Archive for August 2017
Loggerhead Marinelife Center implements new electronic medical record system
The hospital staff at Loggerhead Marinelife Center is pleased to announce their latest efforts toward sustainability and cutting-edge medical technology! LMC recently implemented the Center’s first-ever completely electronic medical record-keeping system, Caretta. It took 14 months to build the revolutionary record-keeping system. Now, instead of writing individual stranding reports and records, LMC’s veterinary staff can…
Read MoreCounty partners with Loggerhead Marinelife Center to prohibit balloons at beachfront parks
In an effort to promote the safety and protection of sea turtles, Loggerhead Marinelife Center and Palm Beach County have partnered to prohibit the use of balloons at the following county-operated beachfront parks effective September 1, 2017: Carlin Park, Jupiter DuBois Park, Jupiter Gulfstream Park, Gulfstream Juno Beach Park, Juno Beach Jupiter Beach Park, Jupiter…
Read MoreLast chance to nominate an ocean conservation hero for Florida’s most preeminent ocean conservation awards event
The Ninth Annual Go Blue Awards Luncheon will feature globally-acclaimed photographer and renowned National Geographic ocean conservationist Brian Skerry Loggerhead Marinelife Center will accept nominations until Friday, Aug. 25 for Florida’s most prestigious ocean conservation awards ceremony, the Ninth Annual Go Blue Awards Luncheon, presented by Manatee Lagoon – an FPL Eco-Discovery Center. The speaker…
Read MoreAugust 2017 Newsletter
CEO CHATTER WITH JACK LIGHTON Dear Friends of LMC: As our community starts to change gears from summertime and our “hatchlings” head back to school, we have a lot of wonderful news to share with you from our Juno Beach, Florida campus. First, I am proud to share with you that our sea turtle nesting…
Read More16-year-old collaborates with the Research Lab at Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Madison Toonder proves curiosity has no age limit When Madison Toonder started to feel bored in her high school classes, she knew there had to be more. More to learn, more to see, more to do. So when Toonder wrote a bill to Florida Congress at age 12 that offered better protection for manatees, and…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center research biologists document record-breaking sea turtle nesting season
Sometimes, it is easy being green. Since this May, research biologists from the Research Laboratory at Loggerhead Marinelife Center have documented 6,039 green sea turtle nests along the 9.5-mile stretch of beach they monitor, beating the all-time green nesting record set in 2015. The record also beat Florida’s entire green sea turtle nest count last…
Read MoreMarinelife Day at The Gardens Mall showcases the art and science of marine debris, plus chances to shop and support sea turtles
Loggerhead Marinelife Center is again partnering with The Gardens Mall to offer ocean lovers a fun, interactive afternoon at Marinelife Day 2017: The Art and Science of Marine Pollution on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event, which takes place in the mall’s Grand Court, will feature interactive children’s labs,…
Read MoreSUMMER ISN'T OVER
Summer may be coming to an end, but there is still time. Don’t waste your last moments of summer with nothing to do. Here at Loggerhead Marinelife Center we have a plenty do in August. If you are looking for fun things for the children here are some options: Camp still has openings for the…
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