July, 2017 Loggerhead Events

July Loggerhead Events

At the Loggerhead Marine Life Center

14200 U.S. Highway One | Juno Beach, FL 33408

• Beach Cleanup: Firework Debris – July 5^th
  • 9am-10am
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
    14200 S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
  • Each year, there are many coastal celebrations around July 4^th that leave unwanted debris on our beaches and coastal parks from celebratory fireworks, streamers and/or balloons. Join LMC staff and volunteers as we trek our local beaches and collect discarded debris to keep our oceans clean, blue and trash free! If making a cleaner ocean for marine life isn’t enough, clean-up participants will each receive one drawing ticket for a chance to win a several awesome prizes, including a sea turtle adoption and plushie! Clean-up will begin at 9:00am on the back deck of LMC and last until 10:00am. Debris removed from all clean-up efforts get sorted, recorded and properly disposed by our amazing Sorting Team. For more information, please contact Demi Fox at dfox@marinelife.org.
• Blue Friends Beach Clean-Up – July 15^th
  • 8:30am-10am
  • FREE
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
    14200 S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
  • Join Lynne Wells and her group of Blue Friends on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. for the monthly beach clean-up.  Following 1-hour of cleaning the beach, join us for a light bite sponsored by Whole Foods Market in Palm Beach Gardens. Help us keep the very beach that our turtles call home free from trash and litter. Complimentary breakfast and coffee by Oceana Coffee will be served. Please RSVP to bluefriends@marinelife.org.
• Kids Pier Fishing Program – July 1^st & July 8^th
  • 8am-11am
  • Cost: $10
  • Juno Beach Pier
    14775 U.S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
  • Participants will learn basic techniques for fishing from both a beach and a fishing pier including knot tying, casting, species identification, and proper release protocols. In addition to fishing skills, participants will learn to be ethical anglers. Limited space available. Email kufford@marinelife.orgto register.
• 2017 Guided Turtle Walks (Wednesday –Saturday Evenings in July; 1^st. 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 12^th, 13^th, 14^th, 15^th, 19^th,20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 26^th, 27^th, 28^th, 29^th)
• 8:40pm -12am – Doors open at 8:40 pm and close at 9 pm.
• Pre-registration is required | Maximum number of 30 people
• $17 per person or $12 per person for LMC members. $20 for walk-ins.
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
    14200 S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
• Children must be 8 years and older to attend the walks and all participants must be able to walk up to a half mile.
• A Turtle Walk is a unique program that allows our visitors to learn about, and observe, the nesting and egg-laying process of sea turtles.  Experienced Loggerhead Marinelife Center scouts will patrol our designated section of Juno Beach searching for sea turtles while visitors enjoy an informative presentation on the plight of sea turtles, and take an exclusive, behind-the-gate tour to meet our current sea turtle patients.  Once a loggerhead sea turtle is found and begins her egg-laying process, the group is then led down to the beach to witness this unforgettable experience.

• Research Lab (Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 12^th, 14^th, 15^th, 19^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 26^th, 28^th, 29^th)
• FREE | No pre-registration required.
• Wednesdays 3:30pm-4pm
• Fridays 3:30pm-4pm
  • Saturdays 11am-11:30am, 1pm-1:30pm 2pm-2:30pm
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
    14200 S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
  • Children come to the aid of sea turtle hatchlings as junior researchers learn about the nesting process and hatchling care at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in this 30 minute program. Children will perform a mock excavation and learn about why long term data collection is important to sea turtle conservation and will release their hatchlings out to sea.
  • Program limited to 10 children. Registration takes place 30 minutes prior and is given on a first come, first serve basis.

• Fish Feeding (Every Tuesday & Saturday:4^th, 8^th, 11^th, 15^th, 18^th, 22^nd, 25ht, 29^th)

• FREE | No pre-registration required.
• 3pm-3:20pm
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
    14200 S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
• Stop by our exhibit hall and take a trip through Florida’s Coastal Ecosystems. Watch the unique and interesting creatures that inhabit our aquariums.  Learn about different feeding behaviors and food choices as our fish, corals, anemones and much more chow down.

• Public Guided Tour (Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday:)

• Tours are $7 per adult/ $5 per child under 12/ Children under 3 are Free!
• Sunday 12pm-1pm
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 2pm-3pm
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
    14200 S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
• No pre-registration required.
• Public guided tours are offered every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.  If you’ve ever wondered about the fish in our tanks or the turtle patients in our yard, this is the tour for you.  Lasting an hour, these tours are led by educational docents who will answer all your burning questions. Sign-in at the Guest Services desk in the main lobby.

• Dr. Logger Show (Every Sunday: 4^th, 11^th, 18^th, 25^th)

• FREE | No pre-registration required.
• 2pm-2:30pm
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
    14200 S. Hwy 1
    Juno Beach, FL 33408
• Logger is an educational ambassador for sea turtles. Through an interactive show, Dr. Logger educates the audience on the life of a sea turtle, by addressing various topics: threats, nesting, anatomy, lifestyle, etc. This 30 minute show is for guests of all ages, it’s interactive with the audience and fast-paced.  No pre-registration is required.