Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast

Veteran Healing Through Fishing: Captain Jimmy & Knot Lucky Foundation

Host Jessica Leigh Lebos is in the Ship Watch Loft of Tybee Marine Science Center with  Captain Jimmy Armel, former Army Ranger and founder of the Knot Lucky Foundation [https://www.facebook.com/knotluckyfishing/] (K-N-O-T), which offers free fishing trips for active-duty service members and veterans (and immediate family) to support healing, connection, and purpose.   Armel shares his own struggles after leaving the military, including alcoholism, brain damage, and suicidal crises, and explains how fishing and later ibogaine treatment led him to shut down his for-profit charter to run the nonprofit full time. He describes transformations he’s witnessed, including posting $75,000 bail for a fellow Ranger, housing him, and building a customized mental health plan.   The episode also covers launching from Savannah Boathouse, ocean-based restoration, great white shark satellite tagging with Gray Fish Tag Research, fundraising via an annual barbecue, and ways to donate at knotlucky.org.   Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode: F [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]ollow [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]Tybee Marine Science [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] on [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]   Where's Westie UPDATES [https://tybeemarinescience.org/wheres-westie/]   What's happening at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/] Resources: Become a MEMBER [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/memberships/] Volunteer at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/volunteer-with-us/] Partnership and Donation Opportunities [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/donate/] Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media Podcast Network [https://www.deedanielsmedia.com/]   FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 01:30 Knot Lucky Mission 02:18 Veteran Struggles and Suicide 03:29 Jimmy’s Combat Trauma 05:08 Deployments and Brain Injury 06:38 Fishing as Lifeline 07:34 Second Spiral and Breakthrough 09:59 Veteran Transformations 11:43 Ocean Purpose and Stewardship 12:46 Great White Tagging Begins 14:36 How Shark Tagging Works 15:53 Tag Data and Biggest Sharks 16:42 Adrenaline and Close Calls 18:17 Supporting Not Lucky 20:48 Fishing as Healing 22:02 Water Connection Mindset 24:18 Purpose and Harvest 25:45 How to Join Trips 26:45 Plant Medicine Advocacy 28:03 Ibogaine and Recovery 29:52 Ryan Davis Spotlight 31:24 Fishing Research Thanks 32:48 Tybee Science Center Outro

Wilderness Southeast Eco Tours & Fish Gotta Swim: Coastal Georgia Environmental Education with Lisa Goodman

Welcome to the Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast! Host Jessica Leigh Lebos interviews Lisa Goodman, executive director of Wilderness Southeast [https://www.wilderness-southeast.org/], Georgia’s first environmental education nonprofit (founded 1973), about its mission to build awareness, appreciation, and stewardship through fun, guide-led outdoor eco-tours.   Goodman describes offerings including boat and kayak trips to Wassaw Island, marsh and creek exploration, and paddles at Ebenezer Creek, a tannin-stained blackwater ecosystem with ancient bald cypress and tupelo trees. She explains Wilderness Southeast’s roots, alongside the Caretta Research Project, as organizations that branched from the Savannah Science Museum, and highlights the grant-funded Fish Gotta Swim program (founded 2002) serving Title I students year-round, growing from 550 to 1,385 students. Challenges include school transportation, testing schedules, environmental threats, and technology. She previews the October Paddle Battle fundraiser and shares booking details.   Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode: F [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]ollow [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]Tybee Marine Science [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] on [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]   Where's Westie UPDATES [https://tybeemarinescience.org/wheres-westie/]   What's happening at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/] Resources: Become a MEMBER [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/memberships/] Volunteer at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/volunteer-with-us/] Partnership and Donation Opportunities [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/donate/] Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media Podcast Network [https://www.deedanielsmedia.com/]   FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Welcome to Tybee 00:51 Meet Lisa Goodman 02:16 Wassaw Island Tours 04:16 Savannah Science Museum Roots 06:52 Ebenezer Creek Kayaks 08:04 Tea Colored Water Explained 09:22 Fish Gotta Swim Program 12:02 Challenges and Changes 14:56 Lisa's Path to Leadership 18:47 Wild Stories in the Swamp 21:34 What's Next and Paddle Battle 23:04 Book a Tour and Connect 23:41 Closing Thanks and Outro 24:22 Science Center Membership Plug

Artist Betsy Cain on Coastal Georgia’s Marshes, Creative Process, and Reviving the Ossabaw Island Artist Residency

