Outside Science (inside parks): Protecting Turtles at Jamestown Island

The Outside Science (inside parks) series shares stories of crucial, creative science. Each episode, produced in collaboration with Colorado State University, highlights the many ways young people are getting involved in science in parks. Part citizen science, part education, these videos cover topics such as sea turtles and light pollution, toxic algal blooms, and mercury levels in dragonfly larvae. Watch this and all the previous episodes on the Explore Nature website or the Explore Nature YouTube Channel.

Duration:

3 minutes, 43 seconds

In this episode, we visit Colonial National Historical Park on Jamestown Island where Scientists in Parks intern Kai bikes the island loop multiple times a day to monitor turtles.