Build Oyster Volcanos

Join us on the final push to complete our goal of 175 volcanoes! Learn to make oyster volcanoes with MRC! These concrete and jute "volcanoes" will be deployed around the Indian River Lagoon in an effort with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to restore critical shoreline habitat and recruit oyster spat. Workshop 1 Monday, […]

Building Oyster Volcanos

Learn to make oyster volcanoes with MRC! These concrete and jute "volcanoes" will be deployed around the Indian River Lagoon in an effort with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to restore critical shoreline habitat and recruit oyster spat. Workshop 1 Monday, April 4th from 3:30PM - 6:00PM Workshop 2 Tuesday, April 5th from 3:30PM […]

Indian River Lagoon Symposium – IRL Connectivity

FAU Harbor Branch Institute 5600 N US Highway 1, Fort Pierce, Fl

http://www.indianriverlagoon.org/Symposium.html The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) Symposium 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 […]

Earth Day & Garden Fair, Satellite Beach

April 23    6th Annual Garden & Earth Day Fair Join us at the 6th Annual Garden & Earth Day Celebration. Hosted by the Satellite Beach Beautification & Sustainability Board, this event is held at the DRS Community Center from 9am-2pm. This family friendly, outdoor fair promotes nature and nurturing our environment while beautifying our […]

River Kidz

St. Marks Eoiscopal Academy 2 Church St., Cocoa, FL, United States

Free event for k-6 grade children to learn about the lagoon and do related activities. This event will highlight seagrass in the lagoon with a speaker from the Brevard Zoo's Restore Our Shores program. This event will be held at St. Marks Episcopal Academy, but anyone can attend. Parental permission is required and your participation […]

Lagoon Shoreline Cleanup and Adopt-a-Mangrove with Brevard Zoo Restore Our Shores

Rotary Park at Suntree 6495 US-1, Rockledge, FL, United States

Celebrate National River Cleanup Day with Brevard Zoo! There will be a short presentation on the Zoo's Restore Our Shores program and mangroves followed by a shoreline cleanup. You will also have the opportunity to pot your very own mangrove to care for at home that will one day be planted in the lagoon! All […]

The Struggle to Live: Why Florida IRL Manatees Starve with SCPA

Dr. Wanda Jones, a marine mammal biologist and conservationist, has conducted research on manatee feeding preferences and compared the nutrient composition of lettuce, water hyacinth, and hydrilla. Dr. Jones states that the science is clear. Instead of spraying deadly herbicide poison into our water to kill hydrilla and water hyacinth, she advocates mechanically harvesting these […]