To accommodate on-line learning environments, the MRC is now offering free ecology classroom lessons for grades 3-6 through our Virtual Learning program!  We have adapted our classroom presentations into four individual programs, aligned with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, which provide opportunities for students to learn about the ecology of coastal estuaries including the Indian River Lagoon, pollution impacts, food chains, and mangrove restoration.  Learn more at  https://helpthelagoon.org/mrc-virtual-lagoon-learning-programs/

Introducing the Coalition’s newest sponsor

The Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) created the water monitoring technology known as Kilroy™. Hardly larger than a football, at a fraction of the cost of other sensors, Kilroy™ nimbly monitors the water’s speed, direction, temperature, depth and has the ability to work with other manufacturer’s instruments. It does so, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, monitoring the vital signs of our living waters.Brevard County funded four Kilroys to be placed in the Banana River/Sykes Creek area. They are all in place and can be tracked on the ORCA site. One is near Sykes Creek/Barge Canal, one is near Karrs Park and two are near the Grand Canal.

Native Plant Landscape