Fifth Annual Sea Turtle Day

Join us at Gumbo Limbo on Saturday, March 13 for our Fifth Annual Sea Turtle Day.  Celebrate sea turtles, marine life, and our oceans as well as our terrestrial species and habitats in a fun-filled family day of environmental education.  All species and habitats are interconnected; learn what conservation actions you can take in your daily life to help make our world a better, cleaner place to live.  This year we will focus on responsible fishing.

Visitors will have the opportunity to visit our new sea turtle rehabilitation facility, which will be open for the first time to the public.  See our sea turtle patients, which have been here since early January when they became cold-stunned.  Learn more about them by talking to our sea turtle specialist, rehab technicians, and docents.  Say hi to representatives from the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation, one of the organizations that helped us get up and running.

Open to all ages, adults must accompany children, no reservations required.

Parking
All public parking will be at Spanish River Park, located at 3001 N. Ocean Blvd, approximately one and a half miles north of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center.  You will be admitted at no charge though the South Entrance to the park.  For more information about the park, see http://www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us/rec/parks/spanishriver.shtm.

We will have free shuttle buses to transport you to and from Gumbo Limbo.  Please note one shuttle bus will run from 9:15 am until 4:30 pm.  Two shuttle vans, courtesy of the Boca Raton Resort and Club, will run from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm.

Our tentative schedule for the day:
Note:  You do not need reservations for these programs.

10:45 am Feeding at the Tanks
11:00 am Hammock Hike
11:15 am Sol’s Children Theatre Performance
11:30 am Native American Legends - Stories of Wisdom for all people
12:00 pm “Turtle Rehab Rescue” Skit
12:30 pm Sol’s Children Theatre Performance
1:00 pm Sea Turtle Friendly Lighting Awards
1:15 pm Feeding at the Tanks
1:30 pm Sol’s Children Theatre Performance
2:00 pm “Turtle Rehab Rescue” Skit
2:30 pm Native American Legends - Stories of Wisdom for all people
2:45 pm Feeding at the Tanks
3:00 pm Hammock Hike

Face Painting
10:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00

Leaf Printing
11:00 -1:00 and 2:00 -4:00

Ongoing

Marine Turtle Research
• Checkout the leading marine turtle research at the FAU Research Gallery.

Conservation Displays
• Learn what you can do to help and why our Rehab Facility was needed.

Shark and Ray Research
• FAU’s Elasmobranch Research Lab specimens are on display at the Ray Tank.

“Off the Grid” Home
• Visit an energy efficient, self sufficient, green home in our North Loop

• Children’s Passport Activity

• North Loop Kid’s Corner: Crafts and Activities

Please note:  Reservations are NOT needed to attend Sea Turtle Day or any of the scheduled activities.

Supervision Required: An adult must accompany a child.
Age range: Open to all ages
Instructor: Gumbo Limbo Staff & Volunteers
Length of Event: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Member cost: No fee; Donations appreciated.
Non-member cost: No fee; Donations appreciated.

This program is offered on the following dates:

03/13/2010

Reservations required for all programs (unless otherwise indicated): 561.391.8110
Pre-payment is required for all programs; no refunds. Payment may be made by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard.

All of our programs are subject to cancellation 2 days prior to the scheduled date due to low sign-up. Please sign up at least 3 days before a scheduled program to help ensure that your favorite program will not be cancelled . Registrations will be accepted after this point if the program has not been cancelled and if there are openings. Programs are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.

Many of our programs are family oriented. Children must be accompanied by an adult unless otherwise specified.