Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition

Sustainability Summit
2018-02-08 17:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | FL
The City Of Satellite Beach will be hosting the first Sustainability Summit in Brevard County this February 8th, from 5:00 pm until 8:30 pm. The event will be located at the Satellite beach Civic Center at 565 Cassia Boulevard, Satellite Beach, FL. We will be talking all things sustainable, specifically how to create a Sustainability Action Plan and how to implement it in a city. All Brevard County City’s with a sustainability or environmental minded board will be involved and will give a synopsis of where they are in this process and their goals. Then our guest speakers will give some personal insight into the progress they have made to move towards sustainability. The event will close with the panel answering questions from the public.
The City of Satellite Beach is excited to be hosting this event and we hope to see you there. — at Satellite Beach Civic Center 565 Cassia Boulevard, Satellite Beach, FL.

Restoring Natural Resilience to the IRL
2018-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Lagoon House, 3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
Join us for our February Brown Bag Lunch, with guest speaker Jake Zehnder from Brevard Zoo’s Restoration Team. He will provide insight on the projects that the Brevard Zoo is working on to involve the community in restoration of the Indian River Lagoon. These programs are a response to the problems facing the Indian River Lagoon that have led Brevard County to pass The Save Our Lagoon tax referendum in 2016 and will help to overcome the hurdles that we, as a community, will face in restoring natural resilience to the Lagoon.
Raised in Southwest Florida, Jake cut his teeth on the fight to save Babcock Ranch and Lake Okeechobee discharges. He attended the Florida Institute of Technology to study Marine Biology and Sustainability. This is where he met his wife, Kate Zehnder, the Volunteer and Membership Coordinator at MRC. After graduation he moved to San Diego, CA to work on Environmental Policy and Community Organizing, including working on the California statewide plastic bag ban and San Diego’s commitment to 100% renewable energy by 2035. He was tempted back to the Melbourne area by the growth and success of Brevard Zoo’s Restore Our Shores program and the widespread support from the community for Lagoon restoration.
This event is free and open to the public, all attendees have to do is register online. If interested and able, we ask participants to donate $5 toward our guest speaker series. This educational series is a long-standing and cherished program of the MRC that is supported by volunteers and the community’s charitable giving. All donations are tax-deductible. Attendees are encouraged and welcome to bring and enjoy their lunch during the seminar! For more information on the Marine Resources Council, please visit http://www.SaveTheIRl.org.

Hightower Beach Cleanup
2018-02-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2018-01-21 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Hightower Beach Park, 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 AM. Please contact Mary Froment at mcm.froment@gmail.com for more information.

MRC Mangrove Team Workshop
2018-02-03 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Marine Resources Council, 3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
*** Please note: The February Workshop will be held at the Lagoon House (3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905) where we will be doing a lagoon side cleanup in preparation for an upcoming planting.
Looking for a fun way to give back to the Lagoon and get your hands dirty? Come join the MRC Mangrove Team!
This is a volunteer team that meets on the first Saturday of each month at 9:30am. The team works to maintain and grow the thousands of mangroves housed at the MRC Greenhouse. The team typically meets down at the MRC Greenhouse located in Vero Beach, FL. If you would like to caravan with MRC staff, please meet at the Lagoon House (3275 Dixie Hwy. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905) no later than 8:30am.
Please be aware that participation involves working in some standing water and lots of dirt. Come dressed appropriately and in boots, crocs, or shoes that you don’t mind getting wet and dirty.
Please visit our website http://www.SaveTheIRL.org to fill our a Volunteer Application or email kate@mrcirl.org for more information!
Directions for the Greenhouse:
Coming from 512 heading South, you will turn left on 510 after Publix. Stay on 510 around the bend and turn left after the big pink wall onto 86th Ave. The nursery is located at the very end of 86th Ave. You will come to a fork with some mailboxes on the right where the road will turn from dirt to grass…just keep going alllll the way to the end. We will put out MRC signs along 86th Ave to indicate you are on the right track.

