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Energy Fair this Saturday!
Join us this Saturday for an Energy Fair! Enjoy exhibits, hands-on energy activity tables, games, energy craft bracelets, energy DVD presentations, refreshments, many other activities, and special guests. Learn about what YOU can do to save energy, save water, and save our planet! Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011 Time: 10 am – 2 pm Place: […]
Happy World Oceans Day!
JUNE 8 IS WORLD OCEANS DAY! A global celebration of the oceans and the efforts to conserve them The National Marine Life Center is proud to join with hundreds of other educational institutions, conservation organizations, and thousands of individuals in dozens of countries around the world in celebrating World Oceans Day, an opportunity to celebrate […]
Monofilament Recycling Program Underway!
Last week the interns were charged with a new task – emptying the monofilament recycling bins. So far there are two bins in place along the Cape Cod Canal, one near the herring run and the other right behind the National Marine Life Center. The Monofilament Rocovery and Recycling Program (MMRP) is relatively new to […]
New Patients Admitted to the Center – how to care for freshwater turtles
Last Thursday, May 26th an entourage of NMLC staff, volunteers, and interns went up to turn in our 8 Red Bellied Cooter hatchlings to MassWildlife. As part of the headstart program, these turtles are given out to organizations and citizens all over Massachusetts in an effort to boost the population of Red-Bellied Cooters, an endangered […]
5K Results Posted
The results of our Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K are now posted on the Cool Running website. Check out your time at: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/11/ma/May29_Nation_set1.shtml. Congratulations to our winners in each division! They are…. Overall Men: 1st – Jeff Humphrey, 18:39 2nd – Cully Gomes, 19:09 3rd – Michael Bonito, 19:15 Overall Women: 1st – Melissa Doyle, […]
First Annual Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K a Success!
This morning, runners and walkers gathered to use their feet and help our finned and flippered friends. Over 260 racers and 27 sponsors helped raise money and awareness for the National Marine Life Center. Starting at Buzzards Bay Park, participants ran and walked along the Cape Cod Canal and back through town, finishing at the […]
Thank you, 5K Sponsors!
Thank you to our Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K sponsors for making the 5K run/walk a wonderful success! The following businesses helped keep events costs down so your race entry fee can go directly to saving animals, advancing science, and teaching youth. When you support these local companies, please let them know how much you […]
Red-Bellied Cooter Hatchling Release Friday!
Our hatchlings have finally reached the necessary size for release! We will be releasing them, along with 142 other hatchlings, from the headstart program across the state. The program was instituted to help the endangered Red-Bellied Cooter population. NMLC has raised eight hatchlings over the winter months to a size that they will be less […]
A big step to a career: Brie’s internship blog 1
At 4 am on Monday morning, I prepared to catch my plane to Buzzards Bay to begin my internship at the NMLC. I’ve learned so much this week about how the center runs, like how volunteers and staff support each other, water chemistry testing procedures, tank cleaning practices, the backgrounds and treatment for the turtles, […]
Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K Route
Several folks have asked about the route for our upcoming Feet, Fins, & Flippers 5K run/walk. By the way, if you haven’t yet signed up, click here to register. The race starts in Buzzards Bay Park. Participants will run or walk along the Cape Cod Canal to Old Bridge Road, turn left on Everett Road, […]