If you will be Monitoring the Greenhouse (Dec
10- March 1) during the day, please arrive at the Turtle Camp by 10:00am. Be sure to bring plenty of water and
lunch. Plan to be on the beach from 10am -3pm. Please apply your sunscreen at home and wash hands well. Sunscreen
cannot be used in the turtle camp. Someone will meet you at the turtle camp around 10am, please be patient if they are
a few minutes late, they are probably coming on an ATV and may have to stop to collect a nest. Feel free to open the
door and go in.
Hatchling Releases will take place December 10- March 1. Please arrive
(or come back) to the Turtle Camp at- 5:00pm (December - January), and 5:30pm (February-March). We will clean
out active nests, and release hatchlings at sunset.
Kids- your family is welcome to accompany you! If you are Monitoring the Greenhouse during the day, you are
absolutely welcome to stay and release the hatchlings at sunset your break is 3:00-5:30.
Contributions
to the program are used toward ATV maintenance, ATV purchases, gasoline, Biologist tools like turtle PITS, thermometers
and Greenhouse construction materiales all needed to run this project.
Directions:
The Tortugueros Las Playitas Turtle
Camp is on the beach at Camino Internacional in Las Tunas. We are on Google Maps!
Thank you for participating!
