Restoration • Education • Preservation
Join us for our Virtual Brown Bag Seminar, “Indian River Legacy” with Ms. Laurilee Thompson on Tuesday, June 2. This is a free virtual event, but you must register to receive the Zoom link and login information.
Join MRC and Cora Berchem from Save the Manatee Club for our first-ever Virtual Brown Bag Seminar on “All About Manatees with Save the Manatee Club” on Tuesday, May 5. Video from this event is now available!
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Join MRC and Nikia Rice from Mission: Clean Beaches at our March 3 Brown Bag Lunch to learn about recent research on the increasing issue of plastics ingestion by post-hatchling sea turtles. This event is free and open to the public.
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Join MRC and Tracy Frampton at our February 4 Brown Bag Lunch to learn about the Florida Wildlife Hospital.
Join MRC and Emily Dark at our January 7 Brown Bag Lunch to learn about the The Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves office.
Join MRC’s Julie Albert at our Dec. 3 Brown Bag Lunch for the future outlook of the North Atlantic Right Whale—a species on the brink on extinction.
Join MRC and Steve Beeman at our Nov. 5 Brown Bag Lunch and discover how Steve’s patented floating plant mats, or “Beemats,” can clean up storm water.
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Join MRC and Jennifer Mitchell at our October 1 Brown Bag Lunch to learn about how St. Johns River Water Management District balances demands for water between human needs and natural systems.
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Join MRC and Emily Dark at our September 3 Brown Bag Lunch to learn about the The Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserves office (IRLAP).
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Join us at our August Brown Bag Lunch and discover how ecologically important our sandy shorelines are to many Indian River Lagoon species.
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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.
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Join us for our June 4 Brown Bag Lunch presentation with Aaron Hasenei and an in-depth look at lionfish. These animals drastically reduce biodiversity and cause large economic losses to a degree that has not yet been quantified throughout their invaded range.
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Join us for our May Brown Bag presentation with Todd Pokrywa, President of The Viera Company, for a look at Viera’s history from the 1940’s to today’s master planned development and plans for the future.
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MRC’s April Brown Bag presentation features Michelle Malyn, Public Information Associate at the Sebastian Inlet District, who will outline the history of the Sebastian Inlet and its importance to us today.
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Join us for our March 5 Brown Bag event with Sally Scalera, Urban Horticulture Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator at the Brevard County UF/IFAS Extension office.
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Join us for our February Brown Bag presentation “Ocean Plastics: Are We Making Progress?” with Blue Tube founder Patty Goffinet, as she discusses efforts to fix our plastic waste mess.
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Join us on Jan. 8 for “Navigation with Channel Markers” with Bill Cox of the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Program Visitor team for USCG SECTOR Jacksonville.
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It’s North Atlantic Right Whale calving season, and MRC’s Julie Albert will speak about their status on December 4 at noon and 6:30 pm.
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Ted Moorhead Lagoon House November 6, 2018 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free. Join us for our November
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Join us for our October Brown Bag presentation with Laurilee Thompson, co-owner of Dixie Crossroads and creator of a recent seagrass nursery pilot project.
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Join us for a presentation with Brandon Conroy, Ph.D., for a brief overview of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District Regulatory Division program.
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Dr. Leesa Souto, Executive Director of MRC, will speak at the August Brown Bag about the goal of MRC’s IRL Health Update: to compare key health indicators with healthy targets every year to assess how Lagoon conditions are changing over time.
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Our July 10, 2018 Brown Bag Lunch features Nick Sanzone, Environmental Programs Coordinator at the City of Satellite Beach, who will present an overview of the city’s Sustainability Action Plan, accomplishments to date, future goals, and how community members can get involved.
Read moreFeatured videos from MRC’s programs are available here. Find more videos at MRC’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPQ8sGe0jMDI1ZDTczAUrg.
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