VIRTUAL PROGRAM - Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Project Terrapin is a volunteer conservation and education initiative to support the Northern Diamondback Terrapin and its habitat through research. Terrapins are a variety of small turtles that live in either fresh or brackish water. The species of terrapin local to coastal New Jersey is the Northern Diamondback Terrapin. Diamondback Terrapins are named for the diamond-shaped pattern on their carapace, or upper shell.

Project Terrapin uses research to develop sound conservation projects and educational initiatives. The conservation group works with numerous schools throughout New Jersey to promote diamondback terrapin research, conservation and education. Project Terrapin participants study nesting terrapins and their habitats, capture and mark terrapins, and enhance nesting areas with turtle gardens. Students in several Monmouth County high schools have participated in Project Terrapin under the supervision of Michael Haughwout, a science teacher at Rumson Fair Haven High School.

Mr. Haughwout will speak with us about the Northern Diamondback Terrapin and discuss the various research, educational, and conservation projects conducted in Monmouth and Ocean Counties to enhance the Diamondback Terrapin’s habitat and promote conservation of this unique species.