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Imagine a crystal clear Indian River Lagoon with meadows of sparkling emerald seagrass teaming with schools of fish and an abundance of other marine life. With your support it can happen.
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Imagine a crystal clear Indian River Lagoon with meadows of sparkling emerald seagrass teaming with schools of fish and an abundance of other marine life. With your support it can happen.
Read moreDr. Leesa Souto, Executive Director of the Marine Resources Council, has been accepted into the Forbes Nonprofit Council. This community
Read moreMRC is thrilled to partner with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to develop plastic-free shoreline restoration solutions.
Read moreMarine Resources Council released this year’s Indian River Lagoon Health Update Report Card during the legislative session and provided every
Read moreBrevard County will improve conservation land for threatened Florida scrub jays, gopher tortoises, and other endangered wildlife to thrive.
Read moreMost Indian River Lagoon oyster reefs have disappeared due to polluted water, over-harvesting, and other harmful human activities. Concrete “oyster volcanos” are a possible solution.
Read moreJoin MRC and Tim Harrison and Anna Hutson of Native Butterfly Flowers Nursery for our February Lunch & Learn Hybrid Seminar.
Read moreJoin 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.
Read moreEscape 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.
Read moreWatch our July 2021 Lunch & Learn Webinar featuring Abbey Gering and “Restoring Natural Nutrient Removal in the IRL with Repurposed Plastic Bottle Caps.”
Read moreWatch our June Lunch & Learn Webinar with Stuart Rowan, a 3rd generation beekeeper and current president and founding member of the South Brevard Beekeepers.
Read moreWatch 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.
Read moreHear amazing stories and incredible findings from the world’s longest-running study of a wild dolphin population at MRC’s April Lunch & Learn Webinar with the Sarasota Bay Dolphin Research Program.
Read moreNative plants are just plain good for our local wildlife and the Indian River Lagoon. Watch our our March Lunch & Learn Webinar and find out how and why.
Read moreMRC depends on the community to help us in every aspect of managing our mangrove nursery. How can you help?
Read moreMarine 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.
Read moreNational Estuaries Day is a nationwide celebration of our bays and estuaries and the benefits they provide local communities. Join MRC for a day of fun!
Read moreMRC will be part of the 23rd Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival, January 22–27, 2020, at Eastern Florida State College in Titusville, Florida.
Read moreNational Estuaries Day is a nationwide celebration of our bays and estuaries and the benefits they provide local communities. Join MRC for a day of fun!
Read moreMangroves Matter! International Mangrove Day is an educational and fun event to help raise awareness and funds to save our Indian River Lagoon.
Read moreJoin MRC in Celebration of International Mangrove Day on Saturday, July 20. This educational and fun event at the Ted Moorhead Lagoon House will help raise awareness and funds to save our Indian River Lagoon.
Read moreJoin MRC’s Leesa Souto for a Lagoon-Friendly Grass Clippings and Fertilizing Presentation at Rockledge Gardens on Sunday, Feb. 10. Rain Barrel workshop follows the presentation.
Read moreJoin us for our October Brown Bag presentation with Laurilee Thompson, co-owner of Dixie Crossroads and creator of a recent seagrass nursery pilot project.
Read moreby Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel We may smell it first, warned environmentalist Rae Ann Wessel. She was right. Along a
Read moreOnce 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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