MDC’s April Lecture Focuses on American Alligators

MDC’s April Lecture Focuses on American Alligators

Jungle Jim Greene will be the guest speaker in April for the Discovery Lecture Series at Marine Discovery Center. His presentation, “Living With Alligators,” will be held on Thursday, April 3, at 6 p.m., and will feature some “special guests” with live ambassador...
Learn About Charitable Giving Strategies

Learn About Charitable Giving Strategies

Our Discovery Lecture Series is generally held on the 1st Thursday of each month and involves environmental topics on Florida’s coastal and Indian River Lagoon ecosystems. Join us for a special topic lecture entitled “Increase Your Impact: Charitable...
Volunteer Gayle Belin Finds Joy Working with MDC Visitors

Volunteer Gayle Belin Finds Joy Working with MDC Visitors

Michigan native Gayle Belin grew up in the Detroit suburbs and worked as a speech language pathologist for nearly five decades. She and husband Gary Kessler, an MDC boat captain, live in Ormond Beach and have volunteered at the Marine Discovery Center for more than 10...
Laurilee Thompson To Speak on Lagoon’s Legacy

Laurilee Thompson To Speak on Lagoon’s Legacy

Laurilee Thompson, a lifelong native of Brevard County and former commercial angler, will be the guest speaker in March for the Discovery Lecture Series at Marine Discovery Center. Thompson’s presentation, “The Indian River Lagoon: A Treasure Worth Saving,” will be...
TD Bank Presents “Evolution of Fraud & Scams”

TD Bank Presents “Evolution of Fraud & Scams”

Our Discovery Lecture Series is generally held on the 1st Thursday of each month and involves environmental topics on Florida’s coastal and Indian River Lagoon ecosystems. Join us for a special topic lecture entitled “The Evolution of Fraud and...
MDC Volunteer Bob Pollard Lends a Hand in Many Ways

MDC Volunteer Bob Pollard Lends a Hand in Many Ways

Marine Discovery Center volunteer Bob Pollard is that quiet guy you might see in the center’s Learning Lab peering through a microscope and jotting down observations as a community scientist for Project Plankton. Or you may find him cleaning seagrass tanks, performing...