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Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Awarded $500,000 In Grants To Enhance Research,

Coastal Cleanups, And Water Filtration

LMC Announces State Funding “We are grateful the Palm Beach County Legislative
While Hosting The First 2024 Delegation helped us appropriate these state funds which will
Public Meeting Of The Palm Beach help improve our facility in the coming years,” said Andy
County Legislative Delegation. Dehart, CEO of Loggerhead Marinelife Center. “As LMC is
Loggerhead Marinelife Center a unique and free public facility, these grants are critical in
(LMC) is honored to receive continuing our mission of sea turtle rehabilitation, education,
$500,000 in state grants to improve and ocean conservation.”
the center’s saltwater filtration system, The state grants will allow the center to design and engineer
expand sea turtle and marine debris a critically needed water intake and discharge pumping system
research, and increase beach and Andy Dehart, CEO of that will support the expanded sea turtle hospital and conservation
underwater cleanups. Loggerhead Loggerhead Marinelife exhibitions. The grants will also help to expand Loggerhead
Marinelife Center and local civic and Center Marinelife Center’s research efforts such as analyzing the impacts
community organizations expressed of marine debris on wildlife; studying sea turtle nests, diseases, the Juno Beach Pier across the street from the park.
their appreciation to the 13-member Palm Beach County and contaminants; and satellite tracking of sea turtles. In addition, Established in 1983, LMC seeks to promote conservation
Legislative Delegation during the opening of their 2024 planning LMC will increase beach and underwater cleanups, and expand of ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and
session on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at the center. education and awareness of single-use plastics. endangered sea turtles. Its facilities include a sea turtle
Organizations such as Els for Autism Foundation and the About Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) hospital, a research laboratory, and exhibit areas, including
Palm Beach County Food Bank joined LMC to highlight their Loggerhead Marinelife Center, located in Loggerhead live sea turtles and other coastal creatures.
achievements, which included state funding, changes in law, and Park, Juno Beach, Fla., is a sea turtle research, rehabilitation, Photos courtesy of Loggerhead Marinelife
an array of health, infrastructure, and environmental benefits. education, and conservation center. The center also manages Center and Chad Baumer
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