BCYD Cleanup
2018-02-03 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Lori Wilson Park, 1500 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
BCYD Cleanup at Lori Wilson Park (North Entrance)
Saturday, Feb 3, 2018 @ 10:00 a.m.
Hosted by: Brevard County Young Democrats
Group leaders will provide grabbers, buckets, latex gloves, and trash bags. Participants should provide water, sunscreen, and snacks (if needed). Meet at North Parking Lot of Lori Wilson Park at 10 am.

Annual Sea Oat Planting
2018-02-03 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Cocoa Beach Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
We will be planting sea oats this upcoming Saturday. We are meeting at the beach at the end of Minutemen Cswy between 8:30/9am to distribute the flats of oats. All ages are welcome to come out and join us in planting these oats in order to save our dunes that protect our homes, businesses, beach and wildlife. Our dunes got torn up with the storms that hit us this past fall and need to be replenished, this year s what we are attempting to do. We supply the oats, trowels and water. Please dress according to the weather, sun proctection and gardening gloves if desired. This will also be in sync with the Surfet ProAm Classic, we will have our tent set up there also and be painting stakes to guard the dunes from being trampled on.

Dune Restoration Sea Oat Planting
2018-02-03 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Sebastian Inlet State Park, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
Every year we plant sea oats to aid in the natural restoration of dune systems. We will be working with the Sea Turtle Conservancy to plant on the south side of the Sebastian inlet this year (in front of ‘Monster Hole’). There is pull off on the east side of A1A, with an open parking lot and bathhouse. We will meet there. Look for the Surfrider flag by the entrance.

Sea Oat Dune Planting
2018-02-03 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, S Hwy A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
Every year we plant sea oats to aid in the natural restoration of dune systems. We will update with specific locations of the planting as to the final refuge location as soon as we know.

Paddle and Clean up of Turkey Creek Sanctuary
2018-02-03 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Goode Park, 1300 Bianca Dr NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
Paddle along hoping to see dolphin, manatee, alligator and many varieties of birds. We’ll be cleaning up along the way so bring gloves and a grabber if you have one. Water, sunscreen and a whistle is suggested. A wearable personal flotation device is required. Turkey Creek Sanctuary is a gem! Please call 321-432-4346 to reserve your spot!
If you don’t have a canoe or kayak, you can rent from the Palm Bay Marina and paddle over to our start location (not far). Their number is 321-723-0851.

STPS South Cleanup
2018-02-03 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Coconut Point Park, 3535 S Highway A1a, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
STPS has adopted Coconut Point Park in Melbourne Beach as part of the Keep Brevard Beautiful Adopt-a-Shore project. Volunteers pick up litter on the first Saturday after the first Thursday of each month starting at 8:00 am and usually finishing by 10 am. Volunteers can receive community service hours. Materials for cleanup activities are provided, including trash bags, gloves, sunscreen and tools.

STPS North Cleanup
2018-02-03 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Cherie Down Park, 8492 Ridgewood Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL, 32920, United States
STPS has adopted Cherie Down Park in Cape Canaveral as part of the Keep Brevard Beautiful Adopt-a-Shore project. Volunteers pick up litter on the first Saturday after the first Thursday of each month starting at 8:00 am and usually finishing by 10 am. Volunteers can receive community service hours. Materials for cleanup activities are provided, including trash bags, gloves, sunscreen and tools.

KBB Annual Awards and Installation Dinner
2018-01-27 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Social Hour: 5:00 PM
Silent Auction and Cash Bar
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Choice of entree: Chicken Marsala or Grilled Mahi Mahi
Chef Salad, Garlic Mash Potatoes, Fresh Seasonal Vegetable Medley
Triple Chocolate Layer Cake
Coffee or Tea
Admission: $45.00 per person The guest speaker is Duane DeFreese and music is by the Auquanuts.
RSVP by: January 22, 2018
Advanced Registration and Payment Required
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Phone: 321.631.0501 or
Email: tammielizonkbb@gmail.com

