Loggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 4
Dr. Charles Manire, director of rehabilitation, & Dr. Justin Perrault, director of research, contributed to this blog. In our effort to bring up-to-date information to our stakeholders and our community, we have formulated updated information about red tide and its impact in Palm Beach County as of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 4. Red…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 3
Dr. Charles Manire, director of rehabilitation, & Dr. Justin Perrault, director of research, contributed to this blog. In our effort to bring up to date information to our stakeholders and our community we have formulated updated information about red tide and its impact in Palm Beach County as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3.…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 2
Dr. Charles Manire, Director of Rehabilitation & Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research contributed to this blog. As of Monday, October 1, we now know there are very low to medium concentrations of red tide reported in the Atlantic off of Palm Beach County (see FWC graphic). Since it is such a rare event on…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center Response to Red Tide in Palm Beach County – October 1
Dr. Charles Manire, Director of Rehabilitation & Dr. Justin Perrault, Director of Research contributed to this blog. As of 5 p.m. Monday, Loggerhead Marinelife Center has been notified officially by FWC that there are levels of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that causes most red tide events in Florida, in the waters off the coast of…
Read MoreAmerican Sign Language Tours Now Offered at Loggerhead Marinelife Center
American Sign Language Tours Now Offered at Loggerhead Marinelife Center Limited ASL tours will be available by request This past Sunday marked the start of the International Week of the Deaf (IWDeaf), an initiative celebrated every year by the international deaf community on the last full week of September. Coinciding with this year’s…
Read MoreFinalists Announced for Florida’s Premier Ocean Conservation Awards Event
Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Tenth Annual Go Blue Awards recognize ocean heroes Nearly 100 distinguished guests gathered at Hilton West Palm Beach on Sept. 17 for the exciting announcement of Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s (LMC) Tenth Annual Go Blue Awards finalists. Guests rubbed shoulders with respected ocean conservationists and enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres prior to the announcement of the…
Read MoreSeptember 2018 Newsletter
CEO CHATTER WITH JACK LIGHTON Dear Friends of LMC, Welcome to September! Here in Palm Beach County, we continue to monitor our prolific nesting beaches, and it is wonderful to know that with the help of our community, we have been fortunate to welcome thousands of nesting sea turtles to our local beaches. As…
Read MoreSpend Labor Day Weekend with LMC
Labor Day weekend is the time to have some fun! Whether you’re with family or friends there is something for everyone at LMC! Before you hit the beach, start your Saturday or Sunday off with a Biologist Beach Walk! You will become an expert on sea turtle nesting season and witness a live nest excavation!…
Read MoreLoggerhead Marinelife Center’s 2018 Fall/Winter Seasonal Camps Kick Off September 3
Students can follow in the footsteps of marine biologists this holiday season at Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s 2018 Fall/Winter Seasonal Camps which kick off on Labor Day, September 3. Register your aspiring scientists so they can learn the journey of our sea turtle patients through their recovery. Camp participants will get a chance to learn about…
Read MoreDouble Sea Turtle Release off Juno Beach Thursday Morning
Who: Tiffany & Seabastian When: Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.; pre-release procedures begin at 10 a.m. Where: Loggerhead Marinelife Center (14200 US Highway One, Juno Beach) What: LMC will release two sea turtle patients, Tiffany & Seabastain off Juno Beach. Tiffany and Seabastian will be prepared for release from LMC starting at 10 a.m. LMC docents will convey the…
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