26-04-2025
18th annual Tybee Turtle Trot welcomes hundreds of runners
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — Tybee Island kicked off sea turtle nesting season with the 18th Annual Turtle Trot 5K Beach Run On Saturday. More than 375 participants — ages 4 to 8 — completed the 3.1-mile route along the shoreline.
Proceeds from the 5K go towards The Tybee Sea Turtle Project at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center (TIMSC) and a beach terrain vehicle to better respond to stranded loggerhead sea turtles and their hatchlings.
The Tybee Sea Turtle Project is a conservation project permitted through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to monitor and protect sea turtles on Tybee Island. While growing strong and healthy, our current resident sea turtles, Westie and Ossie, educate visitors on the impacts affecting sea turtle populations and our conservation efforts to protect them.
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