Sustainability Workshop "Isn't It Swale"
2018-01-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | FL
This Workshop is part of the City’s Sustainability Action Plan’s Green Achievement Target #7 (Public Workshops). “Isn’t It Swale” is the first workshop as part of a series of workshops designed for community outreach & sustainability information.The “Isn’t It Swale” workshop will take an in-depth look at bioswales and the “Desoto Parkway Drainage Basin Stormwater Enhancement Project”, as an example of bioswales and how they benefit the community. This workshop will also talk about the overall concept of the workshop series and the Sustainability Action Plan. Additional topics that will be discussed are other projects and volunteer opportunities in 2018

Trends in Sustainable Transportation
2018-01-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | FL
Doug Kettles will discuss the Clean Cities program, Drive Electric Florida, the Volkswagen Settlement, and electric and autonomous transportation. He will then open the program for questions.
Doug is Co-Coordinator for the U.S. DOE’s Central Florida Clean Cities Coalition, and a Sr. Research Analyst at the Electric Vehicle Transportation Center (EVTC) at the University of Central Florida. He is a board member of Drive Electric Florida, and the Program Manager for EVTC’s EV Transportation and Technology Summit. He presents frequently in Florida, most recently at the Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit in Tampa and the Florida Energy Summit, in Ft. Lauderdale.

Playalinda Beach Cleanup and Potluck
2018-01-21 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Playalinda Beach, Cape Canaveral National Seashore
Playalinda Beach Cleanup and Potluck, Canaveral National Seashore
Sunday, Jan 21 1030am – 1230pm
Meet at Parking Lot 2
Hosted by Carrie Bailey, Team Titusville, & Keep Brevard Beautiful
Join us for a clean up at Canaveral National Seashore. Grabbers, Buckets, Trash Bags, Latex Gloves, and Haul off will be provided. Bring garden gloves if you prefer them. Bring rakes, colanders, and sand sifters for the micro-plastic.
Free admission will be granted for all participants. Tell the gate guard you are there for a cleanup with Keep Brevard Beautiful.
After all of our hard work, lets eat some lunch together with a pot luck. Bring a dish to share. Let’s try not to use plastic.

Let's do it again Cocoa Beach Community Beach Trash Pickup
2018-01-20 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Let’s do it again >> Due to storm debris collecting on the beaches in Cocoa Beach, Commissioner Karalyn Woulas, Keep Brevard Beautiful, Inc. & Endless Summer Radio are sponsoring a Community Beach Trash Pick Up! KBB will supply trash bags and “pickers”. Please meet at 4th Street South, Cocoa Beach 32931 at 9am.
Come out and support your community to work together to clean up the beach! Please SHARE – THANK YOU

North Brevard Litter Patrol
2018-01-20 07:30 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | FL
Our next cleanup will be at 07:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 20. We will meet at the Winn Dixie Shopping Plaza, 1564 Harrison Street, Titusville. The current plan is to walk west on Harrison Street. Bring gloves and a bucket. We will provide grabbers, plastic bags and safety vests.

North Brevard Litter Patrol Cleanup
2018-01-20 07:30 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | FL

6th Annual “Celebrate the League”
2018-01-18 17:00 - 19:30 UTC | FL
The Board of The League of Women Voters of the Space Coast is hosting the 6th annual “Celebrate the League” event and inviting all members, friends and those who might be interested in joining the League to a wine and hors d’oeuvres party.
Please sign up online to help us plan. RSVP by Monday, January 15th.
There is NO COST, so come join us and learn about your Local League.
For more information, you may contact Doreen Archer at (321) 622-4071 or doreenarcher1@gmail.com

Florida Pro/Surfrider Volunteers Needed
2018-01-18 08:00 - 2018-01-24 17:00 (America/New_York) | Sebastian Inlet State Park, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
Florida Pro Surf Competition is looking for volunteers AND temp employees during the WQS! The Sebastian Inlet Chapter is honored to be supporting this event.
**Volunteers would help with trash, ice, and misc. support tasks.
**Employees would run food, cashier, bus, general restaurant duties.
Lots of duties to choose from, but members get first dibs!
Contact volunteer coordinator, Ryan Dadds, at volunteercoordinator@sebastianinlet.surfrider.org to sign up!

