Sandy Paws Beach Cleanup at Canova Park - KBB
2020-12-12 09:30 - 11:30, 2021-01-09 09:30 - 11:30, 2021-02-13 09:30 - 11:30, 2021-03-13 09:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | 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

Citizen Oversight Committee
2020-12-18 08:30 - 11:30 | Brevard County Government, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, FL, 32940, United States
Location
Florida Room, 3rd floor, Building C
Viera Government Center
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940.
Meetings are from 8:30 – 11:30 am
unless listed otherwise under Agendas
Can’t make it in person?
Meetings are streamed live through
Space Coast Government TV

Hightower Beach Cleanup - KBB
2020-12-20 09:00 - 10:00 | 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 beach cleanup takes place every other Sunday from 9 AM until 10 AM. Please contact Margaret at margaretthehuman@gmail.com for more information.

Oyster Reef Supply Prep
2021-01-29 09:00 - 2021-02-06 13:00 | FL, United States
SATURDAY, FEB 6

FEBRUARY 6TH OYSTER REEF SUPPLY PREP

Get a great workout and help the IRL by making shell bags! Shell bags are used to build all the different layers of oyster reefs. Contact Callie Shaffer at Cshaffer@brevardzoo.org or at 321-254-9453 Ext. 492 with any questions!

Webinar - Groundwater Study Report
2021-02-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, FL, United States
Have you ever wondered how groundwater may be impacting the Indian River Lagoon or if reclaimed irrigation is beneficial? Then join us for our February Lunch and Learn with Dr. Leesa Souto!

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The Marine Resources Council and Applied Ecology, Inc. conducted the Groundwater Study to measure the extent that wastewater is impacting the Indian River Lagoon through groundwater. The project examined groundwater nutrient concentrations in residential communities that had different wastewater treatment types: 1) septic tanks; 2) municipal sewer systems; or 3) municipal sewer systems with reclaimed irrigation.
Monitoring wells were installed in 13 residential neighborhoods and 3 natural areas located in five regions of Brevard County, including the mainland and barrier islands. Regions and treatment types were compared with each other and with natural areas to see differences in the extent of nutrient pollution. The results of this study will help guide and evaluate wastewater infrastructure improvement projects and update nutrient pollutant load estimates to the Indian River Lagoon.
The seminar will end with a live Q&A session, but we also recommend that participants to please email any questions you might have that relate to this topic to the MRC’s Nicole Broquet at nicole@mrcirl.org by Monday, February 1.

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 it through the MRC’s Facebook page!
Register today and be ready to wear your comfy pants, have your lunch, and learn from home!

Virtual Field Trips
2021-02-18 09:30 - 10:15, 2021-03-11 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!

Karma Beach Yoga & Keep Brevard Beautiful Beach Clean up
2021-02-20 07:00 - 08:00, 2021-03-20 07:00 - 08:00 | 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
2021-02-20 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-02-27 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-03-06 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-03-13 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-03-20 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-03-27 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.

Virtual Meeting - No Roads to Ruin
2021-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, FL, United States
Come join us for a timely presentation on efforts required to stop M-CORES and the continued destruction of Florida wilderness through urban sprawl.
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Our guest speaker will be Michael McGrath.
Michael McGrath is the Organizing Representative for Our Wild Florida and helps to lead our Red Tide and Wildlands campaigns within Fort Myers and the greater Southwest Florida region. Prior to joining the Sierra Club, Michael worked for a land trust where he coordinated community conservation projects for a regional conservation partnership and has previously worked on a variety of both issue advocacy campaigns and electoral campaigns. Outside of work you can catch Michael cooking, paddle boarding, or somewhere in the outdoors.
In his current role he leads statewide grassroots activities to oppose the M-CORES toll roads and works with members of the public, local governments, and state agencies to improve water quality and land conservation goals across Florida. His presentation “M-CORES: Who, What, When and Where” provides a timely citizen primer to understand what is at stake for Florida’s future with the latest transportation boondoggle and how Sierra Club members and supporters can advocate and take action alongside the No Roads to Ruin Coalition make sure that we repeal the roads this legislative session.

Humanist Community of the Space Coast Beach Cleanup
2021-02-28 09:00 - 10:30, 2021-03-14 09:00 - 10:30, 2021-03-28 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.

Lunch & Learn - Coastal Native Plants for Brevard County
2021-03-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, FL, United States
Change of Greenery – Skip Healy

Rain Barrel Workshops
2021-03-06 08:00 - 16:00 | Downtown Melbourne, FL, United States
https://savetheirl.org/education/rain-barrels/

Turtle Talk 101 - Zoom event
2021-03-06 10:00 - 11:30, 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
2021-03-06 11:45, 2021-03-20 11:45 | 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

How to Create a Native Garden
2021-03-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Online, FL, United States
Conradina – ‘How To Create A Native Garden’
Where online
Conradina Chapter FNPS General Meeting.
‘How To Create A Native Garden’ by Marjorie Shropshire, Editor of Palmetto FNPS newsletter
View at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPCjDvXqQLEgzCYqc0EZ5A?view_as=subscriber

Family Sein Netting Day
2021-03-18 10:30 - 15:00 | Brevard County Barrier Island Center, 8385 S. Highway A1A, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
Hike the Barrier Island Sanctuary (BIS) trail and stop along the the Indian River Lagoon to sein net with BIS staff. Please sign up for a specific time window. One family/quarantine group will be allowed to use each net at a time and equipment will be sanatized in between. Staff and volunteers will be wearing masks and participants are strongly encouraged to as well. Please be sure to bring drinking water, water shoes or old shoes that can get wet but wont slip off, bug spray, sunscreeen and whatever other self-care items you need. Registration required, each ticket is good for one whole family/quarantine group. Event is weather dependent.
