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Read below for 4 ways you can keep celebrating World Water Day at tomorrow’s TurtleFest!! 1. Bring a reusable water bottle and visit our water station for free refills throughout the day! 2. Help protect our oceans and marine life by picking up and disposing of trash properly! Most storm drains empty into the nearest body of water, meaning most garbage thrown on the ground near a storm drain eventually ends up… Read More

Take the following quiz to find out just how much YOU know about ocean plastics and what you can do to help! If we all work together, we will be able to reduce the flow of plastics into the ocean and help save sea turtles and other marine life for generations to come!

On Earth Day, April 22, 2018, as part of our upcoming Blue Table Initiative, Loggerhead Marinelife Center has partnered with local restaurants and The City of West Palm Beach Mayor’s Office of Sustainability to go #StrawFreewithLMC  For this event, the restaurants listed have agreed to refrain from offering plastic straws to their patrons on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, 2018, to help increase public awareness of the need to eliminate single-use plastics, such as straws. In… Read More

Nesting season is here- so don your red lights and test out your nesting season knowledge! Happy nesting season everyone!

This has been a busy semester!  We have been traveling, starting new projects, and counting endless amounts of trash removed from local beaches.   In the midst of everything, we welcomed three new Conservation Interns in August.  We rely heavily on the dedication of our volunteers and interns.  Each new group brings new ideas, new skills, and new ways to learn and improve.  We are very lucky to have another amazing set of… Read More

This month, our work with cigarette butts on fishing piers continues.  One stipulation of the grant we received from Keep America Beautiful is follow-up litter scans at each location where cigarette receptacles were installed.  The bins have been collecting butts at 15 sites in Florida since June.  With help from a few of our partners, we have been busy counting cigarette butts both contained in the receptacles and littered on the ground… Read More

In 2008, Jack Johnson, along with his team, created All At Once, a social action network that allows his fans to learn, inspire change, and connect with environmental groups in their communities. The team works hard to use their platform for good.  While on tour, the crew installs water refill stations, sells reusable water bottles and pint glasses, works with venues to eliminate plastic straws, offers recycling and composting, fuels their tour… Read More