Florida Pro/Surfrider Volunteers Needed
2018-01-18 08:00 - 2018-01-24 17:00 (America/New_York) | Sebastian Inlet State Park, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
Florida Pro Surf Competition is looking for volunteers AND temp employees during the WQS! The Sebastian Inlet Chapter is honored to be supporting this event.
**Volunteers would help with trash, ice, and misc. support tasks.
**Employees would run food, cashier, bus, general restaurant duties.
Lots of duties to choose from, but members get first dibs!

Inshore Insight
2018-01-17 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Port Charlotte Beach Park, 4500 Harbor Boulevard, Port Charlotte, FL, 33952, United States
FREE Event and open to all who want to fish!
Join us at Port Charlotte Beach Park Recreation Center for three fun-filled evenings from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. featuring top fishing guides who specialize in our local waters! Learn how, where, and when to fish for each species. See what the guides do to produce fish consistently. This is your chance to ask the “how to?” from the people that know!
Doors open at 5:30 P.M.
Seminar starts promptly at 6 P.M.
Appetizers and refreshments included!
January 3 – Targeting Redfish with Captain Mark Crawford
January 17 – Fishing for Tarpon with Captain Jay Withers
January 31 – Fishing for Snook with Captain David Hutcherson
Free parking. Seating is limited. Please call 941-627-1628 to reserve your spot!
Thank you to our sponsors who helped make this happen!
Ingman Marine
Coastal Conservation Association Florida
Captain Ted’s Tackle
Sea Tow Charlotte Harbor

2018 Florida Coasts & Ocean Day
2018-01-16 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Florida State Capitol Building, 400 Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Join the Surfrider Foundation and partners in Tallahassee on to tell Florida Legislators that our beaches, ocean and waves matter! We’ll be supporting the plastic bag ban legislation, water quality monitoring, land conservation, beach access, and much more!
SCHEDULE:
JANUARY 15th:
6:30PM-8PM: Citizen Advocacy Training @ Grasslands Brewing* (603 W Gaines St #7, Tallahassee, FL 32304)
8PM-9PM Social @ Grasslands Brewing, food from Midtown Pies
JANUARY 16th:
8:30AM-9:30AM: Briefing & Breakfast @ Capitol (Room 316)
9:30AM-3:00PM: Legislative Visits @ Capitol
*Please note, if you can’t make the training on the 15th, we’ll have a mini-training session and briefing over breakfast on the 16th.
LODGING: If you’re looking for lodging, please contact Holly Parker hparker@surfrider.org or 850-567-3393. Local Surfrider Foundation members have opened their homes for those who need a room for January 15th. Also, if you have a hotel room with an extra bed and would be open to sharing a room- please let me know! If you’re not into sharing space, check out hotels.com- there are still a few rooms available in the area.
CARPOOLING: If you have room in your vehicle or you’d like to carpool to Tallahassee, please contact Holly Parker at hparker@surfrider.org ASAP.
ATTIRE: We recommend business/professional attire for the lobby day. If you’d like, wear something blue so we stand out! Please wear comfy shoes, we will be covering a lot of miles!
MEALS: We’ll provide dinner at our training on the 15th and breakfast on the 16th. You’re on your own for lunch that afternoon. There are lots of local restaurants or you can stay within the capitol and visit the cafes located on the 10th floor and lower level.
SECURITY: You will have to go through a security screening at the capitol so leave your weapons at home!
Please contact Holly Parker if you have any questions/comments/concerns!

