Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles (FOSWST)

2025-26 FOSWST Fall Education is Here!

Greetings VBA!

We hope your summer was wonderful! As we kick off the 2025-26 school year we're excited for all that is ahead! As you know, our mission at Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles is awareness through education and our VBA volunteers are an integral part of making it all come together. If you have yet to experience educating with FOSWST, we would be thrilled to have you at our upcoming education events to make this successful!

OHANA Fun @ the Beach Thursday - 9/18 8-10:00 am

SEASIDE Fun @ the Beach Wednesday - 10/08 7:30-10:00 am

SEASIDE Fun @ the Beach Wednesday - 10/22 7:30-10:00 am

*Note: Our Fun @ the Beach program is both fun & physically-engaging. Volunteers should bring water to stay hydrated, and be prepared to be on your feet/moving around for the duration of this event. More info about our different areas of activity are outlined below.

Fun @ the Beach Program

Our Fun @ the Beach program follows up our classroom education with four different fun activities.

Sea Turtle obstacle course, where students are challenged to navigate trash, umbrellas & beach toys to get to their nesting location.
Digging an egg chamber like a momma Sea Turtle.
Picking up trash on the beach to keep it #CleanDarkFlat
Playing our Sea Turtle Race Game

Visit our Instagram to see this in action!

Questions?

Please contact:

Beth Coppedge @ 404-234-2281 / Gina Cornelius @ 541-990-1578

Need help? Simply email us at info@friendsofswseaturtles.org or reply to this email and we will register you for one of the events. Please include your name, email address & phone # for registration for each VBA attending.

FOSWST Calendar!

Keep an eye on what's on the FOSWST calendar coming up ↓

We are always in need of volunteers! Check our calendar below, and be sure you're subscribed to our emails!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR EVENT CALENDAR

REMINDERS

VBAs are no longer allowed to use their Blue whistles on the beach.

We're excited to see our VBA's hitting the beaches for the 2025 season! With beach walking, educational & community events on the calendar it's so important to our organization for all volunteers to please keep track of all of your VBA hours!

CLICK HERE TO ENTER YOUR VBA HOURS

THE 2025 SEA TURTLE SEASON IS HERE! LET'S CONTINUE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO KEEP OUR BEACHES #CleanDarkFlat

We want to hear from you!

We would love to see what our VBA's are up to in 2025! Whether you're picking up trash, filling in holes or chatting up visitors, we'd love to see you in action! Please send your VBA photos to media@friendsofswseaturtles.org, or tag us on social media @30aseaturtles!

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