Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition

Karma Beach Yoga & Keep Brevard Beautiful Beach Clean up
2021-03-20 07:00 - 08:00, 2021-04-17 07:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Cherie Down Park, 8330 Ridgewood Ave, Cape Canaveral, 32920, United States
Come give yourself and our beautiful beaches some LOVE with early morning beach yoga and clean-up.
HOTY Karma Yoga & KBB Clean-Up are held on our Adopted Shore at Cherie Down Park in Cape Canaveral, that we’ve sponsored over 16 years. It’s more than ever time to “Live More Green and Live More Lean” with Suzanne & Joe Elliott, Founders and Directors from HOTY on the Island.
We will be hosting a free mini-Yoga session to warm-up. A Yoga Mat is NOT necessary, but if you want one, we suggest a cheap beach straw mat and/or beach towel or HOT Yoga mat, you can keep your belongings on it or use after jumping in the ocean to sun dry. We will be doing Standing Yoga poses only, known to warm-up the body and as a way to TAKE A STAND to honor nature and outdoor life and living in the Sunshine state. Earn good karma for our Mother Earth on the beach and help us help KBB with our Adopt-A-Shore clean-up. It will be very Therapeutic to practice our Healing, Original, Therapeutic YOGA inhaling the salty air from the sea as we watch the Sun Rise to help us Seize the Day! SEAS the Day! Feel the Rays! See the SEA! Smell the Salt! Hear the Waves! Touch the Earth! Experience SEA, SAND, SPACE & SURF!
Yoga in the sand, come earlier to watch the Sunrise. Participants can bring water and sunscreen.
KBB will provide grabbers, buckets, latex gloves, and trash bags. HOTY Team will provide table, sign-in, free yoga and accept donations for KBB.
The HOTY TEAM will be leading Standing Yoga poses the first thirty minutes to warm-up for the clean-up to start after taking a stand in the sand with Yoga.

Hundred Acre Hollows - Work Day
2021-03-20 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-03-27 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-04-03 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-04-10 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-04-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-04-24 09:00 - 11:00 | Hundred Acre Hollows, 1170 Rock Springs Drive, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
What We’ll Do – Dig out small Brazilian Pepper trees, cut branches away from the trails, cut back vines, or weed the gardens. We need volunteers to help maintain this beautiful green space. We are always looking for people to help with maintaining the beauty of our gardens and property.
Saturdays from 9 – 11am are our work days, but sometimes the schedules change. Please visit our Facebook page for the latest news.

Turtle Talk 101 - Zoom event
2021-03-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, FL, United States
Online Registration Required. Once registered will automatically receive email with Zoom details for signing into online presentation.
If you do not receive the confirmation email with the zoom link within minutes of registering, please check your spam/junk folder. Some email accounts if membership@seaturtlespacecoast is not in your contacts it will go directly to spam.
Turtle Talk 101 presentations are free and open to the public. The slide presentation is an introduction to sea turtles and includes a basic overview of the sea turtle species with concentration on species that commonly nest on the Brevard County beaches. The presentation also examines the causes of sea turtle population declines and the ongoing laws in effect to protect and prevent them from becoming extinct. Free information brochures will be available for attendees before and after the slide presentation, as well as some sea turtle props on display for viewing.
The Turtle Talk 101 presentation will begin promptly at 10:00am and will last about an hour and a half with questions.
For questions, contact education@seaturtlespacecoast.org

Sea Turtle Preservation Society Volunteer Orientation
2021-03-20 11:45, 2021-04-10 11:45 - 13:15 | Online, FL, United States
Volunteer Orientation is for current STPS members who would like to become a volunteer, already submitted a volunteer application, and the volunteer application has been approved by the STPS Volunteer Coordinator.
STPS members MUST register on-line to participate in this presentation!!

Registration links will not be provided in the STPS calendar, but the dates and time will. Once active membership is confirmed and a volunteer application is approved an email will be sent with the Volunteer Orientation registration links. Click on the date in the email you wish to attend and register on-line. Once registration is complete an email will automatically be sent with the links to attend.
If you are not receiving emails from us please check junk/spam folder it may be in there.
Volunteer requirements are:

Active Membership
https://seaturtlespacecoast.org/membership/become-a-member/
Submit a volunteer application
https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=2032564183

Take Turtle Talk 101 at least once (see calendar for registration)

Take Volunteer Orientation (registration links will be sent when volunteer application is approved)

Volunteer Orientation will provide information about Sea Turtle Preservation Society, our mission, programs, and permitted activities. It will also go over our Volunteer Information Center and other important volunteer information.

