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A Restored IRL Includes A Restored Manatee Migration (1) · Avian Influenza in Brevard County (1) · December 2020 Indian River Lagoon Water Quality Update by Chuck Jacoby (1) · DEP Secretary Valenstein and Chief Science Officer Dr. Frazer Issue Statements on the State of the State 2020 (1) · Dramatic Rise in Manatee Deaths (1) · Fall Lawn Watering Restrictions in Effect (1) · FDEP Adopts Updated Indian River Lagoon Basin Management Action Plans (1) · Florida DEP Proposes New Nitrogen and Phosphorus Allocations for IRL (1) · Florida lawmakers advance fight against blue-green algae (1) · Governor DeSantis Appoints SJRWMD Board Members (1) · Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Nearly $20 Million for Water Quality Projects to Restore the Indian River Lagoon (1) · Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Preparation for Algal Bloom Mitigation (1) · Harbor Branch Institute to Host 2020 Ferrara Ocean Science Lecture Series (1) · Indian River Lagoon 2020 Health Update (1) · Indian River Lagoon 2020 Water Quality Update (1) · Indian River Lagoon Board of Directors Meeting 2020-11-06 (1) · Indian River lagoon is pea-soup green, raising fears of another 'bloom of doom' (1) · Indian River Lagoon Manatee Mortality (1) · Indian River Lagoon Manatee Mortality Update (1) · Indian River Lagoon News (1) · Indian River Lagoon News Celebrates Second Birthday (1) · Indian River Lagoon Repository (1) · Jupiter Attorney Lesley Blackner Sends Notice To Florida Department of Environmental Protection (1) · Keep Brevard's Boat Ramps Open (1) · Lagoon Faces Weather Conditions That Could Lead to Potential Fish Kills (1) · Lagoon Restoration: A “Yes And” Issue (1) · Marine Resources Council IRL Report Card Webinar (1) · Marine Resources Council Releases IRL Progress Report (1) · Murphy and Mast Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Florida Manatees and Other Marine Mammals (1) · NASA Causeway Bridges and Beyond (1) · NASA Conducts Environmental Assessment, Practices Responsible Growth (1) · NASA Report Considers How It Can Help Indian River Lagoon (1) · Save The Lagoon Self Imposed Tax (1) · SJRWMD Approves $10m for Indian River Lagoon Improvement Projects (1) · Snook slated to reopen in Atlantic state waters Feb. 1 (1) · SOIRL-Citizen Oversight Committee-2020-01-17 (1) · Spotted seatrout: new zones, regulations, and Western Panhandle seasonal closure effective Feb. 1 (1) · St Johns River Water Management District Governing Board Meeting December 2020 (1) · Starving manatees - Disappearing seagrass (1)

