Restoration • Education • Preservation
Our October Lunch & Learn Webinar features Virginia Barker, Director of the Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department, who will review the Stormwater Technical Advisory Committee’s work on updating Florida’s stormwater rules.
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Join us on October 10 for a Rain Barrel Workshop, hosted by our Friend of the Lagoon Sponsor, Bula Kava Bar & Coffeehouse!
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MRC’s Low Impact Development Conference offers solutions to keep polluted stormwater from entering coastal estuaries, especially the Indian River Lagoon.
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Air up your tires, oil up your chains, and tighten your helmet strap! The Marine Resources Council (MRC) once again teams with the Great Bike-Bar-A-Thon Charity Bicycle Pub Crawl group to raise awareness and funds to save the Indian River Lagoon, Saturday, October 2, 2021!
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Visit the Be Floridian Now website for time-saving information on your yard, and ways that you can help protect the Indian River Lagoon.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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Marine Resources Council is proud to be the only licensed aquatic nursery in the State of Florida specializing in and dedicated to mangroves.
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The Indian River Lagoon watershed includes most of the land from South Volusia County to South Martin County east of
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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.
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by Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel We may smell it first, warned environmentalist Rae Ann Wessel. She was right. Along a
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Once upon a time, the Indian River Lagoon was the image of vacation snapshots and postcards. Lush mangroves lined the shore, while boats and docks floated above swaths of unbelievably clear water, as if suspended over the sandy, grassy bottom of the lagoon.
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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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Marine Resources Council, Brevard County Natural Resources Management, and Brevard County citizens have teamed up to assist muck management actions in the Indian River Lagoon with Muck Finders.
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LagoonWatch is a citizen science water quality monitoring program that fosters community involvement in water quality issues throughout the IRL.
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