Volunteer Orientation presentation will begin promptly at 11:45 pm and will last about an hour.
Completion of the Turtle Talk 101 and Volunteer Orientation presentations are basic requirements for volunteers who are interested in participating in the STPS programs and is a prerequisite for any volunteer activity involving hands on work with turtles.
For questions, contact education@seaturtlespacecoast.org

Humanist Community of the Space Coast Beach Cleanup
2021-03-28 09:00 - 10:30, 2021-04-11 09:00 - 10:30 | Hightower Beach, 815 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, FL, 32937, United States
The Humanist Community of the Space Coast invites you to help keep Hightower Beach clean. This cleanup takes place every other Sunday from 9 AM until 10:30 AM. Please contact Margaret at margaretthehuman@gmail.com for more information.

Earth Month Creative Writing Contest: April 1-19
2021-04-01 | FL
Students will develop their own creative writing pieces, such as an essay or poem. Entries are due April 19. The winning pieces will be read at the Arbor Day celebration on April 30. For details go to the Earth Month Creative Writing Contest page.

Virtual Field Trips
2021-04-01 09:30 - 10:15 | Online, FL, United States
Marine Resources Council and the City of Melbourne are teaming up to bring you Virtual Field Trips!
Join us every third Thursday at 9:30 a.m. through April as we live stream outdoors! Attendees are immersed in our local natural areas while learning about science, history, and conservation.

Feb 18 – Among the Mangroves

Get ready to escape the classroom or your home by joining us on a virtual field trip to learn about one of Florida’s most amazing ecosystems, MANGROVES! This program will introduce you to the mangroves of Florida, how to ID each species, and why these trees are terrific. We will showcase our mangrove nursery, discuss restoration, and then plant a mangrove on the MRCs shoreline. Sign up today to join us on our mangrove adventure!

The seminar will end with a live Q&A session, but we also recommend that participants please email any questions they might have that relate to this topic to the MRC’s Nicole Broquet at nicole@mrcirl.org by Wednesday, February 17.
This is a free virtual event, but you must register to receive the Zoom link and login information. If you are unable to register, we will be live streaming the event through the MRC’s Facebook page!

KBB: Virtual Trash Bash
2021-04-03 - 2021-04-04 | Brevard County, FL, United States
Each year, KBB partners with multiple municipalities throughout Brevard County to host Trash Bash in support of The Great American Cleanup. Commonly, each city hosts multiple cleanup locations throughout their city in one day. This year’s cleanup will be a little different due to safety concerns in regards to COVID-19. Instead, volunteers will be able to kick off Earth Month with virtual individual, family, or small groups (less than ten people) cleanups on April 3rd and 4th in the participating municipalities. Like in previous years, the cities that participate in this event will be competing to win the title of:

The city with the most trash collected
The city with the most volunteers

The cities that win these titles will be presented with $500.00 to donate to a charity of their choosing. Winners will be announced the following weekend.

What is a virtual cleanup?
Virtual cleanups allow our volunteers to register, check in, and submit data through our KBB app. For a city to receive credit for cleanups, the participants must select the Trash Bash Initiative in the app!
For volunteers who need to borrow supplies, KBB will provide gloves and bags, as well as buckets and pickers (on a first-come, first-serve basis) to help facilitate a productive cleanup event. Supply pickup will only be available by appointment via the scheduling calendar. Our office is located at 1620 Adamson Rd, Cocoa, FL 32926.
Click here for details on how to participate.

Flat Todd’s Environmental Adventures: April 5-9
2021-04-05 | FL
Join Flat Todd in celebrating Earth Month 2021. Design your own Flat Todd and take pictures of him doing 10 different earth-friendly activities. Submit your pictures by April 9 to Earth.Month@mlbfl.org. For a template and ideas, go to our Flat Todd’s Environmental Adventures page.

Lunch & Learn Webinar - Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
2021-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, FL, United States

Sandy Paws Beach Cleanup at Canova Park - KBB
2021-04-10 09:30 - 11:30 | Canova Beach Park, 3299 Highway A1A, Indian Harbour Beach, 32937
Join us at the Canova Beach Cleanup in Melbourne. The event is hosted by Sandy Paws Brevard and takes place the 2nd Saturday of each month from 930am – 1130am. Contact: hfsteinberger@yahoo.com

Turtle Talk 101 - Zoom event
2021-04-10 10:00 - 11:30 | FL, United States

Earth Day Bingo: April 12-16
2021-04-12 | City of Melbourne, 900 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne, FL, 32901, United States
Participants will be able to download and print out their own Earth Day Bingo card from the City’s website. They will then complete five environmental activities in a row, column, or diagonally. Email photos of yourself doing the activities and the completed bingo card to Earth.Month@mlbfl.org.

