Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition

Citizen Oversight Committee
2020-02-21 08:30 - 11:30, 2020-03-20 08:30 - 11:30, 2020-04-17 08:30 - 11:30, 2020-05-15 08:30 - 11:30, 2020-07-17 08:30 - 11:30, 2020-08-21 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

MRC 19th Annual Conservation Awards Dinner
2020-02-22 17:00 - 20:00 | Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront, 3003 North Highway A1A, Melbourne, FL, 32903, United States
Help Celebrate the 19th Annual MRC Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet to Honor Extraordinary Indian River Lagoon Conservation Heroes.

About this Event

This is an evening of famed speakers, unique art, wine, spirits, live music, and delectable food in recognition of esteemed organizations and individuals who have helped shape some of today’s most crucial lagoon conservation wins.
Each year talented and dedicated conservationists are identified by the MRC Membership and honored through a nomination process. The winners will be announced during the ceremony Febuary 22.
This event is open to the public. Each ticket includes 2 complimentary adult beverages and choice of entree (Roasted Prime Rib, Spicy Grouper, Tuscan Marinated Chicken, or Roasted Vegetable Tower) chef’s choice of vegetable, starch, salad, & dessert.

Featured Special Guest Speakers : Maggy Hurchalla ~ FL Environmental Activist and Champion, Blair Wickstrom ~FL Sportsman Magazine Publisher, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch Current ~ At-Large Governing Board Member of the South FL Water Management District.
Support & Sponsorship – This event offers unique in-person experiences and actionable insights led by leading lagoon scientists, educators, and advocates offering high-impact sponsorship opportunities. To secure your sponsorship, vendor space, or donate to the auction effort at this great event, please contact Steve at SharkeyMRC@gmail.com. ($100 – $1,000 sponsorship’s are now available. Please view the event ticket options for sponsorship details.)

4th Annual Melbourne Botanical Festival
2020-03-07 08:00 - 16:00 | Downtown Melbourne, FL, United States
Melbourne Main Street is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Botanical Festival in Historic Downtown Melbourne.
This fantastic event, showcasing plant and garden vendors offering trees, plants, decorative items and more, will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM in the parking lot of the 1900 Building.
Plant lovers rejoice! Join us for our annual celebration of flowers, plants trees and botanical bounty. The event will showcase plant and garden vendors offering trees, plants, decorative items and more. It’s the best way to get your yard ready for spring.

Mangrove Workshop - Postponed till further notice
2020-03-07 09:30 - 11:30, 2020-08-06 09:30 - 11:30 | MRC Ted Moorhead Lagoon House, 3275 Dixie Highway NE, Palm Bay, FL, 32905, United States

Rain Barrel Education Workshops 10am and 1pm
2020-03-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-03-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Downtown Melbourne, FL, United States
Marine Resources Council is pleased to host (2) rain barrel education workshops during Melbourne Main Street’s fourth annual Downtown Melbourne Botanical Festival Sat., March 7, 2020 (8a.m.-4p.m.).
The Festival will be held in the parking lot of the 1900 Building, 1900 S. Harbor City Blvd in Melbourne. The event will showcase plant and garden vendors offering trees and plants, decorative items and more.
Rain Barrel Workshops.
Cost: The Botanical Fest is Free to attend. The Rain Barrel Presentations are also Free to attend.
MRC is offering an opportunity for attendees to build their own 55 gallon rain barrel during the workshops to take home, for a fee of $55. Space is limited, Please RSVP. This is special discounted event pricing, the regular fee is $80 per 55 gallon rain barrel. Reserve your barrel today!
Rain Barrel Workshop 1 (10a.m.)
Rain Barrel Workshop 2 (1p.m.)
Click Here to Register.
Rain Barrel Workshop
Did you know that a 90 square foot section of roof can fill a single 55-gallon rain barrel within the first inch of rainfall? Learn the benefits of collecting rainwater, the positive impact it has on the Lagoon, and how to construct your own rain barrel. With the purchase of the “Build A Barrel” ticket, you will receive all the materials, tools, and assistance necessary to create a 55-gallon rain barrel of your own to take home.
$55 fifty gallon Rain Barrels will be available for purchase on a first come first serve basis while supplies last. Please RSVP and prepay for your rain barrel through the online registration to secure a barrel on the day of the event.
*City of Melbourne residents are eligible for a $50 rain barrel mail-in rebate. Click here for rebate details.
We hop you will join us at this great event
Thank you to our sponsors for helping make this great opportunity possible!
Ace Hardware of West Melbourne
Melbourne Main Street
SaveTheIRL.org

Sustainability Summit Spring 2020
2020-03-23 17:30 - 20:30 | Brevard Zoo, 8225 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL, 32940, United States
Registration and Agenda coming soon. For Sustainability Boards and Government Officials.

