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West Meadow Wanderings: Diamondback Terrapins, NY's Native "Sea Turtle"

With Matthew Draud, Biology Department chairman, C.W. Post University.

West Meadow Creek is prime habitat for diamondback terrapins, and females come ashore each summer to lay their eggs in the swale of the beach. Learn all about these beautiful estuarine turtles and the head start program conducted at West Meadow.

Reservations required.

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