What's New

This exhibit has been made possible by:

Jenn Loder
Master's Thesis Environmental Studies Candidate
Florida International University

My area of interest is the effective communication of science, environmental, and conservation messages to the public using exhibits and educational programs. The marine conservation exhibits at BNC are part of my master's thesis research. The first part of the project included designing interactive educational exhibits about issues facing our South Florida marine resources. Public education about these issues is essential in order to preserve and maintain marine habitats and wildlife threatened by human activities.
The exhibits focus on the preservation and protection of Florida's marine resources by making people aware of threats and then encouraging them to take personal action to improve the situation. I really wanted to provide people with information about conservation activities that they can do once they leave BNC. We all can do something to help! Now that the exhibits are in, I am going to be using surveys to explore the impact of these exhibits on visitors. Hopefully people will walk away from the exhibits with some ideas on how they can help protect our oceans!

Saltwater Aquariums

What is currently on display? Join us for our new and exciting exhibits! Indoor Mangrove Exhibit Interactive Ocean Conservation Exhibit, Salt Water Aquariums, Interactive Flora, Fauna, and Indigenous Stations
Indoor Mangrove Exhibit	Our new Indoor Mangrove Exhibit is a recreation of an actual Mangrove habitat, including LIVE ANIMALS, changes in tide, and living Mangrove trees.
Interactive Ocean Conservation Exhibit Create a Plate Learn about the best seafood choices you can make as a consumber by using a simulated place setting. Reefs at Risk Find out how to reduce your personal CO2 emissions and save our coral reefs from bleaching with an interactive calculation. Pollution Solutions Discover how your daily choices can protect our oceans and beaches from marine debris using a fun computer game. When you visit, take part in a survey to tell us what you think about the new exhibits!
This exhibit has been made possible by: Jenn Loder Master's Thesis Environmental Studies Candidate Florida International University My area of interest is the effective communication of science, environmental, and conservation messages to the public using exhibits and educational programs. The marine conservation exhibits at BNC are part of my master's thesis research. The first part of the project included designing interactive educational exhibits about issues facing our South Florida marine resources. Public education about these issues is essential in order to preserve and maintain marine habitats and wildlife threatened by human activities. The exhibits focus on the preservation and protection of Florida's marine resources by making people aware of threats and then encouraging them to take personal action to improve the situation. I really wanted to provide people with information about conservation activities that they can do once they leave BNC. We all can do something to help! Now that the exhibits are in, I am going to be using surveys to explore the impact of these exhibits on visitors. Hopefully people will walk away from the exhibits with some ideas on how they can help protect our oceans! Saltwater Aquariums
	Come see our three salt water aquarium tanks that display the most unusual and strikingly beautiful sea flora and fauna found here in the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of South Florida!
Interactive Flora, Fauna, and Indigenous Stations
	We also have several interactive stations as you can see to your left, where you may touch the diversity of preserved and dried sea shells, seeds, sponges, turtle shells and their heads, birds, owls, bats, insects, arachnids, animal bones, and listen to the story about the Tequesta Indians while observing artifacts from archeological digs. Don't forget your binoculars to do some birdwatching from our bird observatory!
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