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...
Audubon Teams with MDC for Winter Birding Tours

Audubon Teams with MDC for Winter Birding Tours

The Marine Discovery Center launched its Winter Birding Tours in 2019 as an answer to a request from local Audubon chapter members. Local birders wanted a way to view shorebirds and migratory birds en route to their Arctic nesting grounds during the winter months, but...
FWC’s Annie Roddenberry Reflects on Marsh Restoration

FWC’s Annie Roddenberry Reflects on Marsh Restoration

Annie Morgan Roddenberry has a unique connection to the Marine Discovery Center and its restored salt marsh. Born in Orlando, she grew up in New Smyrna Beach and was a student at the former New Smyrna Beach High School that once sat on the same grounds now occupied by...