MRC Mangrove Team Workshop
2018-07-07 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Marine Resources Council, 3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
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.

City of Satellite Beach: Sustainability and Stewardship
2018-07-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Lagoon House, 3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
As the Environmental Programs Coordinator at the City of Satellite Beach, Nick Sanzone will be providing an overview of the City’s Sustainability Action Plan. The plan was started in 2016 as a way for the City to track its sustainability-based programs and to guide the actions and implementation of future endeavors. He will discuss how the City went about creating a Sustainability Action plan and what has been done since the plan took effect. In addition to discussing the accomplishments of the plan, Nick will talk about what the future goals and how community members get involved.

Cherie Down Cleanup
2018-07-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Cherie Down Park, 8492 Ridgewood Avenue, Cape Canaveral, FL, 32920, United States
July 14th (8am-10am)
Cherie Down Park in Cape Canaveral
Hosted by Crossley Shear Wealth Management
Trash grabbers, buckets, latex gloves, and trash bags will be provided by KBB. Volunteers should bring water, sunscreen, and snacks (if needed).

Team Shoda Cleanup
2018-07-14 08:00 - 10:00 | FL
Ethan Shoda is host of the event. Please arrive on time at 8 AM; recycling will be done at the end of the event. For more information, contact Kathleen Shoda at 321-474-6156 or email at Mrssupershoda@cfl.rr.com.

Turkey Creek Kayak Cleanup
2018-07-14 08:00 - 11:30 | Goode Park, 1300 Bianca Dr NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
Fourth of the Summer Series – join us at Goode Park in Palm Bay from 8 AM to 11:30 AM! Kayaks are provided by A Day Away Kayaks. Post event party at Hell ‘n Blazes Brewery, with catering by Meg O’Malley’s. Attend all five cleanups and have a chance to win a brand new kayak! Please RSVP to the KBB Event Coordinator Sarah Hall at 631-0501 extension 210.

Brevard Zoo Youth Environmental Summit
2018-07-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Brevard Zoo, 8225 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
Take Action in Wildlife!
Get involved in hands on local activation projects, participate in exciting workshops, and create your own project.

ATAC - Advanced Teen Anglers Camp
2018-07-23 09:00 - 2018-07-27 17:00 | Front Street Park, 2205 South Front Street, Melbourne, FL, 06513, United States
This summer, AFC will be introducing our first full week summer camp designed around improving the skills of anglers who want to learn more. This camp is for teens that are currently knowledgeable with fishing and want to excel into a more advanced level. ATAC will be conducted by AFC Executive Director, Mike Conneen. Trained in first aid/CPR and background screened, Mike will lead the camp with additional volunteers and professionals from the fishing community. ATAC will feature activities with F.I.T., Brevard Zoo, Harry Goode’s Outdoor Shop and more. Teens will learn fly fishing, habitat restoration, advanced knots, fish migration and behaviors. There will be competition and plenty of learning to fill the week. We will be exploring the waterways around Front Street Park in Downtown Melbourne including a clean-up day to give back to the environment. All campers will receive a goodie bag to take home. (see website for more details).

Ricky Carroll's International Mangrove Day Celebration
2018-07-26 17:00 - 20:30 | FL
Please Join Ricky Carroll, world renowned surfboard shaper, and Marine Resources Council in celebration of International Mangrove Day, to help raise awareness and funds to save our Indian River Lagoon!
Event is Free. Attendees must register at http://bit.ly/2MpgDBS.
Event highlights include:
Delicious food from Dusty Joe’s Smokin’ Eats
*Jasmin rice w/ black beans, topped w/ homemade pineapple salsa finished w/ blackened shrimp.
*Jasmin rice with black beans, topped w/ creamy coconut chicken, smothered w/ salsa verde and a side of fried plantains.

SR 528 Shoreline Cleanup
2018-07-28 08:00 - 11:30 | Kelly Park – East, 2550 N. Banana River Drive, Merritt Island, FL, 32952, United States
Fifth and final of the Summer Series – join us at Kelly Park East in Merritt Island from 8 AM to 11:30 AM! Transfer to cleanup site after safety briefing. Post event party at Jetty Park, with catering by Fish Lips. Attend all five cleanups and have a chance to win a brand new kayak! Please RSVP to the KBB Event Coordinator Sarah Hall at 631-0501 extension 210.

