Carley Metcalf joined the Marine Discovery Center’s staff as education coordinator this spring. She began working remotely in early April, and then started as an in-person staff member in early May. The Louisiana native brings to MDC a background of working in a...
Timucua in Volusia County UPDATE: This lecture will now be via Zoom due to our presenter not being able to present in person. You have two options to attend this lecture… 1. Come to MDC and watch the presentation livestreamed in our Learning Lab.2. Register for...
The Marine Discovery Center launched its Winter Birding Tours in 2019 as an answer to a request from local Audubon chapter members. Local birders wanted a way to view shorebirds and migratory birds en route to their Arctic nesting grounds during the winter months, but...
Annie Morgan Roddenberry has a unique connection to the Marine Discovery Center and its restored salt marsh. Born in Orlando, she grew up in New Smyrna Beach and was a student at the former New Smyrna Beach High School that once sat on the same grounds now occupied by...
The Marine Discovery Center will wrap up its seasonal Winter Birding Tours on Thursday, April 14. MDC offers four monthly tours during the winter migratory season, providing avian enthusiasts the chance to view these birds here at this time of year. Guests are able to...
Otters Otters can be found all around in our creeks, rivers and coastal ecosystem. Learn more about these intriguing mammals during the Marine Discovery Center’s April Public Lecture Series entitled, “Behavior and Health of River Otters in Florida.” Megan Stolen,...
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