Florida: Artistic Sea Turtle Statues
July 17, 2015 3 Comments
“Ridley in the Garden” at Rock City Gardens
“Reflections” at McKee Botanical Garden
Painted sea turtle statues can be found throughout the arts community of Vero Beach, Florida. The statues were auctioned off years ago by Turtle Trax to raise money for mental health awareness. The theme was “Overcoming Hurdles with Turtles”. I am impressed by the artistic talent and effort that goes into each one of these decorated statues! A list of the statues is at: https://verovine.com/news/turtle-trax/
The sea turtle nesting season is going very well here so far at Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Sebastian, Florida. As of July 11, 2015, current local totals are 10,550 loggerhead nests, 5,561 green turtle nests, and 55 leatherback sea turtle nests.
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Beautiful collection!! Although we know live in Palm Beach County, we have a place in Vero Beach, and I’m familiar with some of these sculptures, but never had any idea of the original theme and purpose – thanks for sharing.
That’s great! It took some digging to figure out their story. And if you click on any of the pictures, I have a couple more links to a list of all the turtle statues, and an cute article about a lady who is the turtle doctor. So many interesting stories in so many places!
Thanks for that, Pam! I didn’t realize that I could click on the pictures.