Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition

Hike the Prairie Lakes WMA
2017-11-11 08:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a 5 mile hike on the back loop of this Wildlife Management Area. The total distance might be slightly more since we can take a couple of short side walks. Also a bald eagle nest is visible from the main road a short drive farther from the parking area.
This is one of the rare, no-hunting weekends.
A daily usage fee of $3 per person or $6 per vehicle is charged by the Florida Wildlife Commission. Carpooling from Brevard is encouraged.
Further details to come. Announcing this early so people can put it on their calendar. RSVPs to open in October.

Indian River Lagoon Garbage Classic
2017-11-11 08:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Walking Tree Brewery, 3209 Dodger Rd, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Join us on the river for our First Annual Indian River Garbage Classic, benefiting CCA of the Treasure Coast! Any craft small or large is welcome to join in and make a difference. We’ve got awesome prizes, raffle items and more! After party & awards immediately following at Riverside Cafe.
Sea Sup Go is offering a huge discount on paddle board rentals if you need something to float on. Click here for more information:
https://www.seasupgo.com/rentals/
More details coming soon!!

Rootfire Beach Cleanup Nov 11th
2017-11-11 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Nov 11th – 8am – 10pm > Rootfire Beach Cleanup with Endless Summer Radio & Endless Summer Tattoo. More info coming soon. Just wanted to get the date out. Someone will WIN 2 VIP Tickets to ROOTFIRE just for helping out. Love it. Stoked. Please invite and SHARE.

Wagner Creek Public Visioning Workshop
2017-11-08 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Please join The Nature Conservancy for a public design workshop as we develop a community vision to restore the banks of the historic Wagner Creek into a resilient waterway and inviting public space. Lunch will be provided!
Meet us between the Professional Arts Building and Wagner Creek, walking distance from the Metrorail’s Civic Center Station.

Save Our Lagoon Project Plan!
2017-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Ted Moorhead Lagoon House, 3275 Dixie Highway Northeast, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States
Please join us at MRC’s Ted Moorhead Lagoon House Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 at 12 pm, for an educational lunchtime seminar about Brevard County’s Save Our Lagoon Project Plan, presented by Terry Casto, a member of the Citizen Oversight Committee. He will be discussing the threats that the Indian River Lagoon faces and how they are being adressed in regards to the Save Our Lagoon Project Plan.
What is the Save Our Lagoon Project Plan?
In order to reduce serious human impacts on the Indian River Lagoon, such as dense algae blooms and massive fish kills, Brevard County Citizens were given the option by the Brevard County Commission to vote on a half-cent sales tax dedicated to restoration of the Indian River Lagoon. Commissioners only agreed to the referendum after seeing the Save Our Indian River Lagoon Plan, which lays out a detailed, prioritized plan to reduce Lagoon impacts to sustainable levels. On November 8, 2016, 193,066 Brevard County voters (62.4%) approved taxing themselves for ten years to fix the Indian River Lagoon.
To find more information about the plan before attending, visit: http://www.brevardfl.gov/SaveOurLagoon/Home.
The event is free and open to the public. Attendees must register. 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 SaveTheIRl.org.

STPS South Cleanup
2017-11-04 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Halifax) | 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
2017-11-04 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Halifax) | 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.

Learn to Surf Picnic & Beach Cleanup
2017-10-29 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax)
Learn to surf picnic and beach cleanup. Join Surfrider, Catalyst Surf Shop, Florida Tech BGSA, and Melbourne High Surf Team for this fun free event! Bring a picnic lunch and make a day of it! After all the storms, the beach needs your help! Let’s pick up all the refuse and debris.

Howl-O'Clean
2017-10-29 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Halifax) | Robert P Murkshe Memorial Park, 1600 S Atlantic Ave, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931, United States
Howl-O’Clean
Sun, Oct 29, 9am – noon, meet at Murkshe Park @ 16th St, Cocoa Beach
Come out to this family-friendly, costumes encouraged, cleanup on Sunday, October 29 in South Cocoa Beach! There will be goodies for the kids and giveaways for the grown folks! Dress to impress!

Hightower Beach Cleanup
2017-10-29 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Halifax) | 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.

Community Garden Event
2017-10-28 12:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
The Satellite Beach Sustainability Board would like to invite the public to join us! Saturday, October 28th starting at 12:00 pm untill 3:30pm at the Desoto Park Racquet Ball Courts. We will open with a ribbon cutting, dedication of the “Logos” Community Garden, we will have Food, live music, prizes, painting garden gnomes for kids and much more! The Board would like to encourage everyone to walk or ride your bike to the event and prizes will be given out for doing it! There were many hands that have helped create this garden, and the City is very thankful to everyone who has pitched in. The idea of the garden was brought before the Board last year by 9 year old resident Roman Vigliotti and was passed by City Council. The garden is modeled after the F.I.T. garden “Ethos” and F.I.T intern Zach Eichholz helped with the design. Eagle Scout Troop 309 helped gather volunteers to help with the build. Big thanks to the Public Works team and everyone who helped make this possible.
We hope to see you at the opening!

KBB Volunteer Appreciation Picnic and Adoption Team Awards
2017-10-28 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Keep Brevard Beautiful, Inc., 1620 Adamson Rd, Cocoa, FL, 32926, United States
To show our appreciation for your efforts to beautify our community, we’d like to invite you & your family to our Volunteer Appreciation Picnic! This event is for anyone that has volunteered with KBB in the past year AND their families! We will be grilling (burgers and dogs), and will have picnic style sides as well as refreshments. There will be a bounce house for the kids, yard games, and interactive displays including Florida Wildlife Hospital, Brevard Humane Society, Lagoon Friendly Lawns, and Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. There will also be a lucky draw basket raffle and 50/50, so be sure to bring some extra cash! Entry fee is $5/$10 per person – $5 if you bring a bag of nonperishable goods OR $10 without a bag of goods. RSVP required. Please contact Desiree Lesko, or call the KBB office at 321-631-0501.

Hook Kids On Fishing-Jacksonville
2017-10-28 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Halifax) | Anglers for Conservation, PO Box 372423, Satellite Beach, FL, 32937, United States
Anglers for Conservation is coordinating a Hook Kids on Fishing Program on Saturday, October 28th 2017 from 9a-11a.
Location TBA
Kids ages 6 to 16, are welcome along with their parents. The first 60 kids registered will receive a free rod and reel. Registration is mandatory and opens soon.
These conservation-minded Hook Kids on Fishing programs teach casting, fishing safety, knot tying, the tackle box, catch and release tactics, fishing habitat and conservation; and are taught by professional guides and knowledgeable anglers. Parents and kids bring your smiles, positive attitudes and patience along with you! Volunteers are needed.
Parent or guardian must accompany attendees.
Additional community sponsors include the Anglers For Conservation, Fish Florida Foundation and Coastal Angler Magazine.
The Hook Kids on Fishing program is a product of Anglers for Conservation (AFC), a non-profit-501-C3, whose mission is to inspire new generations of marine stewards through education, conservation, and community outreach.
Volunteers are needed and donations are greatly appreciated.
If you’re interested in volunteering for, or sponsoring this event, please contact Mike Conneen at mike@anglersforconservation.org; phone, (321) 759-3585; or visit the website, http://www.anglersforconservation.org
