Turtle Tracks is a series of infrequent updates on our recent activities and findings, a great way for you to learn more about the importance of what we do.  

The Hudson Valley is home to nine native turtle species, including the Eastern box, Northern diamondback terrapin, painted and spotted turtle, and the common map, musk and snapping turtle, and three species red-listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature as endangered—the Blanding’s, wood and bog turtle, the bog turtle critically so. Much of our applied research is in service of these beautiful, at-risk creatures and we thought it fitting to name this series for them.  Of course our work covers many other species as well.

Please know that although missives include a link to our donations page, we will not use them for the sole purpose of fundraising, and we promise we will not torment you during “giving season.”

Hatchling snapping turtle