How Does Your Lawn Hurt the Lagoon?
Nitrogen and phosphorous from lawn fertilizer accumulates in soils and grass clippings, runs off during rain events, and leaches through the sand and into groundwater that leads to the lagoon.
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Education
Teacher Resources
Looking for an activity that will keep your students engaged? MRC’s Teacher Resources provide wonderful lessons covering estuaries, manatees, sea
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Landscapes and Yards
Fertilizing, applying pesticides, picking up pet waste, and blowing grass clippings into the street are a few of the notorious behaviors partially responsible for water quality issues and muck build-up in the Lagoon.
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Rain Barrels
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.
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IRL Health Update
Is the Lagoon getting better? Thanks to donations from community members, MRC, in conjunction with our scientific partners, has conducted the first comprehensive, lagoon-wide ecological health assessment of the Indian River Lagoon.
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Lagoon SMART Committee
MRC’s 2017 Communications Assembly engaged 50 education and communications delegates to learn the tools that can guide educational programs and communications.
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Grass Clippings
Grass clippings, when blown into the street, sidewalks and driveways, are picked up by stormwater runoff during rain events and washed down storm drains into the Lagoon.
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Speakers/Lagoon Literacy
Learn about the Lagoon with us! In our Lagoon Literacy program, our trained volunteer presenters come to your event to
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Lagoon Literacy
Get the excitement of a field trip without having to leave the classroom! Not only do we come to you,
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Summer Camp
Summer camp is our favorite time of year! Every year, our summer camp sessions are designed to inspire and educate
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