Are you passionate about local wildlife and looking for a hands-on way to protect coastal ecosystems? Join Seatuck Environmental Association for an upcoming in-person training session and play an active role in safeguarding Long Island’s Diamondback Terrapi ns.
\n \nDuring this program\, you’ll explo re the fascinating world of North America’s only b rackish-water turtle. We’ll cover their biology\, behaviors\, and estuarine distribution\, along wit h their deep cultural and ecological significance. We’ll also examine the modern conservation challe nges that threaten their survival today—from habit at loss to road mortality.
\n \nMost import antly\, you'll learn how to take real action. We’l l train you on simple field and digital protocols to collect and submit crucial data for our active community science efforts\, including:
\n \nDEC Headcount Surveys: Conduct simple visual shore-based monitoring along local waterways.
\ n \nSeatuck’s Terrapin Watch: Report oppor tunistically using your smartphone via the Survey1 23 app when you spot terrapins or nesting activity .
\n \nZooniverse Drone Surveys: Review aerial drone footage from home to help locate ter rapins in salt marshes.
\n \nWhether you pr efer spending time out along the marsh or making a n impact from your computer at home\, there’s a pl ace for you on our team.
\n \nReady to help protect our local terrapins? Sign up for an upcom ing training session and start making a difference !
DESCRIPTION:Are you passionate about local wildlife and lookin g for a hands-on way to protect coastal ecosystems ? Join Seatuck Environmental Association for an up coming in-person training session and play an acti ve role in safeguarding Long Island’s Diamondback Terrapins.\n \n \n \n During this program\, you’ll explore the fascinating world of North America’s only brackish-water turtle. We’ll cover their biol ogy\, behaviors\, and estuarine distribution\, alo ng with their deep cultural and ecological signifi cance. We’ll also examine the modern conservation challenges that threaten their survival today—from habitat loss to road mortality.\n \n \n \n Most i mportantly\, you'll learn how to take real action. We’ll train you on simple field and digital proto cols to collect and submit crucial data for our ac tive community science efforts\, including:\n \n \ n \n DEC Headcount Surveys: Conduct simple vis ual shore-based monitoring along local waterways.\ n \n \n \n Seatuck’s Terrapin Watch: Report op portunistically using your smartphone via the Surv ey123 app when you spot terrapins or nesting activ ity.\n \n \n \n Zooniverse Drone Surveys: Revi ew aerial drone footage from home to help locate t errapins in salt marshes.\n \n \n \n Whether you p refer spending time out along the marsh or making an impact from your computer at home\, there’s a p lace for you on our team.\n \n \n \n Ready to help protect our local terrapins? Sign up for an upcom ing training session and start making a difference !\n \n CATEGORIES:Program CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T190000 LOCATION:Suffolk County Environmental Center(Scully)\n 550 South Bay Ave\n Islip\, NY 11751\n United States\n URL:https://seatuck.org/events/event/info/?reset=1&id=3441 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR