Students Experience MDC Field Trips Through Grant Program

Students Experience MDC Field Trips Through Grant Program

by Lisa D. Mickey Marine Discovery Center’s mission of coastal ecosystem education and conservation was fully experienced by nearly 500 elementary students during a special program in late 2022. Three third-grade classes of boys and girls from Volusia County Title I...
Right Whale Presentation Set for January 2023

Right Whale Presentation Set for January 2023

Right Whales When: Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Marine Discovery Center, 520 Barracuda Blvd, NSB, 32169 Cost: FREE | Register online Marine Discovery Center will kick off its 2023 monthly Public Lecture Series with an annual January update on North...
MDC Conservation Focuses on Brazilian Pepper Eradication

MDC Conservation Focuses on Brazilian Pepper Eradication

By Lisa D. Mickey Conservation is always a central focus at Marine Discovery Center, and one of the ways the center helps local residents understand and get involved is through hands-on experience. ​Tess Sailor-Tynes, MDC’s Conservation Science Coordinator, has been...
Bat Presentation Rescheduled for November Lecture

Bat Presentation Rescheduled for November Lecture

Bats The presentation on Florida Bats at the Marine Discovery Center that was postponed in October has been rescheduled for MDC’s November Public Lecture. This lecture is FREE but registration is required. CLICK HERE to register. Ariel Horner of Casselberry will be...
MDC Summer Campers Learn From “No-Waste Lunches”

MDC Summer Campers Learn From “No-Waste Lunches”

By Lisa D. Mickey Youngsters in the Marine Discovery Center’s summer camp program spent 10 weeks exploring the coastal ecosystem, but they also took a keen interest this summer in learning how to minimize their human impact. That’s because prior to the start of camp,...
Teacher Louise Chapman, MDC Embrace Partnership

Teacher Louise Chapman, MDC Embrace Partnership

Volusia County teacher Louise Chapman has worked hand-in-hand with the Marine Discovery Center since its inception in a partnership that has long proven to be mutually beneficial. As the Environmental STEM Resource Teacher for Project IBIS – a Volusia County science...