9/23/2025 6:00pm EDT
REEF Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

Creative, Family-Friendly Fishy Game Night!

Perfect for freinds and families of all ages, this interactive game night invites you to team up and test your fish knowledge — and your doodling skills.

Erin Allison, Executive Director, Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center
10/14/2025 6:15pm EDT
Ocean Exploration Center, 98300 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

Erin is a South Florida native who has called Key Largo home since she was 15 and now leads the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center. She holds a B.S. from Florida International University with a focus on education, team management, and biodiversity conservation, and earned her M.S. in biology from West Liberty University. Erin has conducted research on freshwater species and is a published biologist with a passion for wildlife conservation and community engagement. In her current role, she combines science and outreach to protect native and migratory birds across the Florida Keys.

Dr José E. Trujillo, Ph.D
11/11/2025 6:15pm EST
Ocean Exploration Center, 98380 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 33037

José E. Trujillo, Ph.D., is a marine biologist from Ecuador with advanced degrees in marine biology from Chile and a Ph.D. in marine science from New Zealand. His research has explored how kelp forests support egg-laying sharks and how young reef sharks evade predators using their environment and physiology. As a shark behavioral ecologist, his work highlights key factors shaping shark nursery habitats. Now a Postdoctoral Associate at Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, he leads research on shark depredation in the Florida Keys.