DISCOVERY CENTER
Discovery Center features Research Updates, Touch Tanks, Fish and Turtle Tanks, Shellfish Aquaculture Display, Suwannee River Watershed Display, etc. @ 552 1st Street Cedar Key FL
REFUGE OPEN HOUSE DATES FOR SEAHORSE KEY MARINE LAB & LIGHTHOUSE (9am-3pm):
Wednesday, March 13th
Wednesday, March 27th
Saturday, July 6th
Saturday, October 19th
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Join the crowd in downtown Cedar Key for the lighting of the Cedar Key Light Station on July 5, 2019! This historical landmark will come back to life with the help of a new replica lens from the Florida Division of Historical Resources. The Cedar Key Light Station was built in 1854 and had a working […]
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MyFWC held their Commission meeting in Gainesville yesterday. UF/IFAS also held a poster social afterwards to highlight collaboration between each department and FWC. There were as many as 20 posters from UF/IFAS Wildlife Graduate Students Association (UF-WEC), UF / IFAS School of Forest Resources & Conservation – sfrc and the UF IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Take […]
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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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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.