Indian River Lagoon Roundtable is a nonpartisan, non-affiliated grassroots organization that unifies and amplifies the voices of all citizen environmentalists.
IRL Roundtable uses a virtual platform to discover and explore environmental issues that are not addressed by existing organizations, but may have an adverse effect on the Indian River Lagoon and, therefore, should be considered for the benefit of all.
IRL Roundtable Objectives
- Provide the Indian River Lagoon and its stakeholders with a powerful, unified voice that will result in actions that resolve heretofore unaddressed issues.
- Undertake politically charged or unpopular issues that are off-limits to organizations.
- Assist local and state restoration programs.
- Provide an information clearinghouse for the environmental issues we explore.
IRL Roundtable Cornerstones
- Recognize that some IRL issues are not adequately addressed by existing organizations.
- Research emerging and unexplored IRL issues and determine the need for action.
- React by informing the community, encouraging action, and affecting change.
- Restore the IRL by supporting science and enhancing existing management plans.
Indian River Lagoon Roundtable Topics
- Space and the IRL National Estuary
- Spaceport Development
- Environmental Impact
- Legacy Remediation
- Flow Obstructions
- Causeways
- Impoundments
- Land Management
- Resiliency
- Low Impact Development
- Wetland Mitigation
- Shoreline Restoration
- Sea marsh Restoration
- Pollution
- Wastewater
- Stormwater
- Fertilizer and Herbicides
- North IRL Manatee Mortality
IRL Roundtable Achievements
- Melissa Martin, Organizational Video
- Frank Rohrer, IRL Causeway Tour
- Dr. Gary Zarillo, IRL Flow Model Presentation
- Dr. Duane De Freese, IRLNEP Presentation
- Charles Lee, Audubon Launch Complex 49 Presentation
- NASA – Bill Nelson, Janet Petro, Robert Cabana Letters
- Host KSC Environmental and Planning Town Hall
- Host Space Florida Environmental Virtual Meeting
- Host Engineering with Nature Town Hall, Gian Basili, USFWS
- HangerX Environmental Assessment public comments
- 2023 Brevard Legislative Delegation Committee comments
- Low Impact Development presentation to KSC staff
- Blue Origin Earth Day Exposition
- SpaceX Lunch and Learn presentations
- Presentations to Titusville City Council, League of Women Voters, Sierra Club Turtle Coast
- Brevard Quality of Life Letters to political leaders
- SLD 45 – Cape Canaveral Space Force Station EA Comments