Friday, April 24, 2009

#107: Marine Mammal Exhibit Update

What's new at the construction site of the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center?






Well, this pile of dirt has made way for ...









A covered visitor path to the exhibit ...









Roof supports along haul out areas for the animals...











Support structures for rocky islands in the exhibit for the animals to enjoy ...








More of the visitor path with a view of the harbor to the left and the exhibit to the right ...











And another beautiful view from the exhibit to the harbor.







It's exciting to see the exhibit coming together and we're looking forward to welcoming the fur seals back!


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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

#88: Exhibit Makeover Update 3

Our last exhibit construction update was on November 21, 2008 when the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center (MMC) looked like this:


It is now two months later, Kathy's elbow sports the same jacket and we have climbed to the roof of the aquarium for a "bird's eye view" :


The circular area is the shallow addition. Young seals spend time romping around in the shallows, and even the old timers may enjoy lolling around here.

This view includes the deeper section of the exhibit and the outline of a visitor path on the right:



Here we are looking north. The roof covers a behind the scenes are for the animals, a kitchen to prepare food for the seals and a place to store wet suits, dry clothes and trainers:



I'll post another update in a month or two. For now, we want to give a big shout out to the construction crew who keep smiling despite the bone chilling cold of the last few weeks. While it's possible that their faces have permanently frozen in that position, we'll just keep thinking they're looking forward to the day when animals, visitors and staff are enjoying the new exhibit.

~Jenny

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Friday, November 21, 2008

#67: Exhibit Makeover Update 2

With the demolition finished, the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center is beginning to take shape.





This is a view from the shallow area into the deep. The dirt in the foreground will become a shallow area for the animals to splash, slide around in or just relax. Glass panels will allow you to come almost nose to nose with the animals.









This is Kathy, the curator of the Marine Mammal Department. We'll take this same picture each month to see what she's looking at as time goes by.









~ Jenny

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

#54: Groundbreaking!

Chacoda with his construction gear. Photo courtesy of the Boston Globe.


We had an official ground breaking ceremony last Thursday for the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center. It was a great celebration of all the hard work put in to make a new exhibit a reality. See more pictures, watch video and get the scoop on the new exhibit here. We'll keep you updated on the exhibit's progress.

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