National Marine Life Center

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on Apr 23, 2014

Meet the Actors of SEAL TIDES!

SEAL TIDES, the educational, family-friendly, comic mystery play opening tonight and running through Sunday, April 27, features an outstanding cast and crew! Mary Chris Kenney (Ruth) ~ A former Bostonian and now a 25 year “wash-a-shore,” Mary Chris loves the Cape Cod marine life. “Laughter is the best medicine” is her credo for her work both in hospice/home health care, and in...

Posted by Leann W on Apr 21, 2014

Marine Life of the Cape Cod Canal: The Right Whale

After a full day volunteering in the hospital, I had the privilege of hearing Lindsay Hirst talk about her passion: the North Atlantic Right Whale. I learned a lot about the life of this endangered whale species. Cape Cod has the right environment for copepods, the favorite food of the Right Whale. It uses its baleen (pictured below) to filter the copepod out of the water. Weighing in at 60 tons, imagine...

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on Apr 11, 2014

Turtle Release in Florida!

Seven of the eleven endangered sea turtles currently in rehabilitation at the National Marine Life Center will be released near Jacksonville, Florida on Monday morning, April 14. Each of the turtles stranded last November on Cape Cod suffering from cold stunning, which is a severe form of hypothermia. The turtles were all rescued by Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in November, 2013 and...

Posted by Sam Guinen on Apr 10, 2014

My Work at the NMLC

I started doing work with the Red Bellied Cooters a few short weeks ago. So far I’m loving it. I get to go home to my younger sister (who is a huge turtle lover) and brag about what I get to do all day. I started an internship here through my school. Instead of going to class I get to come here every other week and do something that matters. At first this was just a way to get out of school, but now...

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on Mar 31, 2014

Tickets Available for SEAL TIDES!

Animal care technician Corinne teaches what to do if you find a stranded marine animal. Unfortunately, Jamie and Ruth keep hijacking her presentation…. Join us for SEAL TIDES, an educational, family-friendly comic mystery play by playwright Eva Schegulla, and learn why presentations can by murder! Performances take place at the National Marine Life Center, 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay. Tickets...

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on Mar 30, 2014

Teachers’ Professional Development – Learning Progressions from Land to Sea

Practicing Progressions from Land to Sea: Bringing Engineering Design and Inquiry Into Your Classroom Join the Museum Institutes for Teaching Science, the Lloyd Center for the Environment, Buttonwood Park Zoo, Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll and Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuaries, and the National Marine Life Center and dive into learning progressions from land to sea. This professional development...

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on Mar 29, 2014

High School Teachers’ Professional Development – From Land to Sea

From Land to Sea: Integrating Science and Engineering Practices Into Your High School Curriculum This one-week professional development institute for high school educators combines content and skill development sessions taught by scientists, content specialists and professional educators. Institute partners include the Museum Institute for Teaching Science, National Marine Life Center, Massachusetts...

Posted by Kathy Zagzebski on Mar 27, 2014

April Vacation Week at the National Marine Life Center

Learn, share, explore at the National Marine Life Center this April Vacation Week! We’re open April 18-27, 2014 (except Easter Sunday) from 10 am to 5 pm. With a variety of programs including favorites such as Little Flippers Club and Marine Animal Medical Mystery, as well as new programs such as Marine Animals of the Cape Cod Canal and SEAL TIDES Educational Comic Mystery Play, it’s fun for...