Bowen Aquarium News
We’ve hit several exciting milestones recently as we move from our Aquarium’s planning process into the construction phase this winter. Here’s a quick summary: The Canaveral Port Authority has conditionally approved our site plan. We are also working collaboratively with the Port to design and document a process that will ensure
East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is thrilled to announce the official groundbreaking date of December 2, 2026, for Bowen Aquarium. This innovative project will be an additional home for the important conservation, education and animal wellbeing work that ECZF and the Aquarium’s sister campus, Brevard Zoo, has led for decades. “December 2 has been such a meaningful date for the “Our Legacy” Campaign. On that date in 2021, we kicked off our fundraising campaign and
2025 was a year of major acceleration toward bringing Bowen Aquarium to life. From hitting campaign milestones to finalizing construction designs, there’s a lot to celebrate. “This year has felt like standing inside a mission that’s coming alive in real time,” said East Coast Zoological Foundation’s (ECZF) Chief Philanthropy Officer Robyn. While there were a lot of wins, we also faced
Two juvenile green sea turtles are back in the ocean thanks to the rehabilitation efforts of East Coast Zoological Foundation’s (ECZF) Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. Cassieopeia and Cheyenne were privately released from Lori Wilson Park to the delight of beachgoers and a group of our incredible Bowen
The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) has welcomed a new Chief Financial Officer, David Lamadrid. This executive role adds to ECZF’s leadership team as the organization prepares to expand from its flagship campus, Brevard Zoo, to add a second campus, Bowen Aquarium, in Port Canaveral. As CFO, Lamadrid will help
The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is pleased to welcome Alysia Ross to a new role for our organization, Vice President of Marketing. In this senior leadership role, Alysia will serve as the architect for our brand vision, shaping and elevating the master brand strategy that better unites and furthers
We’re thrilled to share the findings from the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast’s (EDC) recent economic impact report for the future Bowen Aquarium. The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF), the nonprofit parent organization of the future Bowen Aquarium and Brevard Zoo campuses, worked with the EDC to create
The East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is pleased to announce the additions of Robyn Ducharme as Chief Philanthropy Officer and Anthony Rivera as Chief Operations Officer of the two campuses overseen by ECZF: Brevard Zoo and the future Bowen Aquarium. Robyn Ducharme brings more than 25 years of experience
We are proud to introduce you to our very first Bowen Aquarium resident! McNubbins the green sea turtle was a longtime patient at Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center, a critical-care rehabilitation facility located at our sister campus. Over the two-and-a-half years McNubbins spent as a patient, this special turtle
East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is proud to share the name for its future aquarium set to be built along the shores of Port Canaveral. The future Bowen Aquarium will be ECZF’s second campus, and the sister campus to Brevard Zoo. The name honors two generous philanthropists whose gift launched
