Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Before and after. 🐢 📍 Our team prepares our turtles for release by adding our tracking system to their shells. This is a painless process for our turtle friends and allows us to locate them after they are released. This tracking project is partially funded by the Sea Turtle Grants Program. With the purchase of a sea turtle license plate, you are supporting our mission here at LMC! Track our sea turtles by clicking the link in our bio. #satellitetagged #conservation #seaturtle #marineconservation #lmc #loggerheadmarinelifecenter #loggerhead 📸: @marisamarulli

Exciting news! ♻️🌊 🗑️ District 2 County Commissioner Gregg Weiss made a special visit to LMC on our 2nd Annual Plastic Free July Community Action Day this past weekend! 🥳 He declared a formal Proclamation for Palm Beach County to recognize Plastic Free July every year. Plastic Free July is a global movement encouraging us all to reduce or eliminate single-use plastics. This proclamation is a major stride in protecting our local beaches, the ocean and the special marine life that make the Palm Beaches a beautiful place to live and work. We are grateful for the strong leadership of our Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners and Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management in their support of plastic pollution prevention across Palm Beach County. #plasticfreejuly #communityaction #palmbeachcounty #plasticpollution #cleaneroceans #sustainablefuture #lmc #marinelife

Education is power! 📕🌳 Registration is now open for the Florida Master Naturalist Program Coastal System course hosted at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. In this 40-contact hour hybrid learning course, participants will learn alongside Florida Master Naturalist Program instructors, guest speakers in environmental science and leaders in coastal conservation and hear from before earning a Florida Master Naturalist certification in Coastal Systems from University of Florida IFAS. The only requirements of students are enthusiasm, attendance, and completion of group final projects! - The course is August 7 through September 5 - Registration closes at noon on August 2 If you are interested in signing up, click the link to register: https://bit.ly/4f6KGfE. #lmc #floridanaturalistprogram #coastalsystems #IFAS #UF #environmentalscience

Go slow for those below! 🐢 Here is one of our satellite-tagged turtles, Hannah, with two healed boat strike injuries. During nesting season, turtles like Hannah spend more time on the surface of the water to mate, making them more susceptible to boat strike injuries. These injuries are more than 90% fatal. To decrease the risk for threatened and endangered sea turtles during nesting season in Florida, a voluntary Sea Turtle Protection Zone (STPZ) is established from March 1 to October 31. Boaters are asked to reduce travel time within one mile offshore and travel at minimum speed for safe navigation when in the STPZ. To learn more, click the link in our bio. #stpz #seaturtleprotectionzone #seaturtle #seaturtlenesting #conservation #loggerheadmarinelifecenter #lmc 📸: @ejazzle

Join us as we cheer on our very own Jennifer Reilly as she represents LMC tomorrow in celebration of Disability Pride Month with Brookfield Zoo Chicago! With resounding support from both the Research and Education departments, Jen has expanded our inclusivity initiatives since joining our team, implementing our first-ever ASL guided programs. From private tours and school field trips to night turtle walks and sunrise nest excavations, Jen is widening the reach of our programs into the Deaf community like never before. Tune in to Jennifer's talk tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Y92q43

TurtleFest is coming back better than ever! 🐢🎉 📍 February 22-23, 2025 Vendor applications are now open for the expanded, two-day event of interactive educational exhibits, music, art, shopping, and other family-friendly activities. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eP6kH55P #loggerheadmarinelifecenter #lmc #turtlefest #junobeach #junobeachevents #conservation #turtlefest2025

Farewell, little one! 👋 Oakley was found washed ashore on May 14, with fishing line severely entangled around his front flippers and neck. Luckily, Dr. Barron and her team helped heal Oakley's wounds with antibiotics and cold laser therapy, and he was all cleared to return home. Our rehabilitation efforts are nothing without your support. Click here to learn about how you can support our patients for years to come: https://lnkd.in/eAqzqf6J #seaturtlerelease #lmc #junobeach #loggerheadmarinelifecenter #seaturtle #seaturtlehospital

Join us in waving goodbye to two of our patients: Marge and Scout! 🌊👋 Marge, a juvenile green, was found floating in March, and loggerhead, Scout, came to our facility in May with a boat strike wound. We are ecstatic to release these patients back to their ocean home and hope you will join us! 🗓️ Thursday, July 18, 9:30 a.m. 📍 Juno Beach behind LMC Be sure to arrive early so you don't miss out on the fun! We advise guests to wear sun protection: a hat, cool clothing, and sunscreen, and to bring a reusable water bottle. 🐢 #seaturtlerelease #loggerheadmarinelifecenter #lmc #junobeach #familyfriendly #seaturtle 📸: Rachel Pryke & Marisa Marulli

Take part in a global movement to reduce plastic waste: Plastic-Free July! Join us on Saturday, July 20, for our second annual Plastic-Free July community action day, and participate in our biggest cleanup of the summer! What to expect? 👚 Catwalk Student Fashion Show Exhibition in partnership with Resource Depot 🎥 Debut of "Ocean Plastic" by award-winning filmmaker Tom Fitz ♻️ Plastic prevention activities 🐢 Discovery Shows 🗑️ Marine Debris talks Register to participate in our cleanup and activities here: https://bit.ly/3RWmgvB #beachcleanup #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #resourcedepot #oceanplastic #tomfitz #conservation #oceanconservation 📸: @the_mckinstry_effect

Are you interested in making an impact in conservation? 💙 Our conservation department is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic students, and recent graduates, to join as interns this upcoming fall! To learn more about the conservation internship opportunity, click here: https://lnkd.in/eF8cJHn9 #intern #internship #fallinternship #conservation #marineconservation #junobeach #junobeachinternship #marineinternship #conservationinternship