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Jupiter, Florida - Callie Sharkey has joined the River Center as Environmental Educator. Ms. Sharkey has more than 10 years of teaching experience. She has served as an education specialist for Palm Beach Zoo, a language arts teacher for Gold Coast Community School in West Palm Beach and a program interpreter at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton. Ms. Sharkey also has been active in a variety of conservation and research projects. She has worked as a marine turtle specialist at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, served as a rehabilitation and education intern at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon Key, volunteered for the Sea Turtle Conservation League of Singer Island, and worked as a zookeeper at Lion Country Safari. She received dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Marine Biology & Psychobiology from Florida Atlantic University, and she is certified as a Florida Coastal Master Naturalist and an Eco-Tour Guide of Palm Beach County. The River Center, which is located at Burt Reynolds Park in Jupiter, traces the Loxahatchee River from its pristine freshwater reaches to a teeming estuary, and eventually to the Jupiter Inlet where it spills into the Atlantic Ocean. The center presents some of the largest aquatic exhibits in the area with an interactive exploration of the river, diverse wildlife and its majestic environmental value. In addition, guests learn where their water comes from, how it is consumed and recycled back into the community. There are multi-media and live aquatic exhibits, and a touch tank teeming with aquatic life. The River Center was created by the Loxahatchee River District to further awareness about the river and to foster support for its preservation. Additional sponsors include the Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative, The Van Pelt Foundation, South Florida Water Management District, the Town of Jupiter, the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, and Solid Waste Authority. For more information about the River Center, please visit www.loxahatcheeriver.org/rivercenter.
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