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Where in the World: Dr. Rogers Travels: Martha’s Vineyard
A sea turtle and marine mammal stranding training session hosted by the New England Aquarium on Martha’s Vineyard was attended by Drs. Williams and Dunnigan. This was a local meeting for our two vineyard vets who have been responsible for the primary stranding response for over one hundred stranded animals on the Vineyard since 1997. […]
Happy 40th Anniversary to the Scallop Fest!
The Scallop Fest is this weekend in Bourne! This year, the festival celebrates it’s 40th anniversary with an event that is bigger and better than ever! Enjoy a delicious scallop or herb-roasted chicken meal while listening to fabulous live entertainment. Browse the handicrafts at the Arts and Crafts fair. Enjoy the rides and games at […]
Where in the World: Dr. Rogers Travels: Woods Hole
US Fish and Wildlife and biologists from the state of Florida came to the Northeast Region to hold a one-day training course in Woods Hole on Manatee Strandings. Manatees sightings and strandings are becoming more common in this region, which naturally indicates that the manatee population is increasing, global warming is occurring faster then expected, […]
National Marine Life Center Participates in Coastsweep 2009
On Saturday September 19, 2009 a group of 17 volunteers set out to the Cape Cod Canal to clean the coastline between the Train Bridge and Bourne Bridge on the Buzzards Bay side. After 2 and 1/2 hours we came back with 149 lbs of trash and cover 1.25 miles of rocks and coastline. Of […]
Upper Cape Tech Students Help Build Hospital!
Students from the Plumbing and Heating Shop at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School got a real-world lesson in radiant floor heat. With the guidance of master plumber Bill Battles and his crew from Village Plumbing, the fifteen students learned the principles of radiant floor heat and helped to place tubing. Students also worked […]
Entergy Corp. donates to save stranded sea turtles!
Entergy Corporation recognizes the power of people – and animals! A long-time supporter of community environmental initiatives, Entergy’s Pilgrim Station awarded the National Marine Life Center with a $10,000 grant to provide critical environmental support for stranded, endangered sea turtles. This grant will help purchase a boiler system in NMLC’s new marine animal hospital that […]
Insulation
One of the most important features of our new marine animal hospital is that it will be well-insulated and weather-tight. When you’ve worked in a cold, leaky warehouse for years, believe me, this is really really exciting! The hospital will feature R-30 insulation in the ceiling and R-24 in the walls. According to Wikipedia, the […]
Lemonade stands raise money to save marine animals!
We were inspired by recent fundraising efforts from two groups of kids…. Alison of Gray Gables and her two cousins Jordin and Taylor have enjoyed visiting the National Marine Life Center’s Marine Animal Discovery Center. Excited about NMLC’s construction project to build a new marine animal hospital, they decided to help. Late August, they held […]
Up on the Rooftop
Today, we took a field trip to the roof top of the National Marine Life Center’s new marine animal hospital! We learned about the standing seam method of metal roof construction and the Simple Saver insulation liner that is so safe you can walk on it. In fact, it is OSHA-approved for fall safety. Brian […]
We have walls!
Over the past week, the building skeleton has been filled in with exterior wall panels. Crews from H&S Construction are working hard to finish so we can open our new marine animal hospital by October 31st for sea turtle stranding season. It’s been wonderfully fun to see the building look more and more complete each […]
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Mondays are better when you're in the pool! Cherry Garcia continues to do well. He is still undergoing treatment for the abscesses in his rear
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It's time for #sealSunday! 🦭
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It’s been a while since we last checked in with open fracture case, Banana Split, so here’s where we are at: Banana Split has progressed