NCBS DISCOVERY DAY!
Discovery Day features Research Updates, Touch Tanks, Fish and Turtle Tanks, Shellfish Aquaculture Display, Suwannee River Watershed Display, etc. @ 552 1st Street Cedar Key FL
Every Friday
January Thru June
(1pm – 4pm)
January 11th, 18th, 25th
February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
April 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
May 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
June 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
*September 22nd - NCBS Open House
1st & 3rd Saturdays
January thru April
(1pm – 4pm)
January 19th
February 2nd and 16th
March 2nd and 16th
Also open during the CK Arts Festival - March 30th
April 6th and 20th
REFUGE OPEN HOUSE DATES FOR SEAHORSE KEY MARINE LAB & LIGHTHOUSE (9am-3pm):
Wednesday, March 13th
Wednesday, March 27th
Saturday, July 6th
Saturday, October 19th
Blog Feed
UF/IFAS is hosting two free training workshops on Feb 1st in Cedar Key for people interested learning more about appropriate responses to stranded marine mammals or injured seabirds. Attendees can find out more information about joining the marine mammal stranding network or the Cedar Key Bird Rescue programs as volunteers. Attendees are not required […]
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Money for $6.8 million environmental project came from BP oil spill settlement CEDAR KEY — Here, on a barge a little more than a mile off of Shell Mound Campground, about 60 scientists, conservation officials, builders and oystermen gathered to celebrate a collaborative effort. They came by airboat and skiffs to witness the restoration […]
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From Director Mike Allen – We were very fortunate at NCBS to have minimal damage from Hurricane Michael. The NCBS site had about 2-3 feet of water, but our team had moved everything upstairs and we sustained no lasting damage. Our hearts go out to our colleagues in the Florida Panhandle, and we wish them the […]
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By Jeff M. Hardison © Sept. 23, 2018 at 9:08 a.m. CEDAR KEY – The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ crown jewel of freshwater, saltwater and estuarian research conducted its first annual open house event Saturday (Sept. 22), giving the general public an opportunity to tour the facility and learn […]
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The UF IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 15-2 (USCG Auxiliary District 7) will be teaming up in Cedar Key on August 11 from 9:00AM-12:00PM at the city Marina for a marine environmental protection outreach. During this event we will discuss and present topics and issues regarding our […]
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Sept. 22nd, 10:00AM – 3:00PM It’s official, Cedar Key has been the new home of the UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station for an entire year! You’re Invited to Come Celebrate! To commemorate this milestone, we will be hosting an event that includes: Touch Tanks, Interactive Displays Research Updates from UF Faculty, Staff, […]
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FILMMAKER IAN CHENEY & MUSICIAN JACK JOHNSON RELEASE NEW FILM, THE SMOG OF THE SEA ALONG WITH MARINE SCIENTIST MARCUS ERIKSEN OF 5 GYRES (2017 – Oahu, Hawaii) The Smog of the Sea chronicles a 1-week journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. Marine scientist Marcus Eriksen invited onboard an unusual crew to […]
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Thanks everyone for an awesome WoW event yesterday! For any runners, you can access your results at the site below. https://results.rmraces.live/Start-2-Finish-Race-Management/events/2018/ufifas-ncbs-w0w-workout-on-waterfront/results#5k
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What is the Workout on the Waterfront? Cedar Key’s Workout on the Waterfront (WoW) is an exciting day packed full of fun and active events, scheduled this year for February 24th, 2018. The WoW event aims to raise awareness about plastic pollution along our coasts. Proceeds from the 2018 races and silent auction will benefit […]
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Despite the cold weather in Cedar Key this December was as festive as any. The 2017 Boat Parade was cancelled, or should I say, “relocated” due to wind and freezing temperatures. So the competition was to be held on land. Many fled to the community center for warmth, chili, and a chance to see […]
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Contact Us
Nature Coast Biological Station
552 1st Street
PO Box 878
Cedar Key, FL 32625
ncbs@ifas.ufl.edu
Call Us at (352) 325-6078
Our Mission
The mission of the NCBS is to enhance the conservation and sustainability of natural resources throughout the Nature Coast through collaborative research, enhanced public engagement, field-based courses, and hands-on training workshops.