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Sara the Turtle Festival will be held in Sea Isle City from 6 PM to 8PM on Tuesday, June 24th, with a rain date of June 26th. The Sea Isle City Tourism Commission, the sponsor, is going all out to make it a day to remember for Sara, the city's mascot, and for families.

Sara the Turtle Festival is fun as well as educational. Activities planned include an exhibit of shells, Diaper Derby,  kids' races, face painting and a live turtle exhibit. The Wetlands Institute of Stone Harbor, the Mammal Stranding Center and Turtle World will have exhibits. Free turtle coloring books and stickers are available until supplies run out. Turtle T-shirts are on sale by the Sea Isle City Environmental Commission and the Wetlands Institute of Stone Harbor.

It is all part of Sea Isle city's campaign to increase public awareness of the plight of the endangered diamondback terrapin. Every year, during the last tow weeks of June and the first two weeks of July, the female terrapins leave the safety of the saltwater marshes to make their way to higher ground to lay their eggs. Thousands of terrapins are slaughtered on the roadways during this annual migration.

This is Sea Isle city's 18th Annual Sara the Turtle Festival. Eventually, the sponsors hope to get out the message that Sea Isle city is committed to helping protect the diamondback terrapin.

Copied from the Ocean City Sentinel - Thursday, April 10, 2008 - page C8

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