AISTW begins nest excavations
Ronda Bokram excavates a nest Friday. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Bill Bokram talks with people on the beach Friday about sea turtles and nesting season. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Ronda Bokram excavates a nest Friday. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Ronda Bokram excavates a nest Friday. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch began nest excavations last week. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch began nest excavations last week. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch began nest excavations last week. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch began nest excavations last week. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch began nest excavations last week. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch began nest excavations last week. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
The Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch began nest excavations last week. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Ronda Bokram, president of the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch, led the first public sea turtle nest excavation of the 2026 sea turtle nesting season Friday.
“If we just dug up a nest and put them in th…