McKenna’s Place in New Smyrna Beach plans to hold a fundraising event for the Marine Discovery Center on January 17. The restaurant, located at 1443 S. Dixie Freeway, holds a special event each Monday from 5-9 p.m., in which it donates 10 percent of all dinner sales...
Right Whales The Marine Discovery Center will kick off its 2022 Monthly Lecture Series with an annual January update on North Atlantic Right Whales and will offer the event in a live outdoor setting under MDC’s pavilion. Julie Albert, manager of the Marine Resources...
The Marine Discovery Center will once again give avian enthusiasts an opportunity to observe migratory birds with its 2022 Winter Birding Tours. The first tour is set for Thursday, Jan. 13, starting at 9 a.m. MDC’s Winter Birding Tours give guests a chance to learn...
Marine Discovery Center volunteer Carla Collins, a Ph.D., spent her career working in educational research. Now retired, you can find Carla greeting guests at MDC’s Welcome Desk on the weekends or volunteering for other needs at the center. She grew up in rural...
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, eight volunteers gathered at the Marine Discovery Center to remove Brazilian peppertrees from the southwest corner of MDC property. The “tree busters” (Tom Emge, Ed Loomis, Dick Clement, Chris Nelson, Rebecca Moscatello, Mark Morgan,...
Sometimes she’s pushing around very large barrels of water or you might see Marine Discovery Center aquarist intern Emma Eagney feeding the animals in our tanks. It’s all a part of the job for this senior University of Central Florida environmental science major. And...
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