About Us
COASTAL WILDLIFE CLUB, Inc. (CWC) is an entirely volunteer,
non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness about
coastal areas and particularly the wildlife species which depend upon
beach and dune habitats in southwest Florida.
Our primary and most visible project is monitoring beaches for sea
turtle activity throughout the six-month nesting and hatching season.
CWC volunteers monitor beaches daily in sections of Charlotte and
Sarasota counties – on Little Gasparilla and Palm islands,
and on Manasota Key, where sea turtles nest in greater numbers than
anywhere else on the Gulf coast.
Year round, as part of the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Sea
Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN), CWC volunteers also
respond to reports of dead or injured sea turtles.
Among our other projects, CWC members participate in local festivals and
provide programs for school classes and community groups.
Help Support CWC
(your contributions are tax deductable)
