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The Marine Discovery Center has spent 25 years informing and educating citizens and guests about the biodiversity of marine life and plant life in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon.
New Smyrna Beach is home to the most biologically diverse estuary in North America. The Indian River Lagoon, located on the coast of Central Florida, boasts more than 4,000 species and spans 156 miles down Florida’s east coast; providing countless ways to enjoy your time on the water in New Smyrna Beach.
Programs at MDC for all ages are designed to offer outdoor “hands-on, feet-wet” learning opportunities through: classes, camps, lectures, boat and kayak eco-tours with certified naturalists and teachers.
We invite you to learn more about all we have to offer.
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Marine Discovery Center News & Announcements
SEVAS Hopes Purple Martins Return to Nest on MDC Campus
By Lisa D. MickeyThe gourds are up! And now, the Southeast Volusia Audubon Society (SEVAS) chapter is ready for the purple martins to move in. As part of its Purple Martin Project, SEVAS held the third annual “Gourd Raising” ceremony adjacent to the bird garden on ...
MDC’s Shuck & Share Celebrates Million-Pound Milestone
By Lisa D. Mickey It’s hard to wrap your brain around one million pounds of oyster shells. But for Marine Discovery Center’s Shuck & Share Oyster Recycling program, it’s even harder to think of those shells going into the county landfill rather than into the...
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