Roddenberry Receives MDC’s Conservation Hero Award

Roddenberry Receives MDC’s Conservation Hero Award

New Smyrna Beach native Annie Morgan Roddenberry has been named as the 2025 recipient of Marine Discovery Center’s Rhizophora Conservation Hero Award. MDC presents its Rhizophora Award to individuals and entities working to make a positive impact on the health of the...
Meet MDC Gardener Mark Morgan

Meet MDC Gardener Mark Morgan

You would never know the guy with the big hat out weeding MDC’s native plant garden on his hands and knees was a former training engineer and quality manager at Kennedy Space Center, or later, the former director of institutional research and associate vice president...
May Lecture Explores Why NSB Is “Shark Bite Capital”

May Lecture Explores Why NSB Is “Shark Bite Capital”

Shark biologist Eric Sander will be the guest speaker in May for the Discovery Lecture Series at Marine Discovery Center. The presentation, “Why New Smyrna Beach Is Called the Shark Bite Capital of the World,” will be held on Thursday, May 1, at 6 p.m. Sander will...
MDC Volunteer Learned Compassion from Autistic Twin

MDC Volunteer Learned Compassion from Autistic Twin

It’s fair to say Gage Guinter is wise beyond his 19 years. And his dedication to help others runs deep, thanks to his lifelong experience of helping autistic twin brother Griffin navigate day-to-day life. “As a kid, I had a little bit more responsibility than most,”...
MDC’s April Lecture Focuses on American Alligators

MDC’s April Lecture Focuses on American Alligators

Jungle Jim Greene will be the guest speaker in April for the Discovery Lecture Series at Marine Discovery Center. His presentation, “Living With Alligators,” will be held on Thursday, April 3, at 6 p.m., and will feature some “special guests” with live ambassador...
Learn About Charitable Giving Strategies

Learn About Charitable Giving Strategies

Our Discovery Lecture Series is generally held on the 1st Thursday of each month and involves environmental topics on Florida’s coastal and Indian River Lagoon ecosystems. Join us for a special topic lecture entitled “Increase Your Impact: Charitable...