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(Pewtrusts.org, July 23, 2020). This article highlights why mangrove forests are some of the most valuable ecosystems on our planet.  Their unique biology makes them well suited for our ever-changing coastal environment.  They provide a nursery habitat for fish, help prevent erosion from storms, and also absorb carbon dioxide thereby helping our environment. But, their…

Photo Credit: Sam Wolfe/Special to TCPalm (April 18,2020,  TCPalm.com) 81% of Floridians want their government to do more to protect water quality, according to a new statewide poll commissioned by Brevard IRL Coalition and Clean Water Coalition of Indian River County.  The poll was conducted by Florida Atlantic University and surveyed 1,150 people statewide. The…

(June 23, 2020  Space Coast Daily news) This conservation project, which took several weeks to complete, was jointly funded by the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program and Brevard County’s Save Our Indian River Lagoon Project Plan. The living shoreline was built across three different conservation properties along the Indian River Lagoon in Melbourne Beach…