Galveston Park Board of Trustees
· Important Wildlife Monitoring Training for Park Board Staff and Coastal Zone Management. Did you know our Galveston beaches support at least 11 ground-nesting bird species along with sea turtles during their nesting season? Beach nesting for these coastal species is from mid-March — August. What do you do if you see turtle nesting activity? Call 866-TURTLE-5. How about an injured bird? Call 281-286-8282. Stranded marine mammal? Call 1-800-9-MAMMAL. Thank you to Anna Deichmann with the American Bird Conservancy and Dr. Tasha Metz for imparting their knowledge and wisdom to our staff and members of Galveston County staff as well! #LoveGalveston #NestingSeason #MarineLife
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