Tag: Internship
Brittany’s Week 4
It was really cool this week, Kate arranged for the interns to take a field trip to the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable. The facility is AMAZING! They have so much land and so many animals there. Currently they have about 150 patients at the Wildlife Center. When we first got to the facility we […]
Woods Hole Intern Adventure!
Here on the Cape, there are many organizations which focus on marine science and other related fields. Woods Hole, MA is a leader in marine research and discoveries with facilities like the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Today, we took a trip down to Woods Hole to visit the NOAA Woods Hole […]
Brittany’s Week 5
This week was all about getting the word out there about our Mermaid Ball. Its our biggest fundraising event of the year. This year it is being held at the Willowbend Country Club. All the proceeds are going towards rebuilding our animal hospital. We went out asking for auction donations and sponsorship from local businesses. […]
Brittany’s Week 2
We released Teanna this week. We drove to the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to release her. We got a tour of the facility and got to go behind the scenes and see Teanna weighed, measured, etc. She was also notched so if she was ever caught we would be able to identify her. […]
A Bright Future
The past two weeks at the National Marine Life Center have been busy and full of promise. Just as the few days of sun we received were a hint of what the summer has in store, all that has gone on at NMLC recently has shown just how exciting this summer will be as things […]
Brittany’s Internship Week 1
This week was VERY busy. I started on Monday morning; got the tour of the Discovery center, the hospital and the rest of the building. I met the patients we had at the time, which consisted of Teanna (a Diamondback Terrapin), Catch 22 (a Red-Bellied Cooter) and the 8 Hatchlings that we received through the […]
Internship Week One
My first week at the National Marine Life Center has been all that I could hope for. The great group of staff members and volunteers has welcomed me and has already made me feel comfortable at my new internship. In addition to getting to know everyone at NMLC, I have learned a lot about caring […]
National Marine Life Center
National Marine Life Center
Join us, Saturday, October 19th at 10am for our annual Feet for Flippers 5K! For more information and to register for the event, visit us
National Marine Life Center
It is with great sadness that we share an important update from our colleagues at Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center . Our beloved harbor