Jul 17 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Amber is the color of their energy and the light that will lead the way in creating an ideal setting for sea turtle breeding routines on South Padre Island. On Friday, officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) held a ceremonial lighting of the first amber, solar-paneled light fixture to …
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Jul 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last weekend, officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released 98 Kemp’s Ridley turtles back into the Gulf of Mexico, including four hawks bills turtles that had been treated at STI. The group of around 30 members was comprised of STI staff, …
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Jun 05 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A sculpture of a blue marlin, created by three students from Los Fresnos High, is now on permanent display outside of Sea Ranch Restaurant on South Padre Island. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at …
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May 22 2014
BY Pamela Cody Special to the PRESS The extended, sea turtle community came out in full force on Saturday for the annual Caguama Pachanga and Turtle Ball, held at Casa Mariposa and showed their support for the beloved sea creatures. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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May 15 2014
Staff Report Officials with Sea Turtle Inc. (STI) announced this week that three Kemp’s Ridley nests have been found on the Island, officially signaling the start of nesting season on South Padre Island. Around 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 12 ATV patroller Alex Echinberg found the first Kemp’s Ridley nest about 7 1/2 miles north of …
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Apr 03 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Community members and visitors to South Padre Island may already be familiar with the miraculous story of Allison, the longtime Sea Turtle, Inc. resident, and how she’s enjoyed being the first sea turtle in the world to receive a successful prosthetic flipper. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe …
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Feb 20 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Monday, officials with Sea Turtle, Inc. (STI) released nearly 50 sea turtles into the Laguna Madre that had been rescued from the ill effects of frigid water temperatures. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …
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Dec 12 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The winter weather that rolled in over the weekend has caused water temperatures to drop, leaving many distressed sea turtles out in the cold. Sea Turtle, Inc. officials have spent the last few days rescuing dozens of stunned sea turtles that have made their way up the beach in …
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Nov 21 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Travis County District Court judge last week issued a temporary injunction against South Padre Island developer Larry Polsky to halt construction on an illegal subdivision, and ordered Polksy to pay $419,300 in civil penalties as well as $200,000 in attorney fees to the State of Texas. To read …
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Sep 19 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Sea Turtle, Inc. officials broke ground Saturday on the facility’s $4.5 million, multi-phase expansion project. Of that total price tag, $3.5 million will go toward new or improved infrastructure and $1 million will pay for land acquisition. Project plans call for construction of a nature walk, amphitheater, educational center, …
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