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Marine Environmental Education Center to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary, Mar. 3
Historic Carpenter House Home to Sea Turtle Education Program
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC,) Broward County, the Carpenter House, Broward County Sea Turtle Conservation Program and Captain, our “forever resident” green sea turtle celebrates its One Year Anniversary at the Historic Carpenter House on Hollywood Beach, 4414 North Surf Road, Hollywood from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, March 3.
The Marine Environmental Education Center (MEEC) at the Carpenter House was opened with the desire to educate and delight locals and tourists alike through our educational resident green sea turtle, Captain, and the splendor of the South Florida coastal environment. The MEEC was fostered from a partnership between Broward County Parks and Recreation and NSU. The facility is located on the historic grounds of the Carpenter House at Hollywood North Beach Park in Hollywood, Florida. Along with Captain the green sea turtle, the Carpenter House features an interactive Interpretive Center with displays ranging on topics from sea turtle conservation to marine debris.
The Center has been open for one year, and we’re celebrating!
The family-friendly event will feature face painting, a “kiss the Captain” photo booth (not the real Captain the sea turtle, of course,) arts and crafts and more. In addition, food trucks will be on hand for visitors to grab a quick snack. The cost is $3 per person, with the proceeds going directly to the operation of the MEEC at the Carpenter House.
There will also be a raffle for some really cool prizes, such as NSU branded items, a local shark-tagging trip with researchers from NSU’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI), sea turtle ride-a-long with researchers and more. Costs are $1 per ticket or $5 for six tickets (you don’t have to be present to win.)