Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast

In this episode of the award-winning Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, host Jessica Leigh Lebos welcomes back marine biologist Cathy Sakas for an enthralling continuation of their previous discussion. --- Cathy, a seasoned marine biologist and Emmy-winning documentarian, shares captivating stories of her experiences in coastal Georgia, from her childhood fascination with the ocean to her...

In this captivating episode of the award-winning Tybee Island Marine Science Podcast, host Jessica Leigh Lebos introduces Cathy Sakas —an accomplished marine scientist and naturalist with a deep connection to the Okefenokee Swamp . --- Listen as Cathy shares her profound expertise on the Okefenokee, one of North America's largest and most unique wetlands located on the Georgia-Florida line. The di...

In this engaging episode of the Award-Winning 'Tybee Island Marine Science Center' podcast, communications and marketing director Jessica Leigh Lebos chats with Tim Arnold from ' Fight Dirty Tybee .' --- They discuss the history, efforts, and strategies employed to combat litter on Tybee Island's beautiful shores. From organizing beach cleanups to educational initiatives on proper waste disposal,...

Welcome to the award-winning Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, SEASON 3! --- New host Jessica Leigh Lebos chats with Allie Hayser, a shorebird biologist from Manomet Conservation Services. Celebrate the launch of the first annual Spring Shorebird Festival and discover the fascinating journeys and behaviors of migratory shorebirds on the Georgia coast. --- From the federally protected red...

In the season two finale of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, producer Dee Daniels welcomes new Communications and Marketing Director Jessica Leigh Lebos. Please rate and review this podcast! --- They discuss the highlights of season two, focusing on educating listeners about various marine animals and emphasizing the importance of accessible education. Jessica shares her excitement...

Welcome to the award-winning Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.    Join Dee Daniels and Meredith Northcott at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center as they dive into an exciting and fact-filled conversation about the fascinating world of shrimp and shrimp eels. Discover the differences be...

Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.  In this fact-filled episode, host Dee Daniels is joined by Jess Boyle, an educator at the center, to talk all about corn snakes. They discuss the origins of the corn snake's name, their diet, habitat, and common misconceptions. Jess shares...

Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.  In this episode of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, we are joined by marine educators Meredith Northcott and Jess Boyle to dive into the fascinating world of diamondback terrapins, box turtles, and the gopher tortoise. We me...

Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.    In this episode of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, producer Dee Daniels chats with Beth Palmer, coordinator of the annual Whale Week. Beth explains the origins of Whale Week, founded by Paulita Bennett to raise awareness...

Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.    In this episode of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, producer Dee Daniels and educator Tyler Hood dive into an in-depth discussion about various crab species found in the region, including fiddler crabs, blue crabs, and spi...

Come with me ... and you'll be ... in the world of SNAILS!    Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.    In this enlightening episode of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast, host Dee Daniels chats with educator Hannah Longaberger about the fascinating world of snails....

The American alligator, a sizable crocodilian, boasts an armored body, stout legs, a robust tail, and an elongated, rounded snout. This reptile, once on the brink of extinction, is now hailed as a conservation success story. Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.  The American a...

Did you know that sharks have some famous relatives? Yes - they do! The skates and rays are often left with little recognition while sharks get a lot of the spotlight. But today, we are shining a light on all three.  Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at the center, located at 37 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island, Georgia.  On this episode, Envir...

Welcome to the award-winning Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! We record our episodes on-location at Tybee Island Marine Science Center at 37 Meddin Drive on Tybee Island.  On today's episode, Environmental Educator Alex Jones is taking us on a fascinating learning journey that focuses on Hermit Crabs and Sea Anemones.  Starting with Hermit Crabs - fun fact - they are not hermits or true...

Welcome to a world of music, science, imagination, wonder, and discovery. We are on location at Tybee Island Marine Science Center experiencing an AMAZING project called "Whales in Motion" with an organization called Sound Explorations. "Whales in Motion" is a musical and sculptural experience for the blind and low vision community.  Today, we have the pleasure of learning from our guest - Sound E...

Meet the North Atlantic Right Whale on today's episode. Tybee Marine Science Center Educator Lindsay McGuire is back on the podcast to teach us all the "RIGHT Whale" details. DID YOU KNOW? Georgia’s state marine mammal, the North Atlantic right whale, the most endangered large whale species on Earth. In late November and early December, North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis), ready to c...

Allie Hayser is a Shorebird Biologist and an Educator for Manomet’s Georgia Bight Shorebird Conservation Initiative. Allie grew up on Tybee Island, Georgia. She joined Manomet’s Georgia Bight Shorebird Conservation Initiative to support and expand ongoing shorebird programs in outreach, education, and conservation. She is focused on projects that work to manage disturbance of migrating shorebirds,...

We're getting out of our comfort zones and we're getting our hands INTO the TOUCH TANK! We're inside Tybee Island Marine Science Center for this episode with Executive Director Chantal Audran and Ocean Advocate Hero Liddy Clever. Today we are touching and holding AND learning about Echinoderms. FACT ATTACK: Echinoderms are a group of animals that include starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, britt...

Today we're learning everything we can about HORSESHOE CRABS! Horseshoe crabs have been around for more than 300 million years, making them even older than dinosaurs. They look like prehistoric crabs but are actually more closely related to scorpions and spiders.  Tybee Island Marine Science Center Educator Frank Wooldridge is with us on this episode to talk about these living fossils.  Some inter...

Welcome to the Season 2 kick-off of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast!  Welcome to our TURTLE TALKS! Today, we're learning everything we can about the fascinating Loggerhead Turtle. Worldwide there are seven species of turtles, and what's really cool is .... we see FIVE of those species on the Georgia coast.  Tybee Marine Science Educator Lindsay McGuire is teaching us all about the L...

Take a deep dive with us on this episode recorded on location at Tybee Island Marine Science Center. We're talking about the biggest pillars here at the Science Center - Education and Conservation. Program Director Allison Williford Caldwell is back to teach us all about two programs - Bird Rescue and Marine Mammal Stranding. The team works closely with area veterinarians during bird rescue to ass...

As we continue to talk about the conservation and education programs at Tybee Island Marine Science Center, today we focus on the Sea Turtle Project and Diamondback Terrapin Rescue and Release. Sarah Alley, who is part of the Curator Team at the Science Center, is here to educate us on Sea Turtle nesting season on Tybee Island. She also talks about how the population and tourist factors play a big...

Settle in for a powerful one-on-one conversation with Executive Director Chantal Audran from Tybee Island Marine Science Center about the true heartbeat of the work they do with Education and Conservation. You will hear about the work that goes on in the field every day at the Science Center - including what happens during rescue missions. Chantal says, "feeling that connection to the organisms we...

Now is the RIGHT time to learn about the Right Whale! This episode is information-packed for you curious-learners. Ashleigh Saal, Environmental Educator and Aquarist with Tybee Island Marine Science Center is sitting down with us to talk about Whale Week and the part we all play in saving one of the world's most endangered species of large whale. One way you can help is to share this episode with...

Whale Week is almost here – November 13 - 18 - let's go! Whale Week brings scientific, cultural, and historical education events to the Coastal Georgia area connecting locals with their inner ocean steward. In preparing for Whale Week, we are so grateful to have award-winning historian, ocean activist, storyteller/story collector, and author Hermina Glass-Hill with us on this episode. The fact is,...