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CCI 2026 Lecture Series: Get In the Know with the Sea Turtle Protection Zone
Join us this winter at the annual CCI Lecture Series!
We are excited to welcome you to these in-person events at Blowing Rocks Preserve inside the Hawley Education Center's Classroom.
Once registration is full, be sure to click the "Get Tickets" button to sign-up on our waitlist.
- All lectures are FREE of charge and fill up quickly.
- Advance registration is required and space is limited.
- Light refreshments provided.
- Recommended for adults and youth ages 13 and up.
*All attendees under 18 years old MUST be accompanied by an adult.
January 28 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Title: Get In the Know with the Sea Turtle Protection Zone
Description:
Sea turtle unintended boat strikes have tripled in Florida since 1980, and nearly half of the interactions occur in south Florida, from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade counties. Learn about the Sea Turtle Protection Zone (STPZ), a voluntary zone created by Loggerhead Marinelife Center and Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research to help reduce human-related threats to sea turtles. This lecture will highlight major threats faced by sea turtles - particularly boating interactions - and explain how the STPZ uses public outreach, communication strategies, and voluntary slow-speed recommendations to promote safer boating practices. Join us to learn how you can help, and to gain a sneak peak of future steps aimed at evaluating program effectiveness and further reducing sea turtle injuries.
Speaker: Meghan Boone
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Conservation Threat Reduction Coordinator
Registration closes at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27.
Please contact us with any questions, concerns, or requests.
Phone: 561-744-6668
Email: [email protected]
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Be sure to check out the full series to register for more lecture topics scheduled for 2/11, 2/25, 3/11, and 3/25. All lectures take place 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3441489-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3441489-2
