The Miami-Dade County Sea Turtle Conservation Program’s Sophia Brown is set to lead the Citizen Science project lunch and learn session this month. She will discuss the negative effects of light pollution on nesting sea turtles, sea turtle hatchlings, and other nocturnal animals in Key Biscayne. This event, hosted by Milanezza, will take place at noon on Thursday in the Island Room at the Key Biscayne Community Center.
The program and lunch are free for KBCC members and $5 for nonmembers. RSVP is required at the front desk or by calling (305) 365-8900. Brown has been with the Sea Turtle Conservation group since 2023 as their Lighting Program Lead and Interpretive Programs Attendant. She dedicated herself to turtle conservation as a volunteer in Massachusetts, walking the beaches of Cape Cod and looking for stranded Kemp’s Ridley turtles.
Brown holds a Master’s in Marine Conservation from the University of Miami. In her early mornings, she can often be found surveying Key Biscayne’s beaches, excavating nests, and marking new hatches. The Key Biscayne Community Foundation created the Citizen Science Program to protect the area’s natural resources, educate the public, and provide hands-on opportunities to protect local ecosystems.
