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Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Launches Immersive Sea Turtle Experiences For Summer

Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is offering tour to meet LMC’s current their way to the ocean. The experience begins with a brief
a variety of immersive and educational sea turtle sea turtle patients. With an presentation about sea turtles, their nesting behavior, and
experiences to enjoy this summer from May to August. experienced guide, guests the hatching process. Then, LMC staff will lead guests
The summer’s active turtle nesting season offers will learn about sea turtles’ down to the beach to view hatchlings being released into
visitors the opportunity to encounter sea turtles through incredible nesting behavior the ocean using night-vision technology for the most
experiences that are only available at LMC. Registration on our local beaches. This authentic experience. (Available Monday to Sunday from
for these activities is now open. tour is a perfect pairing to 8 to 10 p.m., age 10 and up, participants must be able to
the Guided Turtle Walk. walk at least half a mile on the beach. Beach-mobile transit
(Available Tuesday to wheelchairs can be requested, but are furnished based on
Saturday from 6 to 7 p.m., availability.)
age 10 and up.) Have a “turtley” awesome summer at LMC! For more
Hatchling Release information on guest experiences and how to register, visit
Guests will have the https://marinelife.org/experiences/.
unique opportunity to Photos by Loggerhead Marinelife Center,
observe hatchlings making Deano Cook, Christian Del Rosario and Jeff Beige

At LMC, guests of all ages can participate in fun
and interactive programs to learn about sea turtle
rehabilitation and ocean conservation. Each year, LMC
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and 1,000 hatchlings at their oceanside facility.
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nest and release any healthy hatchlings found along the
way. (Available Wednesday to Sunday from 7 to 8:30
a.m., age 10 and up.)

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egg-laying process of loggerhead sea turtles in June and
July, when nesting is at its peak. When a loggerhead sea
turtle emerges and begins the egg-laying process, the
group is led down to the beach by the center’s authorized
scouts to witness this unforgettable experience. (Available
Tuesday to Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., age 10 and
up, participants must be able to walk at least half a mile
on the beach. Beach-mobile transit wheelchairs can be
requested, but are furnished based on availability.)
Evening Guided Tours
LMC after-hours is when the fun really begins! Join
the center throughout June and July for an exclusive