Solar FLAP Bags for Turtle Rangers

We’re getting excited to welcome our friends from the Portable Light Project to Nicaragua. They’re bringing customized solar FLAP units for use on the turtle nesting beaches.

These special units, created just for us, will be mounted to these bags (pictured at right). Each unit will emit a red light, rather than a white light, to ensure that they don’t disorient turtle hatchlings who follow the moonlight to sea.

We’re grateful to Sheila Kennedy, whom we met at Pop!Tech last year, for her work designing these, and her team for their help orchestrating this project.