"There may be a significant number of manatees that are dying because they are just starving to death.", Patrick Rose, Save the Manatee (1) · $10 million was appropriated in 2019-20 specifically for innovative technologies to combat and clean up Florida's harmful algal blooms. (1) · A vote on the approval of $25 million in Indian River Lagoon project funds was dropped during the St Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) Governing Board meeting held on December 8, 2020. (1) · Brevard County is Florida's epicenter for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) (1) · Brevard Fisherman and IRL Advocate Kurt Boyken asks boaters to contact their representatives to support keeping Brevard's boat ramps open. (1) · Dr. Chuck Jacoby, Chief Environmental Scientist, St. Johns River Water Management District, presented an Indian River Lagoon Water Quality Update to the Department of Environmental Protection IRL Basin Management Action Plan meeting on December 16, 2020. (1) · FDEP Secretary Noah Valenstein has adopted the 2021 Indian and Banana River lagoon Basin Management Action Plan Updates. (1) · Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce is hosting the 2020 John & Barbara Ferrara Ocean Science Lecture Series. (1) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection responds to the Governor's 2020 State of the State Address. (1) · Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission asks anglers to help researchers when the Florida Atlantic Coast Snook season reopens February 1, 2020. (1) · Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed three additional members to the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board. (1) · Florida's once a week lawn watering restrictions for the fall season started on November 1st. Do your part to improve the Indian River Lagoon and conserve Florida's water by setting your sprinkler systems to once a week operation now. (1) · In response to an inquiry from SpaceX, NASA is preparing to conduct environmental assessments to develop a proposed new launch site, Launch Complex 49, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (1) · In Tallahassee, a package of proposals is wending its way through legislative committees that attempts to better control pollutant-laden runoff that nourish the blue-green algae, risking environmental havoc on ponds, lakes and the state's prized Everglades (1) · Indian River Lagoon manatees are dying with nothing in their stomachs, because there is nothing for them to eat. (1) · Indian River Lagoon manatees are starving to death at an alarming rate due to the depletion of seagrass, and the interruption of their natural migration. (1) · Indian River Lagoon Project has added a News Headlines section that compiles the latest Indian River Lagoon News Headlines, Stories and Events for Florida East Coast communities. (1) · Indian River Lagoon Project has added an IRL Document Repository to archive Indian River Lagoon documents for safekeeping and easy retrieval. (1) · IRL fishing guide Capt. Billy Rotne speaks out on the Indian River Lagoon manatee mortality event. (1) · IRL Water Quality Update by Dr. Chuck Jacoby, SJRWMD (1) · Jupiter Attorney Leslie Blackner sent a Notice of Intent to Sue to Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Shawn Hamilton requesting immediate action on behalf of starving North Indian River Lagoon manatees. (1) · Marine Resources Council (MRC) celebrated National Estuary Day with a webinar featuring presentations on the Indian River Lagoon Observatory Network (IRLON) by Dr. M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., and MRC's new IRL Report Card by Dr. Leesa Souto. (1) · NASA passes ownership of the SR405 Indian River Causeway to the Florida Department of Transportation along with a decades old categorical exclusion that exempts the bridge replacement from environmental review. (1) · NOAA declares Unusual Mortality Event as 11% of Florida's east coast manatee population expires in the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary. (1) · Problems with the Indian River Lagoon have caused a race to save the unique estuary, and now Kennedy Space Center is considering its part in the lagoon's health as well. (1) · Saint Johns River Water Management District Governing Board has approved over $10 million for Indian River lagoon septic to sewer conversion projects. (1) · Save Our Indian River Lagoon Citizen Oversight Committee Meeting Friday, January 17, 2020 at 8:30 a,m. in the Commission Chambers of the Brevard County Government Center in Viera. (1) · Since it's 2020 inception as a small online research archive, Indian River Lagoon News has grown to include news, educational resources and community events. To date, the web site has published over 800 content pages and served over 58,000 unique visitors seeking Indian River Lagoon information. (1) · The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has proposed new Nitrogen and Phosphorus Load Allocations in order to reduce the impact of human-introduced nutrient pollution on the Indian River Lagoon estuary. (1) · The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) made changes to Spotted seatrout regulations after reviewing stock assessments and gathering input from anglers. (1) · The Indian River Lagoon Council Board of Directors met on November 6, 2020 in Sebastian, Florida. Presentations included water quality reports, Lagoon Saltwater Inflow Modeling, and the IRLNEP Executive Director's Year End Presentation from Dr. Duane De Freese. (1) · The Marine Resources Council (MRC) has published it's first Indian River Lagoon progress report. (1) · The Marine Resources Council studied 25 years of state water quality data collected in 10 Indian River Lagoon regions in order to present their 3rd IRL Health Update Report Card. (1) · The Murphy-Mast bill would support the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Florida organizations like Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, and Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. (1) · The projects will help collect and treat stormwater runoff to reduce the amount of pollutants and nutrients that enter the Indian River Lagoon. (1) · There currently are several types of algae blooming in the lagoon, which is evident in areas of the lagoon that have turned the color of pea soup. (1) · Tiny single-celled algae have begun to cast a huge pea-soup green shadow over the Indian River Lagoon, setting the stage for a repeat of the massive fish kill four years ago, when dead sea life fouled canals and choked the lagoon during a smelly summer of environmental chaos. (1) · Will we ever clean up the Indian River Lagoon, or are we just keeping up with the damage caused by increased development? (1) · With four major sources of Nitrogen pollution, restoration of the Indian River Lagoon is a complex issue. Every source must be addressed - It’s a classic “Yes And” Issue. (1)

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None · Have NASA's Stars aligned for the IRL? · This year’s bills carry tweaks to match the Governor’s proposal. · The IRL Health Initiative Plan provides KSC with a reference document that enables informed decisions. · The influx of sea water into the lagoon via a new inlet doesn’t restore its water quality. · SJRWMD Board votes to acquire property and amend contract for M-1 Canal Project. · Sebastian Inlet bridge set to be replaced in 2026 · New spans to serve as bridges to Florida’s future in space · Nearly 50 percent of the funding is dedicated to the Indian River Lagoon Watershed · Lights out, stash the trash. It’s sea turtle nesting season! · IRL Health Plan to provide environmental framework for KSC. · IRL communities pay millions to dredge tributaries and canals that fill up with decomposing leaf and yard debris muck. · Indian River Lagoon Appropriations Bills Introduced to Florida House · FWC: Governor Ron DeSantis’ Freedom First budget promotes natural resource restoration and supports Florida’s law enforcement officers · $3 million project to help restore water quality in the Mosquito Lagoon gets County Council approval · FWC continues to monitor HPAI in Florida's Birds · FPL announces more than $700,000 to support Florida’s imperiled manatees · Florida Environmental Leaders Applaud Governor Ron DeSantis Signing Legislation to Protect Florida’s Water Resources and Support Conservation Efforts. · Facility to use water lettuce to absorb and remove dissolved nutrients from the North Relief Canal. · District to share innovative algal bloom treatment contract with fellow water managers, FDEP · DeSantis vetoes funding for the third phase of Florida Tech's IRL Inflow research. · Cleaning Up Legacy Contamination on Florida's Space Coast · City of Cape Canaveral Sustainability Initiatives · Brevard's lagoons have not had an algae superbloom this year. · BREVARD NATURE ALLIANCE AND HOST OF THE SPACE COAST BIRDING AND WILDLIFE FESTIVAL SAYS THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES · Brevard Abandon Boat Removal Program · According to the Mangrove Act, for every illegally altered mangrove tree, Volusia County can impose up to $250 in fines. · USFWS, FWC, and FPL expand efforts to address Florida manatee mortality event. · Other

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