Teacher Louise Chapman, MDC Embrace Partnership

Teacher Louise Chapman, MDC Embrace Partnership

Volusia County teacher Louise Chapman has worked hand-in-hand with the Marine Discovery Center since its inception in a partnership that has long proven to be mutually beneficial. As the Environmental STEM Resource Teacher for Project IBIS – a Volusia County science...
Sharks In Spotlight for MDC’s August Public Lecture

Sharks In Spotlight for MDC’s August Public Lecture

Sharks This lecture is FREE but registration is required. CLICK HERE to register. Sharks have been in the headlines often this summer. Here’s your chance to learn all about the ocean’s apex predators during the Marine Discovery Center’s August Public Lecture Series....
From MDC Summer Camper to Nature Center Aquarist

From MDC Summer Camper to Nature Center Aquarist

Courtney Schultz was an enthralled young summer camper at the Marine Discovery Center as a child. Summer after summer, she came to camp and participated in all of the on-the-water activities MDC camp kids get to experience. Now 28, Schultz lives in St. Augustine and...
Giant Ground Sloth Is Focus of July Public Lecture at MDC

Giant Ground Sloth Is Focus of July Public Lecture at MDC

Giant Ground Sloth This lecture is FREE but registration is required. CLICK HERE to register. Fans of fossils will have a unique treat at the Marine Discovery Center’s July Public Lecture when the giant ground sloth is the featured monthly topic. Zach Zacharias,...
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...