life support system." And that is truly what the system is. It supports the daily life of our marine turtles and makes their rehabilitation possible. To upgrade our life support system and improve water quality, we are replacing our outdated canister filters with new, more powerful bead filters. Designed to handle even the heaviest of loads, these will help keep our water sparkling clean for Howlite and future injured sea turtles. As an added bonus, they are more efficient and save both water and time. With filters, pipes, pumps, and controls, as well as design and installation, the cost of this new system is $34,000. Your gift today of $25, $50, $100 or $250 will help upgrade our life support system, improve water quality, and allow injured turtles like Howlite to heal and be released. On behalf of Howlite and future sea turtle patients, thank you! |
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This conservation work for protected sea turtles at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center and on Topsail Island is authorized by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, ES Permit 24ST05.
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