Task List - Turtle Nest Protection Permit Holder

• March 1 - Apply for Permit.
• Upon approval - Have brochures printed for the season.
• Order "T" shirts.
• April - send out lists serve questionnaire to cull out dead wood.
• Paint last years sticks, repair signs etc.
• May - week 1 - Mount beach boxes, brochure bottles, signs etc.
• Hold organizational meeting.
• Generate the patrol schedule and email. Wait a week for comments and corrections and do it again.
• Conduct a beach training session for Newbies with the help of the seasoned members. See training addendum attached.
• May - week 2 - Send out the start of season memo.
• Supply the control point with sticks, stakes, mallet, pails, shovel, tape, log book, marking pens, pencils, list of POA locations, etc.
• May - week 3 Send out the tips memo.
• From mid May through July and for each nest found;
  • Insure that the documentation in the log book is complete and accurate.
  • Email particulars and update nest data web page and home page nest total.
  • Upload pictures when available.
  • Resupply the control point with sticks and stakes etc.
  • Monitor nest incubation and adjust sand levels as necessary.
• Bring out Ghost Crab traps and set as needed.
• Resupply brochure bottles as needed.
• Monitor nest incubation and record over wash and/or predation.
• Mail out monthly false crawl and nest totals to DNR.
• Prepare a nest inventory data sheet for each nest and calculate the hatch date.
• Box out those nest areas that are deemed problematic with available driftwood prior to the hatch date to prevent hatchling disorientation.
• Log each nests hatching activity on the data sheet and monitor for Ghost Crab activity.
• Schedule nest inventories and record the hatching results on the work sheet.
• Update the nest data web page with the hatching statistics.
• Upload pictures of the youngsters helping with disoriented hatchlings.
• August - week 2 - Retrieve log book, unused stakes, sticks, pails, tools, etc.
• Collate monthly false crawl data from log book for Nest Data Summary Report.
• August - week 3 - Disassemble control points and remove boxes, etc.
• September - week 4 - Check all un-hatched question mark nests and remove stakes.
• Finalize the Nest Data web page and the Home page for the season.
• October - Compile statistics for Nest Data Summary Report.
• Prepare Audubon Club presentation with a DVD or equivalent visual aid.
• Prepare spread sheet for DNR from Nest Data web page and nest inventory data sheets.
• Prepare project summary  for DNR and mail off all forms.
• Create a photo album or flash video for the season and upload to web site.
• Close out the account book and prepare a financial statement for the Audubon Board.
• Find somebody else to do this next year.