2018 Florida Coasts & Ocean Day
2018-01-16 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Florida State Capitol Building, 400 Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Join the Surfrider Foundation and partners in Tallahassee on to tell Florida Legislators that our beaches, ocean and waves matter! We’ll be supporting the plastic bag ban legislation, water quality monitoring, land conservation, beach access, and much more!
JANUARY 15th:
6PM-8PM: Citizen Advocacy Training
8PM: Social @ Midtown Pies
JANUARY 16th:
8:30AM-9:30AM: Briefing & Breakfast @ Capitol (Room TBD)
9:30AM-3:00PM: Legislative Visits
Please contact Holly Parker if you need help with lodging, transportation or carpooling: 850.567.3393 or hparker@surfrider.org.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace March
2018-01-15 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Dr Martin Luther King Jr public Library, 955 E University Blvd, Melbourne, FL, 32901, United States
All are invited to join us and participate in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition Peace March on Monday, January 15, 2018 celebrating the life of MLK.
Lineup for the 3 mile March begins 8:30 am at The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Public Library, 955 E. University Boulevard. March kicks off at 9:30 am and proceeds to the Melbourne Civic Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Street.
CAR POOL from Melbourne Civic Auditorium (be there no later than 8:30 am).
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Press Release
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coalition, Inc.
January 6, 2018
Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Coalition’s 2018 Highlights for Honoring The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition Of Melbourne, FL Wishes To Announce Activities Planned To Honor Dr. King.
The Theme on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coalition, Inc. Tee Shirts this year is “Breaking The Silence: Beyond The Dream”, “Let’s Rise Up”. Interfaith programs are calling on people from all walks of life to “RISE UP” and speak out on the injustices facing the world; just as Dr. King did 50 years ago at The Riverside in New York. Breaking the Silence will deliver a universal call to action to “love thy neighbor.”
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Program will be Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 2729 Lipscomb Street in Melbourne, FL. Our Speaker for this program will be Rev. Lorenzo Laws, Pastor of Greater Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Melbourne, FL. The program will start promptly at 6:00pm.
On Monday, January 15, 2018, At The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Public Library, 955 E. University Boulevard, We Will Begin Our 3 Mile March/Parade, that will kick off at 9:30 am. (We will start lining up at 8:30 am). We will continue to the Melbourne Civic Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Street and culminate with a program planned by the coalition inside of the auditorium. The program in the auditorium will start at 11:30am. There will be singing, praise dancing and Mime by our youths from the community. We will also have a very outstanding young lady bring a short inspirational message.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coalition’s will once again allow participation of those who would like to continue walking and also allow motorized vehicles to be included to provide transportation for those who are now unable to walk. We would like for all Churches, Schools, Business and organizations to participate in this parade. We also ask that if an organization or church provide a motorized vehicle to please ask their members to ride on that vehicle. The deadline for submitting information if you will be having a motorized vehicle is January 14, 2018.
The Coalition is now selling the official Countywide March T-shirts. Please contact Rose Holloway @ 321-432-0292, Estella Edwards @ 321-544-2798 or Karen Skinner @ 321-537-6906 for correct size and price.
There are still prime sites left for vendor booths at the auditorium on January 15, 2018. Fee for set-up is $50.00. For more information contact Florence Lou Riddick @ 321-345-5145 or 321-427-6434 or Estella Edwards @ 321-544-2798.
For any general information pertaining to the weekend celebration please contact Mr. Rodney Edwards @ 407-558-0380 or Estella Edwards @ 321-544-2798.
Rodney A. Edwards
Rodney A. Edwards, Esq.
President
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Dr. Martin Luther King – I Have A Dream Speech – August 28, 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
March route here:
http://www.melbourneflorida.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/22529/1452?curm=1&cury=2018

Cocoa Beach Community Beach Trash Pickup
2018-01-15 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Due to storm debris collecting on the beaches in Cocoa Beach, Commissioner Woulas and KBB are sponsoring a Community Beach Trash Pick Up! KBB will supply trash bags and “pickers”.
Come out and support your community to work together to clean up the beach! If you are joining KBB and Commissioner Woulas in the trash pick up you may park for free from 7th-11th Street South (at the stub end) until 11:30am.

KBB/The Beachside Resident Cleanup
2018-01-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | FL
KBB/ The Beachside Resident Cleanup
Saturday, Jan 13, 1pm-3pm
Beach at Minutemen Cswy, Cocoa Beach
Staff will be on hand to provide grabbers, buckets, latex gloves, and trash bags.
Participants should bring water, sunscreen, and snacks (if needed).

KBB/Beachside Resident Cleanup
2018-01-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Lori Wilson Park, 1500 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
KBB/ The Beachside Resident Cleanup
Saturday, Jan 13, 1pm-3pm
Lori Wilson Park and Beach, Cocoa Beach
Staff will be on hand to provide grabbers, buckets, latex gloves, and trash bags.
Participants should bring water, sunscreen, and snacks (if needed).
