First sea turtle nest of 2025 reported on Folly Beach

First sea turtle nest of 2025 reported on Folly Beach

Trained volunteers have spotted the season’s first sea turtle nest a few days earlier than normal, the Department of Natural Resources says.

First Sea Turtle Nest of 2025 Reported in Folly Beach

CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina’s sea turtle nesting season has begun a couple days earlier than normal with a loggerhead nest reported in Folly Beach. Trained volunteers with the Folly Beach Turtle Watch program located the nest this morning while walking the beach (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources permit number MTP524). They are among the team of over 1,500 volunteers and biologists that will regularly patrol South Carolina’s b…