We are open from Noon until 4 PM today.
Save-the-Date!
March 3, 2012 - Sea Turtle Day!
New Sea Turtle Exhibit!
Visit our Sea Turtle Exhibit north room of the Nature Center and let us know what you think of it!
The Sea Tank Project is underway!
We are open our regular hours. Our entire Sea Tank area is closed during construction. The rest of our property, including the Boardwalk and Butterfly Garden, is open! If all goes according to schedule, the first tank will be open for viewing on Sea Turtle Day, March 3, 2012.
Please note we have temporarily closed our rehab facility to update and add a new filtration system to provide the best healing environment possible for our patients. We hope to be back open and treating turtles soon! But you can see hatchling sea turtles in the FAU Gallery and don’t forget to check out our new sea turtle exhibit!
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Help raise money for Friends of Gumbo Limbo while searching the internet!!
Source:
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Date:
January 27, 2012
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We registered Friends of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (Boca Raton - FL) with GoodSearch.com, a company that helps non-profits like ours raise funds through the everyday actions of our supporters.
Here is how you can help:
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Please join our community on GoodSearch.com and help us raise money for our mission. Get started by clicking the “Become a Supporter” button on our profile page at http://www.goodsearch.com/nonprofit/friends-of-gumbo-limbo-nature-center.aspx!
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Coming in 2012… Online Program Registration!
Source:
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Date:
January 3, 2012
You’ve been asking, we’ve been researching, and finally it is coming! There are a number of logistical and technological aspects that have to happen before we can launch the online program registration, so we don’t have a definite date at this time. Please be patient with us and know it is one of our top priorities!
Every member will be given their own login and password to a special, ‘Members Only’ section of the website. There you will be able to register for programs at a discounted rate! Non-Members will also be able to create an account and log on at the public site to register for programs at non-member rates.
ECO-WATCH: GET ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CUTTING EDGE
Eco-Watch, Gumbo Limbo’s popular lecture series, is back for Winter/Spring 2012! Are you interested in learning about the natural world around us? Join us on the first and third Wednesdays of the month (from January 18 – May 2). The program takes place in Gumbo Limbo’s classroom starting at 7:00 pm. Talks are followed by light refreshments and a chance to talk to the speaker. Eco-Watch talks are recommended for ages 14 and up, and an adult must attend with children under the age of 18. Reservations accepted but not required (561) 338-1542. There is no required fee to attend a talk; however donations (suggested $5 donation per person) are accepted to help offset the cost of the program.
January 18
Justin Perrault, PhD Candidate, Florida Atlantic University
"From Jellies to Giants: the Pollutant Mercury in Leatherback Turtles and Their Prey”
February 1
Jason McCobb, Farmer Jay Pure Organics
Friends of Gumbo Limbo Accepting Scholarship Applications
Source:
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Date:
December 4, 2011
One of the ways Gumbo Limbo Nature Center promotes the message of healthy beaches and other coastal ecosystems is by awarding scholarships to high school and graduate students committed to academic fields preparing them for careers related to our mission. The Gordon Gilbert Scholarships are awarded based on the student’s academic curriculum and grades, volunteer activities at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center or other volunteer and extracurricular activities related to coastal conservation, an essay describing the student’s contributions so far and future plans, and an interview with the scholarship committee. The graduate candidates also present a summary of their research to the committee and commit to an additional public presentation for a more general audience. The announcements and applications for the 2012 scholarships are posted on the Nature Center’s website at http://www.gumbolimbo.org/Scholarship. Applications are due February 18, 2012.
Rock Band “My Morning Jacket” Supports Gumbo Limbo Nature Center!
Source:
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
Date:
November 28, 2011
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky formed in 1998. A portion of the ticket sales from their December 10, 2011 show at Sunset Cove (South Regional Park) in Boca Raton will be donated to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. To learn more about the band, visit their website, mymorningjacket.com. To purchase tickets for the show, click here.
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is proud to announce the winners of our logo contest, held in early 2011! We received dozens of entries. In all, there were four elements that were consistently represented: the ocean, trees, butterflies, and turtles. Each entry had anywhere from one to four of these elements in their design, each portrayed differently. Although we were unable to decide on one design submission, we were able to use different elements from three different entries to piece together a final design.
Turtle: The Incredible Journey is the critically-praised, award-winning film from director Nick Stringer ("National Geographic Explorer") that has enchanted and enthralled audiences worldwide. This is a spectacular adventure of one loggerhead turtle's journey from a young hatchling emerging from her nest in the sand, to a 25 year old adult returning to the same beach to hatch her own young. It's a remarkable story about a harrowing trek around the globe of this threatened species and an amazing odyssey you won't want to miss!
Originally called the Turtle Song, Turtle: the Incredible Journey was filmed, in part at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in 2007/2008. FeeBee, one of Gumbo Limbo's former residents, was used in the filming. FeeBee hatched from a nest in Spanish River Park in 2008. She was part of Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) research program to determine the gender of hatchling sea turtles (that is how we know FeeBee is a girl).
Thanks to the City of Boca Raton and the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center's outdoor seawater tanks are under construction! Visit the Sea Tank Project webpage to learn more!
Once the tanks are completed, the Friends of Gumbo Limbo will be providing the animals and habitats! You can help Friends Fill the Tanks! Click here to learn how!
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is proud to be part of Boca Boo Days!
Join us as we celebrate the fun and spirit of October in the City of Boca Raton! Boca Boo Days offers a variety of activities for family fun, entertainment, and education sure to please people of all ages!
Boca Boo Days program at Gumbo Limbo include Haunted Stencils (October 6) and Halloween in the Hammock (October 22). Click on each program title to learn more! Be sure to register early as space is limited!
To learn more about the other Boca Boo days program offered in various locations around the Boca Raton, visit the Boca Boo Days website!