Adoption honors

A nest plaque for Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring awareness campaign. To honor Suzi Fox, the late director of AMITW, and to mark Suzi Fox Day on May 1, the program was renamed. “As part of our efforts to honor Suzi, we are renaming our Adopt A Nest program in her memory,” said director Kristen Mazzarella. The Suzi L. Fox Adopt A Nest program allows donors to symbolically adopt a nest on an AMI beach with proceeds helping turtle watch with its protection and educational programs. “Suzi’s passion for protecting sea turtles enriched the community conservation efforts of AMITW for over 30 years and we dedicate this sea turtle nesting season to her,” Mazzarella said in a news release. Islander Courtesy Photo