From MDC Summer Camper to Nature Center Aquarist

From MDC Summer Camper to Nature Center Aquarist

Courtney Schultz was an enthralled young summer camper at the Marine Discovery Center as a child. Summer after summer, she came to camp and participated in all of the on-the-water activities MDC camp kids get to experience. Now 28, Schultz lives in St. Augustine and...
Giant Ground Sloth Is Focus of July Public Lecture at MDC

Giant Ground Sloth Is Focus of July Public Lecture at MDC

Giant Ground Sloth This lecture is FREE but registration is required. CLICK HERE to register. Fans of fossils will have a unique treat at the Marine Discovery Center’s July Public Lecture when the giant ground sloth is the featured monthly topic. Zach Zacharias,...
Spanish Moss Plays Role in Natural Flora and Fauna

Spanish Moss Plays Role in Natural Flora and Fauna

By Lisa D. Mickey Think of Florida and the Southeast United States and a picture of Spanish moss draped through the boughs of stately live oak trees likely comes to mind. Hanging like hundreds of fibrous gray curtains from tree limbs, Spanish moss (Tillandsia...
June MDC Lecture Focuses on Arts and Environment

June MDC Lecture Focuses on Arts and Environment

Creating Space for the Sounds of Nature This lecture is FREE but registration is required. CLICK HERE to register. Eve Payor, director of community programs at the Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA), will be the Marine Discovery Center’s Public Lecture Series guest...
Carley Metcalf Joins MDC As Education Coordinator

Carley Metcalf Joins MDC As Education Coordinator

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...
MDC’s May Lecture Explores Timucua in Volusia County

MDC’s May Lecture Explores Timucua in Volusia County

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...