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Marine Discovery Center Earns Honors, ANCA Appointment

Marine Discovery Center Earns Honors, ANCA Appointment

Jul 1, 2020 | General, MDC News

Deb Denys reads the Volusia County Proclamation for “Blue Community Consortium Day" by Lisa D. MickeyNews Release NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., July 1, 2020 – The Marine Discovery Center and its leadership have been recent recipients of several honors, awards and a new...

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July Volunteer Spotlight: Bill Arndt

July Volunteer Spotlight: Bill Arndt

Jul 1, 2020 | General, MDC News, Volunteer Spotlight

MDC volunteer Bill Arndt can do anything. Need someone to help maintain the grounds at the Marine Discovery Center? Give him a weed whacker. Need someone to monitor horseshoe crabs, or work in the oyster program, or back a trailer full of kayaks down to the water?...

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Opinion: Make Your ‘Date With the Beach’ On July 5th

Opinion: Make Your ‘Date With the Beach’ On July 5th

Jun 26, 2020 | Coastal Corner, General, MDC News

By Lisa D. Mickey Independence Day is a festive time. It’s a mid-year summer month when Americans celebrate our freedom. As a child, I enjoyed 4th of July fireworks, particularly over baseball stadiums after games when the pops, fizzles and booms echoed off the...

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June Online Public Lecture Discusses Blacktip Sharks

June Online Public Lecture Discusses Blacktip Sharks

May 29, 2020 | General, Lecture Series, MDC News

Blacktip Sharks18June, 2020When: Thursday, June 18 at 7:00 pm Where: This program is online via Zoom Cost: FREE | register online New Smyrna Beach is often called the “shark-bite capital of the world” because surfers frequently encounter sharks while surfing alongside...

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MDC Presents Cinema Under the Stars in Your Cars

MDC Presents Cinema Under the Stars in Your Cars

May 22, 2020 | General, MDC News

Bring your loved ones, park your car, and get ready for a night of family fun!! MDC will be hosting Cinema Under The Stars In Your Cars on Friday May 29th! Our feature film will be Dolphin Tale, the story of Winter the dolphin who lost her real tail and gained a...

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Online May Public Lecture Features MDC Bird Walks

Online May Public Lecture Features MDC Bird Walks

May 12, 2020 | General, Lecture Series, MDC News

Bird Walks at MDC 21 May, 2020 When: Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 pm Where: This program is online via Zoom Cost: FREE | register online Avian enthusiast Don Chalfant has led bird walks with the public during the winter months for 12 years and will discuss this year’s...

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Florida Master Naturalist Program Class Goes Completely Online

Florida Master Naturalist Program Class Goes Completely Online

May 11, 2020 | General, MDC News

by Lisa D. Mickey COVID-19 changed many things when it swept through North America this spring. At the Marine Discovery Center, the threat of the virus closed the doors, canceled eco-tours, educational programs, public lectures and threatened to cancel or alter MDC’s...

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A Chat With Chad: Stepping Outdoors Can Ease Tensions of Pandemic

A Chat With Chad: Stepping Outdoors Can Ease Tensions of Pandemic

Apr 15, 2020 | General, MDC News

​Chad Truxall believes that heading outdoors for some fresh air and cautious activity during this time of social distancing has helped ease the tension most Americans have experienced during the Corona-19 virus pandemic. Even if it’s only to sit in the backyard, walk...

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April Volunteer Spotlight: MaryAnne West

April Volunteer Spotlight: MaryAnne West

Apr 1, 2020 | General, MDC News, Volunteer Spotlight

MaryAnne West is that happy-faced volunteer you might find baiting hooks for kids in summer fishing camps or encouraging youngsters on the 203 stairsteps winding up the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse during camp and education outings. You might even see her working at the...

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Soundscape Project Serves As Reminder To Listen To Nature

Soundscape Project Serves As Reminder To Listen To Nature

Mar 31, 2020 | Coastal Corner, General, MDC News

By Lisa D. Mickey The spring of 2020 may forever be remembered as a season of fear and change when the Corona-19 virus roared across the globe in pandemic fashion and impacted many lives along the way. Businesses and schools closed their doors around the world, which...

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