sea turtle education program leslie weinstein
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TurTles Fly, TooAviation is Making a Difference
General Aviation & sea TurtlesThis past fall, General Aviation played an extraorinary role in the rescue of over 500 endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles. Generous donors who contributed their planes, time, fuel –and most impor-tantly – their love of aviation supported transporting turtles in the Cape Cod State of Emergency. The flights by the volunteer pilotsconstituted the largest rescue operation of its kind to save an endangered species in history directed from Boise, Idaho.
education = AwarenessNOAA recently gifted seven sea turtles that were not able to be rescued so that an educational program could be developed to spread the awareness of endangered sea turtles including this historical rescue and garner support for additional rescue efforts occurring annually. Most years there are nearly 100 sea turtle strandings in Cape Cod due to cold stun (similar to hypother-mia in humans). This past year there was over 1,200 in less than two weeks.
Your support will allow us to preserve the remains of the sea
turtles for use as tactile examples to students across the country.
Contributions will also be used to finalize educational materials and
launch the “General Aviation Saves the Sea Turtles” national education road tour visiting school districts from coast to coast. This educational presentation, geared for K-12 students and student organizations, will focus on the role of GA through the eyes of pilots in this unprecedented rescue effort
to get students excited about aviation and conservation. In order to continue making a difference with our rescue and education efforts, your support is vital for our success. By supporting our program you will be directly contributing to the sea turtle rescue efforts as well as a focused educational campaign to get students interested in GA and wildlife preservation. Additionally, if you are interested in sharing your aviation experiences with students – let us know, we’d love to hear your story. Thank you for your consideration and continued support.
Interested in donating or need more information, or to volunteer please contact Leslie Weinstein, True-Lock LLC by text or call (208)-484-7774, or [email protected]. Please add Sea Turtle in subject when emailing.
Leslie Weinstein4911 Parkwood Street, Boise, ID 83704208-375-4846 or [email protected] | true-lock.comhttps://www.facebook.com/gasavesseaturtleeducation1
Manager & Founder | True-Lock LLC in partnership with
University of Florida Development BoardArchie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
http://accstr.ufl.edu/