Host Jessica Leigh Lebos records from the Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://tybeemarinescience.org/]’s Ship Watch Loft and interviews multidisciplinary abstract artist Betsy Cain [https://betsycain.com/], whose work appears in major museums, galleries, and collections.   Cain discusses moving to Savannah in 1981 through the early SCAD community, how living near the river and later on the marsh shaped her work through tides, light, movement, and texture, and how kayaking immersed her in marsh ecology, weather, and pluff mud—materials she has even used in art.   She describes her disciplined daily studio practice, including distinct work “stations” and taking a 20-minute nap to gain clarity. Cain reflects on Ossabaw Island’s landscapes and longtime steward Sandy West, highlights the Jepson exhibit “Off the Coast of Paradise,” and explains efforts with Art Southeast to restart the Ossabaw Island Artist Residency, funded by sales of her Ossabaw drawings and new grants, with the first resident hoped for in the fall.   Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode: F [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]ollow [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]Tybee Marine Science [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] on [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]   Where's Westie UPDATES [https://tybeemarinescience.org/wheres-westie/]   What's happening at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/] Resources: Become a MEMBER [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/memberships/] Volunteer at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/volunteer-with-us/] Partnership and Donation Opportunities [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/donate/] Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media Podcast Network [https://www.deedanielsmedia.com/]   FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:55 Meet Betsy Cain 01:57 Moving to Savannah 03:12 Landscape Inspiration 04:15 Tides and Rhythm 07:39 Kayaking the Marsh 10:19 Pluff Mud Lessons 11:21 Studio Discipline 13:42 Stations and Process 15:11 Figure to Abstraction 16:57 Ossabaw Island 18:20 Exploring Ossabaw Landscapes 18:57 Painting With Sandy West 20:23 Saving The Island 21:25 Adventures At 102 22:48 Exhibit And Legacy 25:39 Reviving Artist Residency 28:15 Remembering Jane Fishman 31:27 Where To See Betsy Work 32:02 Longleaf Pine Inspiration 33:53 Art Making Philosophy 34:24 Protecting Coastal Georgia 35:22 Tybee Marine Science Center

Protecting Georgia's Marine Ecosystems: Light Pollution, Oysters, and More with Dr. Chris Hintz

This episode of the Tybee Marine Science Center [https://tybeemarinescience.org/] Podcast (recorded at the Ship Watch Loft on Tybee Island) features award-winning marine biologist Dr. Chris Hintz, associate professor at Savannah State University [https://savannahstate.edu/news/marine-sciences/ssu-professor-and-alumna-receive-google-geo-for-good-impact-award/].   Hintz recounts arriving at Savannah State in 2009, early NSF-funded coastal sampling along the Savannah River and Georgia coast, and his path from chemical/environmental engineering into marine science via coral aquaculture and filtration work, leading to a PhD at the University of South Carolina. He discusses receiving a Google Geo Good Impact award for documenting sea turtle hatchling misorientation linked to coastal light pollution affecting Ossabaw Island and other sites, plus efforts to estimate nest incubation temperatures using NOAA/NWS and NASA data without disturbing nests and to assess climate-related sex-ratio impacts.   He also describes collaborations on Ogeechee River microplastics and Gray’s Reef concerns, and research on oyster growth, reef restoration, and aquaculture’s environmental benefits.   Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode: F [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]ollow [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]Tybee Marine Science [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] on [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]   Where's Westie UPDATES [https://tybeemarinescience.org/wheres-westie/]   What's happening at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/] Resources: Become a MEMBER [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/memberships/] Volunteer at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/volunteer-with-us/] Partnership and Donation Opportunities [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/donate/] Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media Podcast Network [https://www.deedanielsmedia.com/]   FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Welcome and Awards 01:19 Georgia Coast Origin Story 03:19 Engineering to Ocean Science 09:22 Sea Turtle Light Pollution 12:05 Tracking Nest Temperatures 15:01 Microplastics and Rivers 16:32 Oysters and Acidification 18:50 Aquaculture Benefits Explained 22:41 Microscopic Ocean Monsters 23:45 State of the Ocean Today 25:29 Relaxing on the Water 27:17 Closing and Support TMSC

Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast Season 4: Sea Turtles, Octopus Adventures, and More

The award-winning Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://tybeemarinescience.org/] Podcast kicks off season four from the Shipwatch Loft at North Beach with host Jessica Leigh Lebos and superstar guest Chantal Audran, Executive Director of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, to preview major updates.   Chantal highlights new exhibit clusters [https://tybeemarinescience.org/exhibits/], including the center’s first cultural exhibit on Gullah Geechee coastal cultures featuring ethnobotany and medicinal plants, plus a maritime knot-tying exhibit incorporating a salvaged yardarm from the ship Barbara Negra.   The conversation also covers a newly arrived octopus (brought in through catch-and-release collection) and a new sea turtle hatchling, alongside upcoming releases. Chantal also shares some recent, wonderful news of her own!    They discuss diamondback terrapin rescue, mortality research on Highway 80, egg recovery and incubation with Georgia Southern, and announce the April 25 Turtle Trot 5K fundraiser supporting Tybee’s sea turtle nesting season and education programs reaching 80,000 visitors annually.   Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode: F [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]ollow [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]Tybee Marine Science [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] on [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/] https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tybeemarinesciencecenter/]   Where's Westie UPDATES [https://tybeemarinescience.org/wheres-westie/]   What's happening at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/] Resources: Become a MEMBER [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/memberships/] Volunteer at Tybee Island Marine Science Center [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/volunteer-with-us/] Partnership and Donation Opportunities [https://www.tybeemarinescience.org/donate/] Proudly produced by Dee Daniels Media Podcast Network [https://www.deedanielsmedia.com/]   FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Podcast Welcome 00:28 Season Four Guest 01:44 New Exhibit Unveiling 02:20 Gullah Geechee Culture 03:40 Maritime Knot Station 05:52 Octopus Arrival Story 08:02 Sea Turtle Hatchlings 08:44 Chantal New Mom 11:31 Terrapin Season Prep 12:45 Terrapin Rescue Research 15:16 Eggs To Headstart 18:07 Sea Turtle Season 18:58 Turtle Trot Details 22:21 Education Pillar 24:44 Why Our Water Green 26:07 80K Visitors Impact 29:16 Closing Thanks