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MBL Recycles Lab Furnishings by Donating to NMLC
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole takes their commitment to the environment seriously. One component of their effort to “go green” with their Loeb Laboratory renovation involves recycling some of the furnishings by donating them to the National Marine Life Center in Buzzards Bay for reuse. The donated equipment from the MBL includes […]
Join us for Spooooky Splash
It’s a ghost…. No, it’s a ghoul…. No, it’s a – it’s a – MARINE ANIMAL PARASITE!!! EEEEEEK! (Insert blood-curdling scream!) Join us this Saturday for a splashingly spooky Halloween Open House. We’ll have arts and crafts, games and ghouls. You can make your very own seal or sea turtle trick-or-treat bag and decorate a […]
Extech Installation – Day 3
Work progressed less dramatically today, although the crew still made great progress. They finished installing Extech panels up to the hospital mid-line, and then installed the exterior frame to help support the wall. Rain stopped us early, and is likely to prevent exterior work tomorrow. Michael, Ginette, Jo, and Mami from cosestudi stopped by to […]
Extech Installation – Day 2
Now that the crew has installed the first panels, the work proceeds more quickly. Richard, Mac, and Brian had five additional panels installed before I arrived at NMLC this morning! They proceeded to work their way towards the hospital’s mid-line. Along they way, they paused for some touch-up painting of the metal beams before installing […]
Extech Installation – Day 1
It was a chilly fall morning. The polycarbonate plastic of the Extech panels was stiff with the cold which made this first day of installation somewhat challenging. Nevertheless, Richard and Mac from Target Construction, assisted by NMLC’s Animal Care and Facilities Coordinator Brian Moore, rose to the challenge! With two people in the lift and […]
Installation of Extech Wall Begins!
Today, construction workers at the National Marine Life Center (NMLC) in Bourne will begin installing an unusual wall – one made completely of translucent polycarbonate plastic by a company called Extech®. The Extech wall is made up of two-foot wide interlocking polycarbonate plastic panels. Each panel has a honeycomb-like cell structure that increases durability and […]
Scarecrows on Main Street!
If you meander down Main Street you’ll see a lot of new faces…. doctors and dentists and veterinarians, baseball fans, bikers and surfers, ISWM workers and police officers and firefighters. There’s one thing these faces have in common – they all have wisps of straw sticking out of them. Yup, they’re scarecrows! This month, the […]
Eight new Red Bellied Cooters Arrive!
Eight 1 1/2 week old Northern Red Bellied Cooters (Pseudemys rubiventris) arrived at NMLC today around 2pm. Volunteer Linda Jackson and I drove to the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species offices in Westborough and picked up 8 cooters for our facility and 20 cooters that will be disbursed among other groups in Cape Cod, […]
3rd Annual Douglas J. Fletcher Golf Tournament a Big Success!
The 3rd annual Douglas J. Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament took place on Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at the Brookside Club in Bourne. Over 120 golfers participated in the event, and in the subsequent 19th hole festivities at the Quahog Republic. Exceeding both their goal and last year’s donation, the DJF Tournament raised $17,500 to benefit […]
Pouring concrete on the mezzanine
The concrete trucks and crews were back for another pour! This one involved pouring the concrete floor in the center section of the mezzanine where the pumps and filters of the hospital’s life support systems will be located. Crews took care in finishing the floor to add slopes towards drains and to work around cutouts […]
National Marine Life Center
Good evening to all of our wonderful supporters! We are nearing the end of the year, which means....it's time to vote for NMLC's 2025 seal
National Marine Life Center
🍦New Patient Alert🍦 Meet Nutty Buddy! Nutty Buddy is a male grey seal yearling who was rescued by our friends at Whale and Dolphin Conservation
National Marine Life Center
We are absolutely loving the updates on our chilly Cape Cod sea turtles! Keep ‘em coming, The Florida Aquarium!