Satellite Beach: Coastal Garden Fair and Earth Day
2021-04-12 09:00 - 14:00 | David R. Schechter Community Center, 1089 S Patrick Dr,, Satellite Beach,, FL, 32937-3901, United States
The Satellite Beach Beautification and Sustainability Boards proudly invite you to participate in our Coastal Garden Fair and Earth Day Celebration to be held Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. It will be held outside at the David R. Schechter Community Center, 1089 South Patrick Dr., Satellite Beach, Florida.

This event is designed to bring our community together to enjoy an outdoor fair that promotes embracing nature and nurturing our environment while beautifying our surroundings. Garden-related items, outdoor products, coastal art, sustainability products, and educational displays will be available for everyone to enjoy and purchase. No fair or celebration is complete without food, drinks, and snacks and this year we will also have live music. Bring your family for a day of fun at the Satellite Beach Garden Fair!

Cocoa Beach Air Show Clean Up
2021-04-17 - 2021-04-18 | Lori Wilson Park, 1500 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
We need some volunteers to help us out keeping Cocoa Beach clean during the Air Show this weekend April 17-18th! You’ll be riding with our crews/walking the beach to make sure it stays nice and clean. Click here to sign up for a shift.

Earth Day Beach Cleanup & Scavenger Hunt
2021-04-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Bonsteel Park, 8745 Florida A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
Help clean one of the busiest sea turtle nesting beaches in the world! Option to complete a scavenger hunt and become a citizen scientist…
For Earth Day, help clean this important sea turtle nesting beach! Option to participate in a scavenger hunt as well. Kids’ participation prizes are available. You may also choose to become a citizen scientist and record your beach trash finds for Ocean Conservancy’s database. Cleanup supplies will be provided if needed, you may want to bring your own grabber. Please be sure to bring your own water, sunscreen, bug spray, hat, etc. Checkin in at the Barrier Island Center lobby. Our staff will be wearing masks, participants are strongly encouraged to as well and to practice social distance.

Party for the Planet
2021-04-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Brevard Zoo, 8225 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
Celebrate Mother Earth with conservation-themed games and activities! Included with general Zoo admission. This event is presented and made possible by the Zoo’s corporate partners. More information coming soon.

EARTH DAY
2021-04-22 | TBD, FL, United States
Events TBD

Virtual Earth Day Celebration
2021-04-22 | Virtual
For the next two weeks, the City of Cocoa Beach will be celebrating Earth Day with tips and tricks from some of our local partners on how to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly at home. Look out for next week’s information that will be sent out on Earth Day, April 22nd, or follow the City of Cocoa Beach Government Facebook page for daily Earth Day countdown posts.
Click here for a list of tips and tricks to celebrate Earth Day 2021.

Earth Day Celebration at Bean Park
2021-04-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Bean Park, 1210 E Melbourne Ave., Melbourne, FL, 32901, United States
The Melbourne Parks & Recreation Department will unveil their newly planted native garden during a celebration at the park, located at 1210 E. Melbourne Avenue, from 10-11 a.m.

Jean-Michel Cousteau: Protecting Our Water Planet
2021-04-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Brevard Zoo, 8225 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
Join famed ocean explorer and conservationist Jean-Michel Cousteau as he shares inspiring messages of environmental optimism!
Like his father Jacques before him, Jean-Michel has dedicated his life to educating the world about our wonderful “water planet” and encouraging action for its protection. He has produced more than 80 films, which have earned him Emmy, Peabody and CableACE awards. His 2006 documentary Voyage to Kure is credited with inspiring President George W. Bush to establish the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii.
Jean-Michel Cousteau: Protecting Our Water Planet is part of our Safari Under the Stars fundraising celebration, presented by Flammio Financial Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Tickets coming soon.

Ten for Ten Collection Challenge
2021-04-24 09:00 - 14:00 | Recycle Brevard, 1535 Cogswell Street, Unit C-15, Rockledge, FL, 32955, United States
To help celebrate Recycle Brevard’s 10th anniversary and Earth Day, Recycle Brevard is launching the Ten for Ten Collection Challenge to involve the community in removing items from the waste stream, diverting more from our landfills as a gift to the Earth.
Join the effort! If you would like to help with this effort, please sign up online or contact the Volunteer Coordinator to sign up for a slot on the drop-off day. We hope to have great community participation and will need volunteers to assist in receiving items, sorting, packing, weighing, dropping off boxes of materials. Our drop-off date is Saturday, April 24 from 9am to 2pm.
