Barrier Island Center
A little bit of everything! Looking for a fun way to spend a day playing at the beach, hiking a nature trail, and cooling off in an air-conditioned nature center? Interested in turtle walks during the summer months? You can find this and more at the Barrier Island Sanctuary in Melbourne Beach. Address: 8385 S. Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 |
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Join lifelong birder, Andy Bankert, and discover some remarkable long-distance migratory shorebirds of the artic tundra. Learn about shorebirds, their nesting biology and the factors limiting their populations as Andy shares his journey to Alaska to participate in an ongoing scientific study to ensure shorebird conservation.
There is no cost to attend!
For more information, please call 321.723.3556
Together we can show our love for the world by creating land, sea and sky mosaic murals to be exhibited at the Barrier Island Center!
There is no cost to participate.
Join Master Scuba Instructor, Joe Bartoszek to learn about the unique deep water coral reef system found along the edge of the continental shelf from Cape Canaveral to Fort Pierce and nowhere else on earth! These reefs are comprised of a single species of coral and host a diversity of fishes and invertebrates, but due to extensive fishery damage they are now designated an 'Area of Concern'.