25th Anniversary of FMNP and Membership Meeting - All are welcome!

Help us celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Florida Master Naturalist Program. You are welcome to bring your favorite snack to share with everyone. We welcome everyone to meet our special guest, Laurilee Thompson, a lifelong Brevard County native and former commercial angler. With 60 years of experience on the lagoon, Thompson has witnessed both its most abundant years of healthy seagrass and vibrant wildlife and its recent struggles with algal blooms, seagrass loss, and critical manatee mortality. Thompson founded the globally popular Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in 1997 and is a founding member of the Brevard Nature Alliance. She now focuses on restoring her beloved Indian River Lagoon and believes that, with careful management, the estuary can be restored as a vibrant space where both wildlife and humans can thrive. Please join us as we recognize Laurilee's great work.