Satellite Beach Volunteer Planting Day
2018-09-01 09:00 - 14:00 | Brevard County’s Satellite Beach Library, 751 Jamaica Blvd., Satellite Beach, FL, 32937, United States
The City of Satellite Beach will be hosting a volunteer planting day on September 1 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the stormwater pond just to the north of the City’s Public Library. The event will involve planting native plants along the shoreline of the pond, which will help to increase its nutrient retention capabilities as well as create additional habitat for local wildlife.

Mother Earth - The Future is in our hands
2018-09-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Front Street Civic Center, 2205 S. Front Street, Melbourne, FL, United States
Nationally the environmental standards that have protected us for over 40 years are under attack, including those providing us with clean air, clean water, safe homes and more. Even the Endangered Species Act could be gutted!
The president, our governor and many politicians continue to deny the truth of climate change induced by human industry. Plastics swirl in our oceans worldwide while Florida faces toxic algae. The good news is that environmental issues may be addressed locally while we wait for the national and state priorities to change.
Please join us Thursday, September 6th, at 6:30 p.m. for a powerful examination of the environmental damage that has already been done — and recovery efforts underway — for our Indian River Lagoon, our beautiful Florida, our nation and our planet. We will also discuss plastics, sustainability and get an update on global warming.

Litter Quitter Rollout
2018-09-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
Keep Brevard Beautiful and Brevard Zoo proudly present the release of the new and improved Litter Quitter program. This program aims at reducing Brevard County’s plastic footprint by educating and approaching local business owners and encouraging them to reduce single-use plastics and Styrofoams.

National Day of Service Brevard
2018-09-11 09:00 - 22:30 | Lori Wilson Park, 1500 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
Our Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is organizing a beach clean up in honor of the September 11th National Day of Service. This federally-recognized day of charitable service is an annual tribute to the victims and survivors of 9/11. Special thanks to our friends at Keep Brevard Beautiful for partnering with us on the clean up.

Florida Coastal Cleanup
2018-09-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Lori Wilson Park, 1500 N Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
Join the world’s largest volunteer effort for our ocean by participating in the International Coastal Cleanup. Check out the chart to the left to get an idea of how this event helps clean some of the world’s beaches of millions of pounds of trash. Volunteer for the Florida Coastal Cleanup and help us keep Brevard’s coastline beautiful. Multiple sites – each with a site captain and cleanup supplies. Contact Sarah Hall at 631-0501 extension 210 for more information.
Coastal Cleanup Sites:
Jetty Park, Cape Canaveral
Lori Wilson Park, Cocoa Beach
Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach

North Brevard Litter Patrol Cleanup
2018-09-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Parish Park, 1A Max Brewer Memorial Hwy, Titusville, FL, 32796, United States
We will hold our North Brevard Litter Patrol at Parrish Park to help out with the International Coastal Cleanup. Come for an hour or two or the entire four hours. See the flyer attached. Please share this information with family and friends, and email Adam Kohler at adam12kohler@yahoo.com if you will attend.

International Coastal Cleanup
2018-09-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Kiwanis Island Park Community Center, 951 Kiwanis Island Park Rd, Merritt Island, FL, 32952, United States
The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 30 years ago when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. The Marine Resources Council in collaboration with Keep Brevard Beautiful, the Ocean Conservancy, & Old School Pizza cordially invites you to join us for this year’s cleanup.
MRC Cleanup Site: Cleanup will take place along the shores of the 192 Melbourne Causeway and Kiwanis Park at Geiger Point! 1313 Melbourne Causeway, Melbourne, FL 32901.
Please Register to RSVP! The supplies for this event are allocated for each site based on these registrations.

