Students at Shorecrest Preparatory School were recently presented with a unique challenge — to produce a short video about the Tampa Bay watershed. Despite poor weather conditions and limited class time, they created excellent work. You can view the results and learn a few interesting facts about our local ecosystem below!

Get ready for the goosebumps! Fall means new tours, stories, and fun aboard The Discovery!

In the three years since its opening, the Discovery Center (DC) has grown a staggering amount. Not so much in square footage, in impact. With a mission to foster a healthy Tampa Bay watershed through restoration and education, the DC team is pushing forward each year with new classes, field trips, exhibits, and determination to make marine science accessible to everyone.

Here is a list of frequently asked questions about our newest eco-vessel tour, Sandbar Snorkel Excursions. Learn what animals you’ll find, what you should bring, and where in Tampa Bay we’ll go.

Learning how to fish and care for the environment fish live in, is a great way to connect with each other and our beautiful Tampa Bay estuary. This family-friendly program will teach you how to tie a knot, catch and release, and what bait to use. No fishing gear needed!

Our summer sandbar snorkeling excursions are all about discovering things you may have never seen before, right here in the Tampa Bay shallows. Snorkel in our calm clear waters and find crabs, sea stars, sponges, and fish galore!

Students from Meadowlawn Middle School created water stories based on an interview with the Discovery Center’s Education Coordinator, Zoe Caraffi.

Students at Shorecrest Preparatory School were recently presented with a unique challenge — to produce a short video about the Tampa Bay watershed. Despite poor weather conditions and limited class time, they created excellent work. You can view the results and learn a few interesting facts about our local ecosystem below!

November events at the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center.

Celebrate the spooky season with Tampa Bay Watch at the Discovery Center! From discovering the deep ocean to a haunted boat tour of Tampa Bay, there’s something for everyone!

Learn all about what the Discovery Center’s eco-tours entail of! Our lead environmental educator, Savannah Gandee, tells us all about our eco-vessel Discovery and the various programs we have to offer.

Have you heard the news? The Ribbit Exhibit is officially opening to the public this Labor Day Weekend. We’ve interviewed our animal husbandry specialist, Nicole White, to get her expertise and insight on our new frogs and toads, and the set up of the exhibit.

Congratulations to the Discovery Center team on another great year of summer camp! Our campers and counselors had so much fun exploring and learning about the bay, and made memories that will last a lifetime. We asked them to share some of their favorite moments on our blog.