by Lisa D. Mickey Earlier this year, the restored salt marsh at the Marine Discovery Center (MDC) in New Smyrna Beach recorded an important milestone. The on-site Mosquito Lagoon Marine Enhancement Center (MEC), a partnership between the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Native New Englander Susan Engelman first rolled up her sleeves to volunteer at the Marine Discovery Center in 2017 after retiring and relocating to Florida. She went from treating cancer patients as a radiation therapist in the Boston area to building oyster bags,...
You may see Marine Discovery Center intern Stephanie Schmidt pushing large barrels of salt water to the exhibition area or caring for the animals that reside in the tanks. Stephanie learned at the elbow of former MDC aquarist Charity Jackson and has had to step up...
Diane Yeaton is one of the most veteran volunteers at the Marine Discovery Center, and the New Englander has been instrumental in the center’s growth, starting back in the early 2000s. Whether she was answering telephones at the center, leading fundraising efforts or...
By Lisa D. Mickey The Marine Discovery Center’s Learning Lab was a busy place in January during a four-day microbial analysis workshop that hosted scientists from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, as well as from the Indian River Lagoon Aquatic...
Microplastics in the Indian River Lagoon 18 March, 2021 When: Thursday, March 18 at 7:00 pm Where: This program is online via Zoom Cost: FREE | Register Now “Microplastics in the Indian River Lagoon” will be the topic of the Marine Discovery Center’s March Monthly...
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