Rehabilitated Turtle at Loggerhead Marinelife Center © Laurie Millman/ Manatee Lagoon is located at 6000 N Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33407. The main floor has a small discovery center about the local environment and manatees.Ĭheck the web site ( ) for when the Center will be reopened.
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This eco-discovery center is usually open weekly from Tuesday – Sunday, 9AM – 4PM, and offers free admission and free parking. The window for this experience is rather small – usually a few days during late January, when the temperature of the deeper, manatee home waters off of Southern Florida coastline becomes cool enough for the manatees to venture into the Intracoastal shore with the Clean Energy hydroelectric plant’s effluence. Manatee Lagoon, Riviera Beach, FL – the center’s main, unique attraction, is being able to catch a view of the wild manatees as they enjoy the warm, shallow water surrounding the discovery center that is released by the Florida Power & Light Company’s Next Generation Clean Energy Center. Others were well worth the entrance fee to enjoy a very uncommon day! Manatees in Manatee Lagoon © Laurie Millman/ We found attractions and activities that were fun and most often free or accepted donations. This time, we didn’t just sit around the house and go out to restaurants to eat.
Travel Features Syndicate, īefore sheltering-at-home took hold in NJ, we travelled to Southeastern Florida to visit family. The research creates practical applications in the conservation of sea turtles and other marine life.Bonnet House Courtyard © Laurie Millman/.ocean acidification and the impacts on algae and corals.sea turtle behavior, physiology, and ecology.Through this partnership, studies are being conducted on: Florida Atlantic University conducts valuable scientific research in the unique setting offered at Gumbo Limbo.
More than 44,000 people participate annually in our public programs.Most programs feature small group sizes and are offered at no-to-low cost.We offer a variety of programs for children, adults, and families taught by qualified educators, biologists, and naturalists.We release more than 9,000 stranded sea turtle hatchlings each nesting season.We rescue, rehabilitate, and release sick and injured sea turtles.We monitor over 1000 nests a year within a five mile span of beaches.Programs are designed to meet the Science Next Generation Sunshine State Standard and National Core Standard requirements in science education.Every year more than 5,000 school students in coastal and marine ecology visit Gumbo Limbo with their school.You can join us in our Mission to increase public awareness of our coastal and marine ecosystems and support our educational, conservation, and research efforts by becoming a Member of Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards. The preservation of our natural environment and wildlife resources has been recognized as a national concern for all of our families. It also represents a commitment to protect our natural resources by our staff, volunteers, and the organizations that comprise the Center. Last year, more than 200,000 visitors took a break from the city bustle to enjoy a walk on our boardwalk, count the thousands of tropical fish in our aquariums, relax in our butterfly garden, or check on the patients in our sea turtle rehabilitation facility.Īs a beacon for environmental education, research, and conservation, Gumbo Limbo’s 20 acres on the protected barrier island provide refuge to many varieties of plants and animals - some rare or endangered.
Founded in 1984, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is a unique cooperative project of the City of Boca Raton, the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, Florida Atlantic University, and Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards.
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