Indian River Lagoon Health Update Release!
Indian River Lagoon Health Update Release!
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: MRC’s Ted Moorhead Lagoon House @ 3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905.
Audience: Open to the general public.
Fee: Free event, all attendees must RSVP. Please RSVP at: or call 321.725.7775.
Attendees are encouraged to become members of MRC or make a donation to receive a copy of the report.
Local non-profit organization, the Marine Resources Council of East Florida (MRC) teams with the U.S. EPA’s National Estuary Program & Applied Ecology Inc. to produce the first-ever comprehensive health analysis of the entire Indian River Lagoon (IRL) system, which will be released to the public this Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at MRC’s Ted Moorhead Lagoon House, located at 3275 Dixie Hwy NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905. The Indian River Lagoon Health Update will be presented twice by MRC Executive Director Dr. Leesa Souto. The first presentation is at 12 p.m. and the second is at 6 p.m., each presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
It is common knowledge the health and water quality of the lagoon is in peril. For the first time, we now have a baseline of health, backed by 20 years of available science, provided by the governing water management districts, to guide future restoration efforts and policy moving forward to improve the water quality of the failing IRL system. This report is the first step in a comprehensive IRL restoration effort. How do you manage and restore a 156-mile lagoon that spans 42 cities and 5 counties, if you don’t have all the data in one location and easily accessible? Finally, the public can easily see the available data of the lagoon. The IRL Health Report divides the lagoon into 10 distinct regions from New Smyrna south to Jupiter. Each lagoon region is graded based on 5 indicators of health on a scale from 0 to 100, 100 being the best water quality measurement. The development of this report has cultivated a communications coalition of lagoon community partners, working together to build consensus on the restoration of the estuary. Please view event details below for more information.
Event Features: MRC Executive Director Dr. Leesa Souto will present the IRL Health Update, the first-ever comprehensive health analysis of the entire Indian River Lagoon (IRL) system, followed by a question and answer session. We now have a science & data-driven baseline of health for the lagoon, to guide future restoration and policy to improve the water quality of the failing system.
Special Thanks to the Galesi Family Foundation, Jim & Jonnie Swann Corp, Pridmore Family Foundation, Inc., Uppercase Inc., The Moir Family, Bass Pro Shops Palm Bay, Melbourne BMW, Northrop Grumman, the League of Cities, Old School Pizza, A Better Copy, David R. Heil, P.A., Vince Lamb, all the sponsors, donors, volunteers, & MRC staff, that helped make this report possible.
For more event information and to register please visit: https://savetheirl.org/. .
We hope you will join us at this significant event to help raise awareness for the well-being of the Indian River Lagoon. For more information on MRC and their efforts to save the lagoon please visit: https://savetheirl.org/.
To donate or become an official sponsor of the IRL Health Update please visit https://savetheirl.org/.
For MRC volunteer information please visit: https://savetheirl.org/get-involved/volunteer/.
Established in 1983, the Marine Resources Council of East Florida, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to improve water quality and to protect and restore the fish and wildlife resources of the Indian River Lagoon, coastal waters, inshore reefs, and the watershed by advocating and using sound science, education, and the involvement of the public at large. MRC is a donor and grant base funded organization. For more information please visit https://savetheirl.org/.
Steve Sharkey
Campaign Manager
Marine Resources Council
3275 Dixie Highway, Palm Bay, FL 32905
321.725.7775
