The Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition would like to show our appreciation to our local legislative delegation led by Senators Debbie Mayfield and Tom Wright who supported and helped push through some very significant legislation for Brevard County. […]
The Save Our Indian River Lagoon program has partnered with the City of Titusville to upgrade the nutrient removal process at the Osprey Water Reclamation Plant, which is situated near Parrish Medical Center and Arthur Dunn Air Park. […]
The first Legends of the Indian River Lagoon, a new hall of fame, will be inducted by Marine Resources Council at the Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront on November 4. Legends will be inducted annually, honored at MRC headquarters in Palm Bay, and their stories promoted through various channels to help advance the cause of restoring balance to the region. […]
Florida Tech will receive vital funding in the 2022-23 state budget for equipment for its growing health sciences and advanced manufacturing programs and for ongoing efforts to help the Indian River Lagoon thanks to the efforts of legislators’ final approval Thursday of Gov. Ron DeSantis. […]
A platoon of up to 50 Marine Resources Council staff and volunteers will be assembling this Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, and transporting and placing 80 Concrete Creations, weighing 160 pounds apiece, along the shore of the Indian River Lagoon. […]
Florida Tech researchers conclude the second phase of the state-funded Restore Lagoon Inflow initiative for the Indian River Lagoon and process the resulting data, initial findings suggest the ailing estuary would benefit from a nudge of human intervention to help rejuvenate the natural processes that have historically aided the recycling and removal of excess nutrients. […]
It’s time to reevaluate the plan at the 5-year mark, and learn from what is working and not working. Is what we voted for being done for projects for the lagoon and in the auditing that was part of the referendum language that voters approved? […]
The Indian River Lagoon is undeniably a biodiverse estuary. In numerous accounts over the years, in fact, it is described as “one of the most biologically diverse estuaries in North America.” […]
Five years after Brevard County voters approved a half-cent sales tax to clean up the Indian River Lagoon, county, state, and municipal officials have officially marked the completion of the 50th restoration project and announced another 50-plus project already under contract with more in the pipeline for the year ahead. […]
The Brevard Zoo is partnering with Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, and the University of Florida to expand the Indian River Lagoon Clam Project. […]
The state budget that went into effect July 1 included $627,500 to help fund an important stormwater treatment project in the City of Melbourne. […]
The state budget that went into effect July 1 included $627,500 to help fund an important stormwater treatment project. […]