Shoreline planting - Postponed till further notice
2020-04-04 08:00 - 12:00 | EELS Property, Melbourne Beach, FL, United States
This Shoreline Planting event is open to the general public – registration is required for all volunteers.
Help us restore native marsh grasses and mangroves in Melbourne Beach!
Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting wet and muddy! The labor-intensity of this event is low to moderate but it will be warm and sunny with plenty of lifting and bending. Be sure to prepare for full sun exposure for a few hours. The Zoo will provide snacks, a water cooler (bring a reusable bottle!), and sunscreen.
Time: AM 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
PM 12:30 PM-4:00 PM
All other necessary information will be provided in a follow-up e-mail that will be sent out closer to the registration date. If you do not receive this email at least 1 day prior the event, please contact Callie at cshaffer@brevardzoo.org, or at Mobile: 321.423.0685

Coastal Garden Fair and Earth Day Celebration -Postponed till further notice
2020-04-25 09:00 - 14:00 | David R. Schechter Community Center, 1089 S Patrick Dr,, Satellite Beach,, FL, 32937-3901, United States
Its the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! Please come out and join the Satellite Beach Beautification and Sustainability Boards on Saturday, April 25 at the David R. Schechter Community Center for the Coastal Garden Fair and Earth Day Celebration. This event continues to grow every year, and truly represents our community. This year we are adding more interactive events and opportunities to take home free earth friendly goodies. Attendees can look forward to everything from coastal art, to plants and many sustainable goods and services and of course, music, food and drinks. Check out the sustainability Facebook page over the next coming weeks as we will be highlighting vendors. We look forward to seeing you there.If you or your organization is interested in hosting a booth/exhibit at this event, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/vuXJKQyX6wmGqsaG7

Energy Whiz - Postponed till further notice
2020-04-25 09:00 - 15:00 | UCF Solar Energy Center, 1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL, 32922, United States
EnergyWhiz is a renewable energy focused event for students to demonstrate their science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) capabilities through project-based learning activities. EnergyWhiz events include:

Junior Solar Sprint
Energy Transfer Machine on Video
Critter Comfort Cottage
Energy Innovations
Solar Energy Cook-off
Electrathon

Sebastian Inlet Centennial Celebration -Postponed till further notice
2020-05-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Sebastian Inlet State Park, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951, United States
This is a family-friendly community event for the
general public with a staggered schedule of interactional activities and
educational sessions designed primarily for children. In addition to a live
steel drums performer by the tide pool, we have a dedicated U.S. Coast
Guard/Auxiliary area with activities, a fishing and surfing clinic for kids,
and educational classroom style sessions on sea turtles, marine science and
more. All activities are free with general park admission and space is
limited. Pre-registration is required and on a first-come, first-serve
basis. More information will be available as it gets closer to May.

MRC's Brown Bag Seminar - Save the Manatee Club
2020-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 | FL, United States
Join us for our first-ever Virtual Brown Bag Seminar on “All about Manatees with Save the Manatee Club! This wonderful organization will first cover manatee anatomy, diet, habitat, reproduction, and current status. Then we will take a closer look at some of the threats the Florida manatee faces, Save the Manatee Club’s efforts, and what we can do to help! The seminar will end with a QA session where we will take some live chat/messaged questions, but we ask that participants to please email any questions you might have about manatees to the MRC’s Nicole Broquet at nicole@mrcirl.org by May 4th.
This is a free virtual event, but you must register to receive the zoom link and login information.
Register today using the link below and be ready to wear your comfy pants, have your lunch, and learn from home!
http://weblink.donorperfect.com/MayBB

MRC Virtual Brown Bag - Indian River Legacy
2020-06-02 12:00 - 13:00 | FL, United States
Indian River Legacy with Ms. Laurilee Thompson

Brown Bag Lunch Seminar
Zoom Webinar
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join us for our Virtual Brown Bag Seminar, “Indian River Legacy” with Ms. Laurilee Thompson! In the 1950s, the Indian River Lagoon was crystal clear and its bounty seemed limitless. Growth and development took its toll and now our nation’s most biologically diverse estuary can no longer claim that distinction. Journey through the decades as Laurilee tells the story of her life on the Indian River, from the days of gin-clear waters, through its downfall and then to hope as a new generation works to bring our most precious natural resource back to its former splendor and productivity. Sign up today to hear this amazing personal account of the Indian River Lagoon!

The seminar will end with a live QA session, but we also recommend that participants to please email any questions you might have about the IRL’s history to the MRC’s Nicole Broquet at nicole@mrcirl.org by June 1st.

