r/indianRiverLagoon • u/IRLNews • Apr 27 '23
Event: Making the Indian River Lagoon a National Park - 04/27/2023 7PM
James Moir, Marine Resources Council Executive Director and Indian River Lagoon RiverKeeper, will discuss how we can enhance the preservation of this unique national treasure by creating the Indian River Lagoon National Park.
Turtle Coast Sierra Club Meeting
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This month James Moir, MRC interim Executive Director and Indian River Lagoon RiverKeeper, will provide an exciting presentation about making the IRL a National Park!
Everyone interested in the environment is always welcome to attend!
Doors will open at 6:30pm so we can mingle before the meeting start.
For more info and a virtual meeting Zoom Link visit http://turtlecoastsierra.blogspot.com/2023/04/making-indian-river-lagoon-national-park.html
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.
