Bats Are Featured in MDC’s October Lecture

Bats Are Featured in MDC’s October Lecture

Native Bats will be the focus of Marine Discovery Center’s October Discovery Lecture Series. Ariel Horner (pictured below), a board member of the Florida Bat Conservancy, will be the guest presenter on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m., in MDC’s Learning Lab. If you have...
Special MDC Lecture: Experiencing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Special MDC Lecture: Experiencing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Have you ever wondered what is being done to clean up the large collection of trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? That will be the focus of a special-topic presentation in September for our Discovery Lecture Series. Tenille Maher will present “Journey to the...
From the Water to the Welcome Desk, Jackie Creedon Dives In

From the Water to the Welcome Desk, Jackie Creedon Dives In

You might meet Marine Discovery Center volunteer Jackie Creedon at the Welcome Desk, or learn about the animals in the tanks in the exhibit area when she works there as a docent, or spend time with her as a kayak-tour sweep on MDC’s kayak eco-tours. The Pennsylvania...
MDC’s September Lecture Features Sounds of Nature

MDC’s September Lecture Features Sounds of Nature

“Creating Space for the Sounds of Nature” will be the focus of Marine Discovery Center’s September Discovery Lecture Series. Eve Payor, Community Arts Director for Atlantic Center for the Arts, will be the guest presenter on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. Payor is a...
Former High School Site Offers Reunion for Teacher, Students

Former High School Site Offers Reunion for Teacher, Students

By Lisa D. Mickey A lot has changed on the grounds of 520 Barracuda Boulevard in a little over two decades. Chad Truxall, then a rookie science teacher in his 20s, launched his career in education in 1999 and taught at New Smyrna Beach High School for five years at...
Family Bonding at MDC Includes Making Volcanoes Together

Family Bonding at MDC Includes Making Volcanoes Together

By Lisa D. Mickey At Marine Discovery Center, they are affectionately called “the Volcano family.” And for good reason. That’s because the pursuit of a family activity at MDC turned into a family passion to create the non-plastic material utilized by MDC’s...