Projects and Issues Important to Us
Ocean Projects
- Elimination of plastics in the Indian River and Beaches of Brevard
- Removal of discarded monofilament fishing line
- Marine ecology education
- Population surveys on coral reef biodiversity
Land Projects
- Physical and financial support for the Arbor Day tree giveaway & Oaks 4 Oak St. Campaign
- Physical and Financial support for the "PICK IT UP" campaign
- Encouraging the use of compostable restaurant take away materials
- Physical support of hiking and biking trail maintenance
Human Projects
- Financial support for Doctors without Borders
- Physical and financial support for HOPE clinic in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
- Physical and financial support for various orphanages in South Africa (Two Sisters and Etafeni)
- Supporting education in environmental stewardship
Accomplishments
Trees, Trash, and Tides
- Total # volunteer hours: 266
- Total # volunteers: 56
- Volunteers with the most hours: Ally Richards & Aidan Gocek
- Total weight of trash picked up: 181 lbs
- Total # of trees planted: 18
- Earth Day Party: April 20, 2019: Entertainment provided by 4 volunteers
- Arbor Day Tree Planting: April 26, 2019: 4 volunteers planted 2 trees
- Environmental Literacy: May 01, 2019: 1 article submitted for publication
- Oaks4OakSt. Campaign: 40 volunteers planted 18 trees
- Pick It Up Campaign: Beach Clean Up: May 05, 2019: 15 volunteers collected 18lbs of trash from Melbourne Beach;
- Pick It Up Campaign: Trash Fishing Contest: June 08, 2019: 22 volunteers netted 153 lbs of trash from Indian River Lagoon
- Pick It Up Campaign: Boulder Creek Clean Up: June 22, 2019: 4 volunteers removed 10 lbs of trash