Working together to Help the Lagoon
Volunteers will help ORCA bag fossilized shell for the construction of the living shoreline breakwaters along impaired areas of the Indian River Lagoon owned by the Indian River Lagoon Land Trust. Wear tennis shoes and bring sunscreen and a reusable water bottle. Water, snacks and work gloves will be provided. ORCA’s habitat restoration program includes […]
Discover why Florida’s Space Coast is your launch pad to incredible nature-based experiences. The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival features world class photographers, field trips, workshops and presentations. Contact festival@brevardnaturealliance.org or call 321-268-5224 for more information, and visit the Festival Website.
Be a part of the solution combating single-use plastics and Styrofoam to #HelpTheLagoon! Join the Litter Quitter Team with Keep Brevard Beautiful, Inc. and Brevard Zoo! This session is held at the Nyami Nyami River Lodge at the Brevard Zoo. LItter Quitter is a Keep Brevard Beautiful and Brevard Zoo program that combats single-use plastics […]
Join us at our native plant nursery to learn about our habitat restoration program, the importance of these native plants and to assist us with nursery maintenance. Maintenance includes watering plants, weeding and pruning, propagating plants, planting new plant species in pots and maintaining the nursery inventory. ORCA's native plant nursery is located at the […]
How can toxic algae, oysters, natural shorelines and government come together into a New Vision for Florida and the Indian River Lagoon? Hear state and national experts in rapid fire talks about these critical topics. You'll take away a deeper sense of the problems and hope for the future, including ways individuals, communities and elected […]
Looking to get your feet wet and your hands dirty? Join Brevard Zoo for our first reef build of 2019 in Cocoa Beach on Friday, February 1st. Volunteers can look forward to deploying bags of live oysters along with recycled shell into the Indian River Lagoon to help create a living shoreline. Registration can be […]
The Pelican Island Audubon's 2nd annual conference entitled Transforming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future, starts at 8am at the Indian River County Fairgrounds ($10 in advance, $15 at the door). There are several wonderful speakers, three nurseries bringing native plants for sale and will have two food trucks there for the day including breakfast and […]
This film is an excellent opportunity to learn about what's happening with Florida waters. #HelpTheLagoon . Ocean Research & Conservation Association presents a special showing of this award-winning documentary. The film follows scientist Dr. Paul Cox and his team as they investigate linkages between toxins produced by cyanobacteria (better known as toxic blue-green algae) and […]
We’ve all seen the grisly pictures, but what is the solution to plastic in our oceans? Join us for our February Brown Bag presentation with Patty Goffinet, the founder of Blue Tube, as she discusses efforts to fix our plastic waste mess. She will talk about what’s being done, what works, what probably won’t work […]
The Indian River Lagoon Symposium (IRLS) is the result of a multi-institutional, multi-agency effort to provide a forum for discussing Indian River Lagoon science and its application to management of the lagoon. The symposium is open to scientists, decision makers, students, education and outreach professionals, and the interested public. The intent is to facilitate better […]