March Volunteer Spotlight: Maia Leibowitz
If you are ever at the Marine Discovery Center on a Wednesday afternoon, Maia Leibowitz will be the volunteer answering the phone, ringing up purchases and checking in guests for afternoon boat tours. She’s been doing that since 2014, making the native New Yorker one...
MDC Offers Two New Boat Tours For Up-Close Exploration
Guests on the Marine Discovery Center’s boat tours will enjoy two new offerings this year designed to provide deeper understanding of the diversity of the Indian River Lagoon’s marine species, as well as its challenges. The new two-hour boat tours include the...
MDC March Lecture: Postponed
Indian River Legacy19March, 2020When: Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Where: Marine Discovery Center, 520 Barracuda Blvd, NSB, 32169 Cost: FREE The lecture is open to the public at no charge and no reservations are required.*This lecture has been postponed, but...
February Volunteer Spotlight: John Bromley
Youthful beyond his years, Marine Discovery Center volunteer John Bromley is quick to raise his hand to help wherever help is needed. If the kayak team needs help, John is there to serve as a kayak sweep. If there is a need for Brazilian pepper eradication or...
Winter Birding Tours Offer Citizens Chance To View Migrants
The Marine Discovery Center’s Winter Birding Tours give avid and novice birders the opportunity to travel by boat to Disappearing Island during the winter months. Guests on these tours disembark the 40-passenger Discovery Boat at Disappearing Island to explore...
Plants of Canaveral Is Topic of MDC February Lecture
Plants of Canaveral 20 February, 2020 When: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Where: Marine Discovery Center, 520 Barracuda Blvd, NSB, 32169 Cost: FREE The lecture is open to the public at no charge and no reservations are required. “Plants of Canaveral...
January Volunteer Spotlight: Chris Nelson
Sometimes Chris Nelson looks as if he is auditioning for the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” show when he volunteers at the Marine Discovery Center. If you see Nelson at work, chances are good he’s covered in mud from shoreline restoration, soaking wet from sweat in...
Winter Birding With MDC Begins In January
Want to see migratory birds foraging, resting and passing through Central Florida on their way to Arctic nesting grounds? Want to learn more about these species from naturalists and local Audubon members? Come join us on MDC’s Discovery boat as we head to...
MDC’s January Lecture Features Right Whales
Right Whales16 January, 2020 When: Thursday, January 16 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Where: Marine Discovery Center, 520 Barracuda Blvd, NSB, 32169 Cost: FREE The lecture is open to the public at no charge and no reservations are required. The winter months offer the migratory...
December Volunteer Spotlight: Laura Stapleton
Laura Stapleton brings a new sense of excitement to her role as a volunteer at the Welcome Desk. The native New Yorker rekindled a love of nature that started during her childhood and was sparked again when she moved to New Smyrna Beach. Now in Florida, there...
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