Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition

Citizen Oversight Committee
2020-10-16 08:30 - 11:30, 2020-11-20 08:30 - 11:30, 2020-12-18 08:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | 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
2020-10-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-11-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-11-22 09:00 - 10:00, 2020-12-06 09:00 - 10:00, 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.

Brevard Sustainability Working Group Monthly Meeting
2020-10-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-11-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, FL, United States
Greetings everyone,
We hope this finds you well. There’s much going on in the world these days, but we hope you will take time to join us virtually on Monday, October 26 at noon for our monthly meeting. The meeting starts at Noon. Registration here:
https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsduihrDwpEtBqVQHaj9fYH4K19fxc46Ci
Stay well and see you Monday!

Creating the future of Brevard
2020-10-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, FL, United States
Are you ready for 750,000 new neighbors in Brevard? Participate in this free webinar and share your thoughts about creating the future of Brevard. Register at Brevard2070.eventbrite.com

Planning for Your (Greener) Holidays
2020-11-12 20:00 - 21:00 | Online, FL, United States
November 12th (Thursday) – “Planning for Your (Greener) Holidays” with King County Eco-Consumer, Tom Watson – Special Registration Link
With COVID impacting all of our lives, what better time than now to buck tradition and plant the seed of new ways of celebrating in a way that is kinder to the earth? Everything you need to think about from Shopping Sustainably, Green Gift Giving, Eco-tastic Decorating, Entertaining Tips and Recycling the Holidays will be featured in this fun and idea inspiring presentation from the Eco Consumer, Tom Watson of King County Solid Waste.
Speaker Bio: Tom Watson has worked on waste reduction and recycling for King County for 28 years. His EcoConsumer public outreach projects include TV and radio work, the King County free community repair events program, and the annual Green Holidays program.

Shoda Family Pelican Beach Cleanup - KBB
2020-11-14 08:00 - 10:00, 2020-12-12 08:00 - 10:00 | Pelican Beach, Satellite Beach, FL, United States
Ethan Shoda is host of the Pelican Beach cleanup event. Please arrive on time; 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.

Sandy Paws Beach Cleanup at Canova Park - KBB
2020-11-14 09:30 - 11:30, 2020-12-12 09:30 - 11:30, 2021-01-09 09:30 - 11:30, 2021-02-13 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

Indian River Lagoon Day - Front St Park
2020-11-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Front Street Park, 2205 South Front Street, Melbourne, FL, 06513, United States
MELBOURNE • BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay and Satellite Beach, along with the Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department, Marine Resources Council, the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and Anglers for Conservation will host “Indian River Lagoon Day,” on Saturday, November 14 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Front Street Park, 2210 Front Street, Melbourne.
This fun-filled day focused on celebrating the Indian River Lagoon is free to the public.
Environmental exhibitors will be on hand to showcase a variety of available volunteer opportunities in restoration activities, educational efforts and citizen-science projects.
Free kayaking will be provided by Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach and food trucks, arts and craft vendors and activities for children will also be available.
A Hook Kids on Fishing clinic will take place from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Kids participating in the clinic will each receive a free fishing rod and gear. Advanced registration is required.
Sign up online at www.anglersforconservation.org
For gardeners, rain barrel workshops will be held from 11 a.m. until 12 noon and participants will be able to construct and take home a free rain barrel. Only 20 are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will be conducted at the festival that morning.
Masks are recommended to be worn by all participants. Hand sanitizing stations will be provided.

The Car-Optional Neighborhood: How should it be designed?
2020-11-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Online, FL, United States
We hope you’ll join us at noon Eastern on Wednesday, November 18 for 1000 Friends of Florida’s free monthly Dr. John M. DeGrove webinar, The Car-Optional Neighborhood: How should it be designed?

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Coauthor of the landmark book Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns and principal / cofounder of Dover, Kohl & Partners, Victor Dover FAICP shares essential strategies for designing and retrofitting neighborhoods that support all the ways of moving around. He will show case studies and reveal how to create sustainable, walkable, well-loved neighborhoods.

Understanding Carbon Offsets
2020-11-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Online, FL, United States
November 18th – “Understanding Carbon Offsets”
Registration Link
WSU Snohomish County Extension Sustainable Community Stewards are thrilled to be offering our live webinar Sustainability Speaker Series again!
Each program runs 50 minutes starting promptly at 5 pm Pacific Time.
Understanding Carbon Offsets
If you decided to be carbon neutral today for your direct carbon emissions from electricity, heating (gas), car and air travel, how would you do that and how much would it cost you? Our presenter will walk you through the simple steps you can take today to achieve that goal. You might be surprised by the affordable cost! Representatives from Puget Sound Energy and Snohomish County PUD will be available to answer questions about their specific Carbon Offset programs.
Speaker Bio:
Stan Gent PE, has extensive experience working with energy systems across North America. Prior to his retirement in 2016, he was President and CEO of Enwave Steam (formerly Seattle Steam Company). He has been actively involved in many professional boards including founding member of the Washington Business Alliance (formerly Washington Clean Tech Alliance), Seattle Mayor’s Green Building Task Force, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Seattle Rotary Sustainability Committee, and Department of Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board for the UW’s College of Engineering. He currently serves on Snohomish County’s Climate Action Advisory Committee and is an active member of Interfaith Climate Action. In 2014 Stan was recognized by the International District Energy Association for lifelong career commitment to energy efficiency and professional contributions to advancing the global district energy industry. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Queens University Belfast.

Low Impact Development Retrofit Guide Virtual Presentation
2020-11-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Online, FL, United States
Brevard County would like to invite you to a virtual meeting to present a Low Impact Development Retrofit Guide. This manual provides commercial and light industrial property owners cost effective approaches to help keep our Lagoon clean. From 5:30 to 6:30pm there will be a virtual open house. The Retrofit Guide presentation will begin at 6:30pm. Please register at www.lagoonloyal.com/LID. After registering you will receive a confirmation email. To participate in the meeting by phone, please call 562-247-8422. Attendee access code 732-230-344.

IRL Health Update 2020
2020-12-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Online, FL, United States
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2nd Presentation

Live webinar
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Webinar access link will be emailed to attendees after registration

Limited In-person Donor Dinner

5:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2020 (Foodservice begins at 5:30 p.m. before 6:30 p.m. presentation)
$50 per attendee
Includes seafood boil
Includes adult beverage service
Temperatures will be taken
Social distancing & masks required
Location: MRC Lagoon Learning Center
3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905

Presentation: Lagoon Areas of Concern

Volusia County
Brevard County
Indian River County
Saint Lucie County
Martin County

Including Tributaries

Turnbull Creek,Volusia County
Big Flounder Creek, Brevard County
Horse Creek, Brevard County
Eau Gallie River, Brevard County
Crane Creek, Brevard County
Turkey Creek , Brevard County
Goat Creek, Brevard County
Saint Sebastian River, Indian River County
C-54 Canal, Indian River County
Taylor Creek Canal, St. Lucie County
St. Lucie River, St. Lucie & Martin Counties
St. Lucie Estuary Bessey Creek, Martin County
Loxahatchee River, Martin County

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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
