Credit: Michael Barnett
Battery Gadsden Cultural Center’s (BGCC) October speaker is Abbie King, who leads a large volunteer team at South Carolina's most prolific sea turtle nesting area on Cape Romain. Last year, King—known as AK—and her team managed over 3,000 turtle nests, representing 40% of the loggerhead turtle nests in South Carolina. Cape Romain is the most important nesting site north of Florida.
This family event celebrates the wonder, excitement, and challenges of protecting loggerhead turtles, as shared by a young biological technician and her team who commute to work by boat and ride an ATV to check the nests. King’s work is supported by the Coastal Expeditions Foundation under the guidance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Her images will take you to a world rarely seen. We think it’s magical.
Battery Gadsden Cultural Center is a nonprofit that promotes the arts, culture, historic preservation, history, and natural environment of Sullivan’s Island and the Lowcountry. The more we know about our community, the more we can enjoy its rich heritage. Our programs are made possible through annual membership contributions and dedicated volunteers.
Join BGCC on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. at Sunrise Presbyterian Church, 3222 Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
The talk is free and open to everyone. For more information, visit batterygadsden.com.
