Salt Water Field Trip

For my Marine Field Trip, I went to a familiar place - The Loggerhead Marine Life Center. If you live in South Florida, you have probably heard of this place. The Loggerhead Marine Life Center is a center in Juno Beach, Florida that rehabilitates sea turtles (hence the name Loggerhead). I say that this place is familiar because I used to volunteer there in high school for about one year. During that volunteer process I learned all about sea turtles, their habitats, how to rehabilitate them, etc. I also worked in the gift shop and sold many Marine Life Center souvenirs to tourists from all over the world. It was really the best volunteer experience i had other than my community service hours.
Upon entering the Marine Life Center, there is a museum that houses many different types of sea turtles and talks about the history of them. Hanging from the ceiling is an enormous model sculpture of a sea turtle that once roamed this earth millions of years ago. Unfortunately, it is extinct now. However, sea turtles are one of the longest living, oldest known type of species that are still in existence today. A part of that success is due to the Marine Life Center that finds all of these turtles that have been hurt by oceanic activity like boats, or turtles that have been attacked by sharks. FYI the Marine Life Center is a non profit company that only works off of donations. What an amazing center huh? They are truly a wonderful group of people and veterinarians that work there.

Every year that have something called Turtle Fest that is happening on April 5th. I will be going to the event just like I do every year. At the event there is a live band, boutiques, shops, food stands and more all on the Marine Life Center property. It is beautiful because it backs right up onto the beach and overlooks the ocean. At that point, you really realize the true beauty of nature in all its glory.

This is the Marine Life Center

Me at Turtle Fest:

 

The Lee County Conservation 20/20 has a mission statement on their website that states: "To acquire properties of environmental significance, restore those lands to their natural state and condition, manage them in an environmentally acceptable manner and provide public recreational opportunities that are compatible with protecting the natural resources."

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