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Organics Composting Lunch & Learn Seminar

Apr. 5 Seminar: Organics Composting

environmental education, recycling, Lunch and Learn Webinars, Landscapes and Yards, Events, sustainability

MRC partners with Keep Brevard Beautiful to host this Lunch & Learn Organics Composting Seminar, presented by Mac McCandless, Compost Coordinator.

IRL Report Card 2022 Update

IRL Health Update, marine science

MRC’s IRL Report Card assembles the most accurate data of Lagoon conditions to date. Find out what’s happening in the latest release.

Installing a rain barrel is one of the easiest ways YOU can help reduce our impact on the Indian River Lagoon! Rain barrels make a great addition to your yard: they aid in the conservation of fresh water, and they reduce the amount of stormwater runoff.

Brevard Conservation Pioneers and History Seminar

Mar. 1 Seminar: Brevard Conservation Pioneers & History

Lunch and Learn Webinars, Events, environmental education

The Brevard Conservation Pioneers & History Seminar examines what it took to preserve land and the effort required to continue protection.

What You Plant Matters: Featuring FL Native Butterfly Flowers

Feb. 1 Seminar: Florida Native Butterfly Flowers

Lunch and Learn Webinars, Landscapes and Yards, Events, habitat restoration, environmental education

Join MRC and Tim Harrison and Anna Hutson of Native Butterfly Flowers Nursery for our February Lunch & Learn Hybrid Seminar.

Imagine!

Get Involved

Marine Resources Council (MRC) recently traveled the entire Indian River Lagoon region and asked more than 100 community leaders, MRC members and other people: What’s possible? What’s next?

Jan. 11 Seminar: Restore Lagoon Inflow Research

Get Involved, Events, marine science, habitat restoration, Lunch and Learn Webinars

Join MRC and North Atlantic Right Whale Conservation Program Coordinator Julie Albert for our December Lunch & Learn Hybrid Seminar on the North Atlantic Right Whale, one of the most imperiled marine mammal species in the world.

Citizen Science in Action

marine science, lagoonwatch, volunteer

LagoonWatch is a citizen science water quality monitoring program that fosters community involvement in water quality issues throughout the IRL.

Baffling Baffle Boxes Virtual Field Trip

Virtual Field Trips

Youth Education, Events, habitat restoration, environmental education

Escape the classroom or your home by joining us on a Virtual Field Trip and find out what happens to all the rainwater when it falls, why mangroves make a difference, how each of us can help sea turtles survive, and more.

Dec. 7 Seminar: Right Whales: Is Extinction Avoidable?

Events, marine science, environmental education, north atlantic right whale, Lunch and Learn Webinars, Get Involved

Nov. 9 Seminar: FrogWatch USA Citizen Science Program

Lunch and Learn Webinars, Landscapes and Yards, Get Involved, Events, environmental education

Join MRC and Brevard Zoo Education Program Coordinator Alana Wood for our November Lunch & Learn Hybrid Seminar on FrogWatch USA, a citizen science program comprised of volunteers who monitoring frog & toad populations to assist scientific research about these invaluable animals and what can be done to help.

2021 LID Conference Speaker Biographies

sustainability, stormwater, low impact development, LID, green infrastructure, Events

MRC’s Low Impact Development Conference: October 21 and 22, 2022 — Speaker Biographies.

2021 LID Conference Agenda

Landscapes and Yards, Events, sustainability, stormwater, low impact development, LID, green infrastructure

MRC’s Low Impact Development Conference: October 21 and 22, 2022 — Complete Agenda and Event Resources

Registration Open: Low Impact Development Conference

2021 MRC Low Impact Development Conference

GI, Events, stormwater, low impact development, LID, green infrastructure

MRC’s Low Impact Development Conference offers solutions to keep polluted stormwater from entering coastal estuaries, especially the Indian River Lagoon.

Rain Barrel Workshop

Landscapes and Yards, Events, sustainability, stormwater

Join us on October 10 for a Rain Barrel Workshop, hosted by our Friend of the Lagoon Sponsor, Bula Kava Bar & Coffeehouse!

October Lunch and Learn Webinar: Updating Florida's Stormwater Rules

Oct. 5 Webinar: Updating Florida Stormwater Rules

Lunch and Learn Webinars, Landscapes and Yards, Get Involved, Events, stormwater

Watch our October Lunch & Learn Webinar with Virginia Barker, Director of the Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department, who reviews the Stormwater Technical Advisory Committee’s work on updating Florida’s stormwater rules.

In the Bedroom of the Shark: Underwater Dating and Mating in the Florida Keys

Sept. 7 Seminar: In the Bedroom of the Shark

Events, marine science, environmental education, Lunch and Learn Webinars

Our Sept. Lunch & Learn featured Dr. Jeff Carrier, who for the last 20 years has investigated shark mating behaviors in the only systematic study of shark mating that has ever occurred for any species, anywhere in the world.

August Lunch & Learn: Restoring Rain's Natural Path

Aug. 3 Webinar: Restoring Rain’s Natural Path

Lunch and Learn Webinars, Landscapes and Yards, Events, sustainability, environmental education, stormwater, low impact development, LID

Our August Lunch & Learn Webinar, “Restoring Rain’s Natural Path,” featured Joanie Regan, Stormwater Manager for the City of Cocoa Beach.

Lagoon Health Update: Read It Now!

The latest Indian River Lagoon Report Card reveals a total health score of 58 and a grade of F+. Although water quality has improved in some areas of the Lagoon, seagrasses continue to decline, negatively impacting the health of Lagoon creatures.

Restoring Natural Nutrient Removal in the IRL with Repurposed Plastic Bottle Caps

July 6 Webinar: Repurposed Bottle Caps for Nutrient Removal in the IRL

Lunch and Learn Webinars, Get Involved, Events, sustainability, habitat restoration, environmental education

Watch our July 2021 Lunch & Learn Webinar featuring Abbey Gering and “Restoring Natural Nutrient Removal in the IRL with Repurposed Plastic Bottle Caps.”

June 1 Webinar: More than Honey!

Events, sustainability, habitat restoration, environmental education, Lunch and Learn Webinars, Get Involved

Watch our June Lunch & Learn Webinar with Stuart Rowan, a 3rd generation beekeeper and current president and founding member of the South Brevard Beekeepers.

MRC’s Virtual Auction Ends Sunday!

Visit the Be Floridian Now website for time-saving information on your yard, and ways that you can help protect the Indian River Lagoon.

Endangered Sawfish of Florida: Past, Present, and Future Look

May 4 Webinar: Endangered Sawfish of Florida