Education Archives

Youth Education

Through hands-on learning and inquiry-based activities in our summer camps, field trips, and guest speakers, MRC inspires a lifelong passion for the environment and its well-being.

Classroom Programs

Youth Education, environmental education

Real world exploration is at your fingertips with MRC’s Classroom Programs! We offer a variety of presentations catered to fit your schedule.

Camp

Youth Education, Events, environmental education

MRC’s summer camp, hosted in Brevard County, inspires and educates youth about the importance of the IRL. Check back in the Spring for next summer’s camp!

Kids for Conservation Virtual 5K

Get Involved, Events

Gather the family for MRC’s Kids for Conservation Virtual 5K! All proceeds go directly to supporting educational programs! Registration open to May 22.

May 3 Seminar: Manatees

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

MRC partners with Save the Manatee Club to host this Lunch & Learn Seminar, presented by Kimberleigh Dinkins, Senior Conservation Associate at Save the Manatee Club.

Organics Composting Lunch & Learn Seminar

Apr. 5 Seminar: Organics Composting

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

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

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

Events, environmental education, Lunch and Learn Webinars

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.

Jan. 11 Seminar: Restore Lagoon Inflow Research

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

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.

Baffling Baffle Boxes Virtual Field Trip

Virtual Field Trips

habitat restoration, environmental education, Youth Education, Events

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?

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

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.

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.

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

May 4 Webinar: Endangered Sawfish of Florida

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

Watch our May Lunch & Learn Webinar on the endangered sawfish! Sawfish are large shark-like rays that once were relatively common in Florida’s coastal waters, including the Indian River Lagoon.

Low Impact Development (LID)

Landscapes and Yards, habitat restoration, stormwater

Marine Resources Council is working hard to build momentum and support for better stormwater management using proven Low-Impact Development techniques. With support from twenty partners, MRC has sent letters to over 120 local and state leaders.

Summer Camp 2020

Youth Education, Events, environmental education

Our summer camp is hosted in Brevard County and inspires and educates youth about the IRL’s importance. Check out our awesome 2020 sessions!

MRC’s FREE Classroom Lessons

To accommodate online learning environments, the MRC is now offering FREE classroom lessons for grades 3–6 through our Virtual Learning program.

Canceled: Sept. 3 Brown Bag Lunch

Events, sustainability, Lunch and Learn Webinars, Get Involved

Join MRC and Emily Dark at our September 3 Brown Bag Lunch to learn about the The Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves office (IRLAP).

August 6 Brown Bag Lunch: Beach Nesting Species of the IRL

Aug. 6 Brown Bag Lunch: Beach Nesting Species of the IRL

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

Join us at our August Brown Bag Lunch and discover how ecologically important our sandy shorelines are to many Indian River Lagoon species.

July 9 Brown Bag Lunch: Changing Climate, Changing Fisheries

Lunch and Learn Webinars, Events, marine science

Join us at our July 9 Brown Bag Lunch for a look at the diverse effects on coastal waters and fisheries from climate change, and how they are being documented in the Southeast U.S. and Greater Caribbean.

Lionfish Inshore Invasion: June 4 Brown Bag Lunch

June 4 Brown Bag Lunch: Lionfish Inshore Invasion