Volume 3, Issue 6 Life Support Systems

July 2008 Check! - Mission Is a Go for Launch!

As your heart is to Scenic, Mangrove, Touch Tank,

your body, the life Dock Piling, and Deep Marine.
support systems are to The 300 sf Life Support
the aquaria at the River building was completed by Tri-
Center. July marks the County Enterprises at the end of
installation of the June in anticipation of the
equipment (filters, equipment installation.
pumps, and chillers) Once complete, the aquaria
necessary for life will be filled with water (fresh,
support in all the major brackish, or salt), and allowed to
aquaria. It is being cycle through for 7-10 days before
installed by Living fish are introduced to their new
Color Enterprises. environments.
RIVER TIDINGS

Aquaria that rely on the We are almost there! We can

Life Support System not wait to welcome you into our
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

include: Wild and new educational facility!

Featured Exhibit— Estuary Mangrove/Oyster Habitat

This magnificent tank the intertidal zone, which

details two critical habi- include temperature and
tats—oysters and man- salinity changes as well
groves—found in the es- as predation pressures.
tuarine portion of the Why would oysters
Loxahatchee River, both choose to live in
Exhibit 9—Estuary Aquarium
above and below the wa- such a harsh en-
ter level. vironment?
A unique feature of Come to the
this aquarium will the River Center to
tidal cycle. With a flip of find out!
a switch, guests will be This is the
able to watch the tide go second major
out and come back in, habitat depicted
demonstrating the chal- on your journey
lenges for oysters and down the Loxa-
other organisms living in hatchee River.

SAVE THE DATE!

Special points of interest:

• We NEED Volunteers! Please contact

Grand Opening Jocelyn at 561-743-7123 or
jocelyn@loxahatcheeriver.org

Celebration • Friends of the Loxahatchee River

meetings are regularly held at the
August 23, 2008 River Center at noon on the 1st Fri-
day of the month. Visit our website
for details on speakers and topics.

www.loxahatcheeriver.org