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June Lunch & Learn: Blue World Research Institute

June 7 Seminar: Blue World Research Institute

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

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.

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.

Summer 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!

Sing to Save the Seagrass

Events

MRC partners with Engel & Volkers Horizon Group, Caliber Home Loans, & the Pineda Inn Bar & Grill in hosting this family-friendly event improve the health of the Indian River Lagoon.

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?

MRC’s Love Our Lagoon Celebration

Get Involved, Events, 2022 Love Our Lagoon Celebration

The MRC Love Our Lagoon Celebration on February 12, 2022, has been rescheduled to November 4, 2022.

Find Out How at Be Floridian Now

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

The health of our lagoon and coastal ocean is jeopardized by the increasing heat content of the ocean and atmosphere. However, it’s not too late to take action.

Climate Change & the IRL

Science Highlight

The health of our Lagoon and coastal ocean is jeopardized by the increasing heat content of the ocean and atmosphere. But it’s not too late to take action.

The Mangrove Giving Tree

Show your support of MRC’s Ted Moorhead Lagoon House Learning Center and honor your loved ones with engraved leaves on the “Mangrove Giving Tree.”

MRC’s Mangrove Nursery

Marine Resources Council is proud to be the only licensed aquatic nursery in the State of Florida specializing in and dedicated to mangroves.

Tips for Reducing Pollution Going Into the Lagoon

Tips for Reducing Lagoon Pollution

Get Involved

The Indian River Lagoon watershed includes most of the land from South Volusia County to South Martin County east of

MRC Study Shows Success of Strong Fertilizer Ordinances

Landscapes and Yards, Get Involved

Dr. Leesa Souto and colleagues recently published a peer-review scientific journal article evaluating the effectiveness of residential fertilizer ordinances on Florida’s west coast.

Rae Ann Wessel of the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation inspects algae in the Fort Myers area. (Kevin Spear / Orlando Sentinel)

Red Tide and Green Slime: Florida Faces Epic Statewide Fight With Algae

habitat restoration, in the news

by Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel We may smell it first, warned environmentalist Rae Ann Wessel. She was right. Along a

Small-toothed Sawfish, Sewall’s Point, 1916. Historically reported from 18-28 feet, they were once extremely common in the Indian River Lagoon. (Photo: Courtesy of archives of Sandra Thurlow and the Historical Society of Martin County)

The Lagoon Was Once an Aquatic Wonderland