Page 16 - Talk of Tequesta - October '23

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center Awarded

$500,000 In Grants To Enhance Research,

Coastal Cleanups, And Water Filtration

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

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