How We're Helping
With the assistance of our parents, we organize beach clean up events, fundraisers, and spread the word about everyday choices which improve the lives of sea turtles.
100% of Teens4Turtles' donations and fundraising profits go toward the preservation and conservation of Sea Turtles.
Achievements
Local Impact
Spreading the Word about Urthpact Biogradable Straws
We are grateful to Urthpact for their generous donation of over 3,000 biodegradable straws to our Seacoast NH community! We donated these Urthpact straws to 7 eateries in our area in the hopes that they will consider making them part of their regular inventory.
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Special Thanks
We appreciate Chef Hastings and the staff at Atlantic Grill in Rye, NH for taking the initiative to switch to earth-friendly straws!
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Surrender Your Straws
Did you know that plastic straws are responsible for hundreds of thousands of Sea Turtle infections and deaths each year? Please recycle all of the straws you use, household and from restaurants, properly. This article will explain the simple solution to saving turtle lives.
https://get-green-now.com/recycle-plastic-straws/
If you're a Rye, NH resident, please bring your used straws to our recycling basket at the Rye Transfer Station. You'll find our Teens4Turtles sign and basket inside, near the newspaper recycling.
For those drinks you simply can't enjoy without a straw, please consider purchasing reusable straws. We love this company, Hay! Straws who make straws out of wheat. You can also purchase aluminum and silicone straws from local retailers and online.
Say Goodbye to Plastic Grocery Bags
Is it a plastic bag or a jellyfish? To a Sea Turtle, they look remarkably the same. When plastic bags float through the ocean they are often mistaken by Sea Turtles for jellyfish. When turtles ingest these bags they die. You can make a difference by eliminating plastic bags from your chores. Simply make a commitment to use re-usable bags and leave them in your car so that they're always available when you need them. If you don't have any, consider purchasing some at your local grocery store or online.
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Send Along Your Ideas
Are you passionate about what we're doing? Let us know! We are always looking for ideas to help Sea Turtles!
Why This Matters to Us
Tragic Turtle Facts:
- The population of Sea Turtles are ingesting more plastic than ever before, blocking their immune system and causing them to die.
- More female turtles are being born due to climate change as a result of global warming. The temperature of the water while turtle eggs are incubating determines the turtle's gender. This gender discrepancy affects the future population of Sea Turtles.
- Seagrass eaten by Green Sea Turtles can be digested and turned into neutrons for other sea animals, and so it's important for all sea creatures that the population of Sea Turtles becomes healthy again.
Media and Articles that have impacted our thinking:
- Documentary, "A Plastic Ocean", available on Netflix, trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zrn4-FfbXw
- Plastic Bag or jellyfish? To a Sea Turtle, they look the same! https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/science/sea-turtles-plastic.html
- Deepest ever dive finds plastic bag at bottom of Mariana Trench https://apple.news/AErC7WBi_TNq1ECusyg_RQA
- As seas warm, creatures on the brink of evolutionary crisis https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/18/climate/galapagos-islands-ocean-warming.html?searchResultPosition=1
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