Now that the heat is on, the diamondback terrapin dash from one side of the street to the other has begun. Sadly, not all will make it, but the awareness and hopes of the locals are high.

One sunny Tuesday, SandPaper photojournalist Jack Reynolds was on East Bay Avenue in Manahawkin when he saw a female terrapin come out of the salt marsh and attempt to cross the hot pavement. He stopped to help her, but not before another vehicle clipped her and sent her spinning.