01/15/2026
Update from the HB Turtle Patrol - Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program board members Laura Hager, Steve McNeill, Deva Tucker and Barb Taylor met with 4 members of the Holden Beach Chapel Board of Trustees (Richard McCain, Ann Landis, Bubba Rollins and Doc Beatty) to present them with a $500 donation. The HBTWP is deeply grateful for the strong community partnership with the Holden Beach Chapel which allows them to host their Holden Beach Turtle Patrol Annual Meeting in April, and their “Children’s Turtle Time” and “Turtle Talk” educational programs in the Summer, in the Chapel’s Fellowship Room. Without the Chapel’s generosity, HBTWP would not be able to execute their sea turtle ambassador program on Holden Beach. In 2025,
1,180 visitors and residents learned about sea turtles by attending education programs at the Holden Beach Chapel.
The Holden Beach Turtle Watch Program, founded in 1989, monitors & protects the sea turtle population on Holden Beach. This all-volunteer nonprofit conservation organization operates under the authority of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission ES Permit 26ST11.
Check out their website and Facebook at https://cas5-0-urlprotect.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=www.hbturtlewatch.org&umid=5e159276-2b76-4a15-bcc7-313028fececb&rct=1768493169&auth=858fea38e585d8edab989b877a90ee5969261513-63010ea208063a6e1ede60ad002b805a8e9685a6
