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
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”
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
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
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
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 Giving...
Volunteer Gayle Belin Finds Joy Working with MDC Visitors
Michigan native Gayle Belin grew up in the Detroit suburbs and worked as a speech language pathologist for nearly five decades. She and husband Gary Kessler, an MDC boat captain, live in Ormond Beach and have volunteered at the Marine Discovery Center for more than 10...
Laurilee Thompson To Speak on Lagoon’s Legacy
Laurilee Thompson, a lifelong native of Brevard County and former commercial angler, will be the guest speaker in March for the Discovery Lecture Series at Marine Discovery Center. Thompson’s presentation, “The Indian River Lagoon: A Treasure Worth Saving,” will be...
TD Bank Presents “Evolution of Fraud & Scams”
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 "The Evolution of Fraud and Scams" on Thursday,...
MDC Volunteer Bob Pollard Lends a Hand in Many Ways
Marine Discovery Center volunteer Bob Pollard is that quiet guy you might see in the center’s Learning Lab peering through a microscope and jotting down observations as a community scientist for Project Plankton. Or you may find him cleaning seagrass tanks, performing...
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