Please join us Thursday, April 27th at 7pm as James Moir, MRC interim Executive Director and Indian River Lagoon RiverKeeper, provides an exciting presentation about making the IRL a National Park!
Our monthly meetings are held at the Unitarian Universalist Friendship Fellowship at 3115 Friendship Pl, Rockledge, FL 32955.
Doors will open at 6:30pm so we can mingle before the meeting start.
We also offer a Zoom option for the meeting for those that can’t join us in person.
The Indian River Lagoon is recognized as a National Estuary which spans 181 miles across Florida’s East Coast, from Volusia’s Halifax River southward to Jupiter Inlet in Palm Beach. This estuary is one of the most bio-diverse habitats in North America with nearly 4,000 plant and animal species. Our guest speaker James Moir will discuss how we can enhance the preservation of this unique national treasure by creating the Indian River Lagoon National Park.
Jim Moir is a husband and father, Florida native and resident of Stuart FL. for 31 years. Jim is civically engaged and passionate about protecting the Indian River Lagoon and its coastal margins.
He currently is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Marine Resources Council and interim Executive Director. He has been an Appointee to the Martin County Local Planning Agency since 2002. He is the newest Indian RiverKeeper, a position that he has held for nine months. He is also a member of the Leadership Team of the Rivers Coalition, and a member and supporter of many local civic and environmental groups.
Jim facilitates ocean science projects specializing in bioacoustics, marine animal surveys, and the deployment of autonomous vehicles and data collection devices. He is currently involved with several citizen science projects and marine mammal stranding networks, he often volunteers with coastal restoration efforts and exotic invasive species control programs.