Surf & Turf Beach & A1A Cleanup
2018-09-15 08:30 - 15:00 | Sebastian Inlet Surf & Sport, 8898 S. Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
Join us for International Coastal Cleanup Day Sat. 9/15 as we clean the beach just north of Sebastian Inlet. We’ll also be cleaning the “Adopt a Roadway” section of A1A we’re responsible for. Following the cleanup there will be a cookout, live music and lots of chilly beverages to cool off. Special thanks to Sebastian Inlet Surf & Sport for hosting! Bring the kids,, get volunteer hours for the teens, and spend a beautiful morning with friends giving back! Aloha!

IRL National Estuary Program: Updates on the IRL
2018-09-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Unitarian Universalist of the Space Coast – Friendship Fellowship at Pineda, 3115 Friendship Pl, Rockledge, FL, 32955, United States
Dr. De Freese currently serves as the Executive Director of the IRL Council, a special district of the State of Florida, and host of the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program.
He currently serves as a Governor-appointed Board member of CareerSource Florida Inc. and also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Florida Ocean Alliance.
Doors open at 6:30. Free and open to the public

Kayak/Cleanup on Crane Creek
2018-09-29 08:30 - 11:00 | Front Street Park, 2205 South Front Street, Melbourne, FL, 06513, United States
Kayak/Cleanup @ Crane Creek, Melbourne
Julie M.
Hosted by Julie M.
From TurtleCoast Sierra Club
Saturday,September 29, 2018
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
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Front Street Ramp · Melbourne, fl
How to find us
We will meet at Front Street Boat ramp next to Community Center

The Great Bike-Bar-A-Thon Rides Again For The Indian River Lagoon!
2018-09-29 12:30 - 19:00 | MRC Ted Moorhead Lagoon House, 3275 Dixie Highway NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
The Great Bike-Bar-A-Thon Rides Again For The Indian River Lagoon!
Air up your tires, oil up your chains, and tighten your helmet strap! The Marine Resources Council (MRC) once again teams with the Great Bike-Bar-A-Thon Charity Bicycle Pub Crawl group to raise awareness and funds to save the Indian River Lagoon, Saturday, September 29, 2018! This is the Bicycle group’s 6th ride and their second collaboration with MRC. Their last ride raised over $3,000.00. The group hopes to attract over 100 riders and raise over $4,000.00 to benefit MRC’s effort to protect and improve the water quality of our cherished lagoon.

Sandy Paws Beach Cleanup Canova Park
2019-01-12 09:30 - 23:30 | 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

Meet-Up Clean-Ups in NSB
2019-01-14 05:30 - 18:30 | Brannon Center, 105 S. Riverside Drive, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 32168, United States
Gathering to pick up litter & exercise around New Smyrna Beach.
The Running Elements & Marine Discovery Center are joining forces with Shark Bite Half Marathon to offer Meet-Up Clean-Ups each month around NSB.
Walk or Run or Interval in this self-paced activity.
The out and back routes are pre-set for groups to gather safely.
Open to all ability levels. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Don’t just run…. Bend, squat, and stretch to improve full-body workout and help the environment!!
Bring your own gloves.
Bags to collect trash and post-run trash removal provided by The Running Elements.
Clean-Up Meet-Up Locations/Times:
**subject to change, so please verify in this FB event or at www.TheRunningElements.com prior to showing up.
– Monday, January 14th: 5:30pm at Brannon Center >> Route/Clean Riverside Dr & Park areas
All events are FREE and open to all. Self-Paced, Choose your own adventure. Consult with your doctor before participating in activities. ALL children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times.
**Meet-Up Clean-Up Waivers must be signed before participation. Can be filled out at TRE store prior to event or arrive 15mins prior to the first Meet-Up Clean-Up. Only 1 needed per person; includes all subsequent meet-ups listed.

Brevard County 2019 Legislative Session, Annual Meeting
2019-01-15 17:00 - 21:00 | Palm Bay City Council Chambers, 120 Malabar Road, Palm Bay, FL, 32907, United States
This meeting will include Local Bill Presentations, Government Presentations, Community Presentations (these include speakers from several environmental non-profits), and Public comments. It is Jan 15th from 5pm – 9pm at the Palm Bay City Council Chambers. The Chair Representative is Randy Fine.

Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee Meeting
2019-01-18 08:30 - 17:00 | Brevard County Government, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, FL, 32940, United States
Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Meetings are in the Government Center, Building C, 3rd Floor, Florida Room, unless otherwise posted.
The role of the Oversight Committee is to review monitoring data on timeliness of project delivery, actual and updated project costs, and actual nutrient removal effectiveness, review new literature and local studies on the types of projects included in the plan and potential alternative project types, evaluate alternative project proposals received from the community, and recommend annual adjustments to the plan. The agendas for the meetings are posted on the Save Our Lagoon website under the Citizen Oversight Committee section http://www.brevardfl.gov/SaveOurLagoon/CitizenOversightCommittee. Each agenda has a Financial Statement that lists all the projects budgeted for the current fiscal year, the status of contracting and the percentage spent so far on each project.
Time is given at the end of the meeting for public comment. Meetings are also streamable live at http://www.brevardfl.gov/SCGTV/Home or aired on Channel 499 on Spectrum (formerly Brighthouse) networks; Channel 99 for AT&T U-verse customers; and on Comcast (North Brevard) Channel 51 and (South Brevard) Channel 13. There are archive videos of the previous meetings on SCGTV under the Video on Demand button at the top of the page or on the Brevard County Government Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/BrevardCountyGovt/videos/

Shell Bagging for Living Shorelines Breakwater construction
2019-01-19 08:00 - 10:00 | FL, United States
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 the construction of living shorelines, which are shoreline protection projects that provide habitat for plants and animals, stabilize shorelines and improve water quality. Living shorelines usually include the construction of a hard structure or breakwater made from rock or bagged shell and the planting of native vegetation along intertidal shorelines. The breakwaters play an important role in living shorelines as they help with erosional issues, slow the intrusion of muck and storm water and provide essential hard surface for a variety of sheltered and attached organisms.
Learn more: http://www.teamorca.org/restorative-efforts.html
To volunteer please RSVP on this event page or to volunteer@teamorca.org or call 772-467-1600.

Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival
2019-01-23 08:00 - 2019-01-28 21:00 | Eastern Florida State College – Titusville Campus, 1311 North US 1, Titusville, FL, 32796, United States
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.

Litter Quitter Volunteer Training Session
2019-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Brevard Zoo, 8225 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
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 and Styrofoams in businesses and restaurants. The training session is where interested people are trained to promote our program to their favorite local businesses and help our environment from marine debris! Have you ever gone to a restaurant and seen a green initiative? Now you can be the one to recruit them into our program? We hope to see you there and have you spread awareness!

Native Plant Nursery Maintenance
2019-01-26 08:00 - 10:00 | IFAS Aquaculture Research and Extension Facility, 8500 Picos Road, Ft. Pierce, FL, 34945, United States
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 IFAS Aquaculture Research and Extension Facility. These native plants are being grown to support ORCA’s Living Lagoon Program which partners with community and school groups to help rehabilitate impaired shorelines along the Indian River Lagoon.
Please bring sunscreen and a reusable water bottle.
To volunteer, please RSVP on this page or to volunteer@teamorca.org or call 772.467.1600
About ORCA’s restorative efforts:
The focus of ORCA’s habitat restoration program is the construction of living shorelines. Living shorelines are shoreline protection projects that provide habitat for plants and animals, stabilize shorelines and improve water quality. Living shorelines usually include the construction of a hard structure or breakwater made from rock or bagged shell and the planting of native vegetation along intertidal shorelines.
Learn more: http://www.teamorca.org/restorative-efforts.html

Water Talks: Helping the Indian River Lagoon
2019-01-26 13:00 - 17:00 | Eastern Florida State College – Titusville Campus, 1311 North US 1, Titusville, FL, 32796, United States
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 leaders can make a difference.
Held in the East Central Florida State College, Titusville, Auditorium. Register here.
The cost is $30 for the entire day, including access to the exhibits and all workshop presentations. Programs sponsored by Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition #HelpTheLagoon .

Restore Our Shores Reef Build
2019-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 | TBD, FL, United States
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 found at Restoreourshores – both AM and PM shifts are available.
