Nearly 830 baby turtles were rescued from storm drains across the Jersey Shore.
The 826 Diamondback terrapin hatchlings had been hiding from the cold winter temps in their nest chambers and recently hatched at the Stockton University vivarium.
Stockton alumna Evelyn Kidd and her friends scooped the turtles from Ventnor and Margate, while Marlene Galdi and Joanne Fres rescued the turtles from Ocean City. When a baby terrapin successfully crawls across the street, they can meet yet another obstacle the curb, the university wrote. Marlene and Joanne regularly look for crossing terrapins to give them a hand.
The women discovered that curbs aren t the only obstacles for the quarter-sized turtles, who are small enough to slip through cracks of storm drains.
By MADELEINE MACCAR
Correspondent
For as long as she can remember, Carlee Scott Dunn has loved marine biology. Fond memories of childhood trips to the beach are tinged with an awed fascination fueled by devouring book after book about the oceans that dominate the planet.
And with the recent news that the Monroe Township resident has been offered an appointment to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Education’s prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program, she hopes to translate that passion into action.
“When I was little, I read all kinds of books about the ocean, anything I could get my hands on,” Dunn said. “It’s always been a big part of my life, for sure.”
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Jersey Shore braces for flooding from powerful nor’easter storm. Beach erosion a concern.
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
While most attention is focused on snow totals that could hit 24 inches as a powerful nor’easter pounds New Jersey, flooding concerns are the primary worry along the Jersey Shore.
The National Weather Service is warning of the potential for “moderate flooding” during three high tides from Monday morning through mid-day Tuesday along the Atlantic coastline and lower Delaware Bay.
Several shore communities reported road closings Monday morning as high tide arrived.
The entire Jersey Shore remains under a coastal flood warning, while Cumberland County’s Delaware Bayshore is under a coastal flood advisory. Isolated spots of major flooding are possible, the NWS warned.