Comments on: Turtle Rescue on the Eco Side of Baja http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/2009/11/17/turtle-rescue-on-the-eco-side-of-baja/ "Walker, there is no path. The path is made by walking." --Antonio Machado Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:10:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tracy http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/2009/11/17/turtle-rescue-on-the-eco-side-of-baja/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Tracy Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:21:51 +0000 http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/?p=774#comment-400 Thanks for reading, Autumn! Here is Melissa's response: Yes, great question! Sea turtle volunteer opportunities are a bit limited on the West Coast - no sea turtles nest there, although they do live in the waters off the Western US. (And I'm afraid I don't know of any opportunities in Oregon, but that doesn't mean they don't exist!) The Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California accepts volunteers - call Jeff at 858-546-7152. You might also check with the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco (Volunteer department 415/379-5111), the Monterrey Bay Aquarium (http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/aa/aa_jobs/aa_jobs_volunteer.aspx), and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Members_and_Friends/Volunteer/) about volunteering. Volunteer jobs at these places generally work best for people who live nearby, but folks at these organizations may know of opportunities closer to you, or can direct you to people who do. There may be rehabilitation facilities in your area, for example. And even if a volunteer job isn't directly related to sea turtles, if you help the ocean, you help sea turtles. Next time you are traveling, especially to Mexico or the Caribbean, SEE Turtles offers a volunteer match program - you let them know what you want to do and where and they work to find an opportunity that fits your needs. Go to their website, seeturtles.org, click on Volunteer on the left hand menu, and fill out a Match Form. Finally, I'm currently working on a book that will provide details on sea turtle volunteering around the world - there are opportunities on the East Coast, in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, and in Texas, as well as throughout the Caribbean and the Southern Hemisphere. I hope many others will be inspired as you are. Thanks - and good luck! Melissa Thanks for reading, Autumn! Here is Melissa’s response:

Yes, great question!
Sea turtle volunteer opportunities are a bit limited on the West Coast – no sea turtles nest there, although they do live in the waters off the Western US. (And I’m afraid I don’t know of any opportunities in Oregon, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist!) The Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California accepts volunteers – call Jeff at 858-546-7152. You might also check with the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco (Volunteer department 415/379-5111), the Monterrey Bay Aquarium (http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/aa/aa_jobs/aa_jobs_volunteer.aspx), and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Members_and_Friends/Volunteer/) about volunteering. Volunteer jobs at these places generally work best for people who live nearby, but folks at these organizations may know of opportunities closer to you, or can direct you to people who do. There may be rehabilitation facilities in your area, for example. And even if a volunteer job isn’t directly related to sea turtles, if you help the ocean, you help sea turtles.
Next time you are traveling, especially to Mexico or the Caribbean, SEE Turtles offers a volunteer match program – you let them know what you want to do and where and they work to find an opportunity that fits your needs. Go to their website, seeturtles.org, click on Volunteer on the left hand menu, and fill out a Match Form.

Finally, I’m currently working on a book that will provide details on sea turtle volunteering around the world – there are opportunities on the East Coast, in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, and in Texas, as well as throughout the Caribbean and the Southern Hemisphere. I hope many others will be inspired as you are.
Thanks – and good luck!
Melissa

]]> By: Autumn http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/2009/11/17/turtle-rescue-on-the-eco-side-of-baja/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Autumn Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:03:59 +0000 http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/?p=774#comment-374 I would love to volunteer with the sea turtles, they have always held a special place in my heart. It is something I have wanted to do for many many years now. Your site is amazing and I would be excited to get involved helping in anyway I can. I currently live in Oregon and would like to do volunteering on the west coast if possible. How can I get involved? Thank you, Autumn I would love to volunteer with the sea turtles, they have always held a special place in my heart. It is something I have wanted to do for many many years now. Your site is amazing and I would be excited to get involved helping in anyway I can. I currently live in Oregon and would like to do volunteering on the west coast if possible. How can I get involved?

Thank you,
Autumn

]]> By: Claire http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/2009/11/17/turtle-rescue-on-the-eco-side-of-baja/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Claire Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:31:20 +0000 http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/?p=774#comment-163 What a wonderful article !thank you! Very visual. What a wonderful article !thank you! Very visual.

]]> By: Calling my bluff on Los Cabos | Roads Less Traveled http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/2009/11/17/turtle-rescue-on-the-eco-side-of-baja/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Calling my bluff on Los Cabos | Roads Less Traveled Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:14 +0000 http://tracybarnettonline.com/blog/?p=774#comment-162 [...] Here’s Melissa’s story about a voluntourism expedition into the wilds of Baja California, a program aimed at saving the endangered sea turtles there, and the spectacular slide show that accompanies it. Enjoy! [...] [...] Here’s Melissa’s story about a voluntourism expedition into the wilds of Baja California, a program aimed at saving the endangered sea turtles there, and the spectacular slide show that accompanies it. Enjoy! [...]

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