This is a free virtual event, but you must register to receive the zoom link and login information.

Register today using the button below and be ready to wear your comfy pants, have your lunch, and learn from home!

Register here

Ms. Laurilee Thompson is a fourth generation Floridian and co-owner of the popular Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant in Titusville Florida, which specializes in serving wild-caught domestic seafood. Laurilee participates on numerous boards and committees supporting tourism, the commercial fishing industry and the environment, including Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Management Board, Merritt Island Wildlife Association, Hubbs Sea World Research Institute, and the Deepwater Shrimp Advisory Panel for the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. She served for twenty years on the Brevard County Tourist Development Council, always working to preserve and promote our region’s incomparable outdoor assets.

Optimizing your Board: A Sustainable approach
2020-06-05 14:00 - 15:00 | FL, United States
The Brevard Sustainability Working Group (BSWG) presents
Sustainability Seminar Series
Join the BSWG for our quarterly Seminar Series. Our free webinars are designed to help sustainability boards, committees, community leaders, or anyone working in sustainability. The seminars will be delivered virtually and are free, but seating is limited and registration is required.
Register HERE

Living Shorelines for a Sustainable Future with Ms. Caity Savoia
2020-07-07 12:00 - 13:00 | FL, United States
Brown Bag Lunch Seminar
Zoom Webinar
Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join us for our Virtual Brown Bag Seminar, “Living Shorelines for a Sustainable Future” with the MRC’s own Ms. Caity Savoia! Traditional coastal development methods, such as shoreline hardening, have had unintended consequences on lagoon health and have proven to be costly in terms of maintenance, water quality, and wildlife habitat. Living shoreline restoration offers a more sustainable and cost effective option for waterfront property owners to decrease erosion, restore their shorelines, enhance wildlife habitat, and ultimately help improve the health of our Indian River Lagoon! Caity Savoia will present on the current living shoreline projects at the Marine Resources Council (MRC) and how you can get involved to help!

The seminar will end with a live Q&A session, but we also recommend that participants to please email any questions you might have about living shorelines or shoreline restoration to the MRC’s Nicole Broquet at nicole@mrcirl.org by July 6th.

This is a free virtual event, but you must register to receive the zoom linkand login information. If you are unable to register, we will be live streaming it through the MRC’s Facebook page!

Register today using the button below and be ready to wear your comfy pants, have your lunch, and learn from home!

Register HERE

Communicating Sustainability Principles: Goals and Process
2020-07-10 14:00 - 15:00 | FL, United States

13th Annual Treasure Coast Waterways Clean-up
2020-07-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Vero Beach, Vero Beach, FL, United States
Visit www.cwcirc.org for details.

Sandy Paws Beach Cleanup at Canova Park - KBB
2020-08-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2020-09-12 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

Tarzan’s Beach Clean Up - KBB
2020-08-15 08:00 - 12:00 | Indialantic Beach, FL, United States

MRC's Virtual Rain Barrel Workshop
2020-08-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Rockledge Gardens, 2153 U.S. 1, Rockledge, FL, 32955, United States
The MRC and Rockledge Gardens are teaming up to bring to you two
FANTASTIC virtual programs!

Want to learn what you can do to help the Lagoon, while social distancing? Join us today for our first ever VIRTUAL Rain Barrel Workshop! We will provide an update about the health of the Indian River Lagoon, how rain barrels can help reduce stormwater runoff, and how to install and maintain your rain barrel. Sign up HERE, today!

This virtual workshop is free to attend and you can even earn 15 Lagoon Loyal points by installing a rain barrel! Swap your Lagoon Loyal points for local business rewards! Learn more about the Brevard County Lagoon Loyal program at https://lagoonloyal.com/actions/install-rain-barrel/

Shoda Family Pelican Beach Cleanup - KBB
2020-09-12 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.

MRC's Webinar Mighty Mangroves
2020-09-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, FL, United States
Rockledge Garden hosts MRC’s Mighty Mangroves webinar
Mangroves are an incredibly unique and important species to the entire world! These plants help remove excess nutrients from the environment, stabilize shorelines, and reduce the impacts of storms. Join us today to learn about Florida’s mangrove species, their importance to our shorelines, and how to grow mangroves from home to help restore the Indian River Lagoon!
This virtual workshop is free to attend, so register below today! If you are interested in purchasing potted mangroves for restoration, please email our Director of Science and Restoration, Caity Savoia, at caity@mrcirl.org.
Sign up below today!
https://bit.ly/3gJwJ8W

Hightower Beach Cleanup - KBB
2020-09-13 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.
