Join Our Turtle Protection Team!


Terrapins spend most of their lives in the salt marsh. Each summer, females lay their eggs in sandy areas above the high tide line. Eggs hatch in the late summer and early fall and the hatchlings make their way to the upper rim of the marsh, where they mature for several years before entering the larger marsh area.


If you are a returning volunteer, or a new volunteer interested in becoming part of our Turtle Protection Team, please email Lisa Nagel, program coordinator, at lisanagel@orendlandtrust.org to arrange to join us for an upcoming volunteer training session:

  • 2024 RETURNING VOLUNTEERS: TBD

  • 2024 NEW VOLUNTEERS: TBD


Both training sessions will take place at the Margaret Wyman Sanctuary at 194 Meadow Lane in West Barnstable

For more information about this initiative, please view our Turtle Protection Program Description.