This is a free event with raffle prizes and goody bags. There will be free food available from Love Bugs. Bring your own reusable bottle for water, coffee and tea as this is a sustainable event. There will also be a plant sale if you are looking for native and Florida-friendly plants for your yard.

For more information or to register visit Eventbrite or call UF/IFAS at 321-633-1702 x52315.

Please see the agenda below:

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. - Welcome 

9:15 - 10:00 a.m. - IRL Update 
Kathy Hill, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program

10:00 - 10:45 a.m. - Keystone Species, Soil and a Touch of Compost
Sally Scalera, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County

10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 - 12:00 p.m. - Bats in my Florida Backyard
Shari Blisset-Clark, Florida Bat Conservancy

12:00 - 12:15 p.m. Break

12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Go Native! Solutions for Erosion and Runoff
Nichole Perna, Go Native Landscaping

1:00 p.m. - Raffle drawing

Partners for the event are City of Melbourne, Lagoon Loyal, City of Satellite Beach, One Lagoon – Indian River Lagoon Estuary Program, UF/IFAS Extension, Recycle Right Brevard, and Palm Bay Utilities.