Cheryl Hood and Holly Perpall Give to Help Assure MDC’s Future

Cheryl Hood and Holly Perpall Give to Help Assure MDC’s Future

by Lisa D. Mickey Cheryl Hood and Holly Perpall moved to Port Orange in 2013, and once they retired in 2015, both began volunteering at Marine Discovery Center. Cheryl had worked in professional liability insurance with medical malpractice, while Holly, who holds a...
MDC, SEVAS Work to Bring Motus Tracking Station to MDC Campus

MDC, SEVAS Work to Bring Motus Tracking Station to MDC Campus

by Lisa D. Mickey The campus at Marine Discovery Center became one of Florida’s newest Motus tracking stations on August 13, expanding the North American network and enhancing Florida’s east coast range used to track movements of such flying species as tagged birds,...
Once A Camper, Now Charlotte Harris Is an MDC Summer Camp Counselor

Once A Camper, Now Charlotte Harris Is an MDC Summer Camp Counselor

As they say, time flies when you’re having fun, and Charlotte Harris should know. This is her 11th year of summer camp at MDC. Granted, most of those years were as a summer camper, starting at age 5 and ending last year when she aged out of the program. This year,...
Sammy Earney Gains Experience This Summer as MDC Intern

Sammy Earney Gains Experience This Summer as MDC Intern

Port Orange native Samantha “Sammy” Earney, 20, is currently enrolled at the University of Central Florida and is spending this summer working as an intern in MDC’s conservation program. While at Spruce Creek High School, she was dual-enrolled at Daytona State College...
Mia Harvey Divides Time Between MDC Camp and Conservation

Mia Harvey Divides Time Between MDC Camp and Conservation

Mia Harvey is a lead camp counselor for the second year at Marine Discovery Center and also is an intern with MDC’s conservation program. When she’s not guiding children at camp, Mia, 19, can be found tending mangrove trees, seagrasses and Spartina grass in the...
Meet Sea Turtle Biologist Karrie Minch!

Meet Sea Turtle Biologist Karrie Minch!

June 16th is World Sea Turtle Day, and we thought it would be fun to celebrate by getting to know someone who works with real sea turtles!  Karrie Minch is a biologist with Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and is affiliated with FWC’s...