PROTECT
AND RESTORE
The mission of the Indian Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the waters of North America’s most diverse estuary, the Indian River Lagoon, its tributaries, fisheries and habitats through advocacy, enforcement and citizen action.
PROTECT
AND RESTORE
The mission of the Indian Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the waters of North America’s most diverse estuary, the Indian River Lagoon, its tributaries, fisheries and habitats through advocacy, enforcement and citizen action.
The Indian Riverkeeper wants to know about any suspected violations with the potential to harm the lagoon, its watershed, habitat or wildlife. Typical violations include events such as discharges of pollution, dumping, accidental spills, filling, fish kills, illegal gill nets, or algae blooms.
Indian Riverkeeper believes that citizen advocacy is necessary to insure that our natural resources are protected by stricter regulations on stormwater, wastewater and septic tanks. Join us. Your support makes us a stronger and more influential voice for the Indian River Lagoon.
The Indian River Lagoon connects land and sea. It links human communities in a great blueway that enhances the quality of our lives. It represents an important regional economic engine that provides significant benefits to Florida.
Call Riverkeeper Jim Moir: 772-341-4953
Email: indianriverkeeperfl@gmail.com
Or, use our form below.
Like many ecosystems worldwide, our lagoon is in trouble. Water management, drainage and land use policies have chipped away at the very things that protect our waters. We have made many mistakes over the years and they are now coming back to haunt us by killing our beautiful estuary. We are near a tipping point. Large infusions of tainted storm water and agricultural runoff from watersheds not naturally connected to the lagoon are taking a heavy toll.
Once again, the threat of more dirty Okeechobee Lake discharges loom on the horizon. You have the right to clean water. You are the owner of your rivers and coastal estuary. U.S. federal law gives citizens the power to prosecute environmental crimes, and Waterkeeper organizations, including the Indian Riverkeeper, enforce these laws, patrolling our waterways and protecting our communities. But we need help. We can’t do it alone. If enough of you get involved and demand clean water, we can make it happen.
Join us, and let’s work together to preserve and restore our legacy, the Indian River Lagoon.
The Indian Riverkeeper works on behalf of the Indian River Lagoon, its watershed, and the communities whose life it enriches. Our active advocacy is wide ranging. Whether working with local authorities to create Lagoon-friendly fertilizer ordinances or patrolling the Lagoon for polluters, the Indian Riverkeeper organization and its volunteer network are ready to answer the call.
During the massive releases of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee, the limpid blue waters of the Indian River Lagoon turned brown and putrid. Seagrass and oyster beds were decimated, and fish, bird, and invertebrate populations suffered.
