Tue, Mar 29
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Diamondback Terrapin Webinar with Biologist Elizabeth Pinnix

Time & Location
Mar 29, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
https://fb.me/e/1o75Uah4R
About the Event
Join biologist Elizabeth Pinnix for a virtual talk on the unique Diamondback terrapin, which is listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable and “facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future." Learn how you can help protect this special turtle and participate in the regional Terrapin Tally.
This webinar is free and open to the public. A pre-registration link will be available soon.
Elizabeth Pinnix is the Stewardship & Education Specialist for the NC Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve and is based in Wilmington, NC. She obtained her BS in Oceanography from UNC-Wilmington in 2015 and her MS in Marine Biology from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale in 2017. During her time in Ft. Lauderdale, she worked with the US Geological Survey conducting benthic surveys for seagrass abundance in the Florida Keys and Port of Miami, as well as worked for Broward County conducting sea turtle nesting surveys. She began working with the Reserve in 2017 and works on various land management and species monitoring projects at 4 sites in SE NC (Masonboro Island, Zeke’s Island, Bald Head Woods, and Bird Island). She has her 6-pack captain's license and loves to be on the water as much as possible – both for work and for fun!