Volunteers Needed for Nesting Beach Clean Up Day Oct. 18 in North Hero and Swanton

Volunteers needed for Nesting Beach Clean Up Day Oct. 18 in North Hero and Swanton

NORTH HERO — Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day is Saturday, Oct. 18, and the department is looking for volunteers to help.

Spiny Softshell Turtle Beach Cleanup Day | Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

Spiny Softshell Turtle Beach Cleanup Day charlee.drury@… Tue, 09/30/2025 - 13:45 Join Vermont Fish and Wildlife for the annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day! Volunteers will pull up vegetation on nesting beaches to prepare turtle nesting sites for next year.  In addition to threatened spiny softshell turtles, these nest sites are also used by map turtles, painted turtles and snapping turtles.  Participants are asked to arrive at North…