Spoil Island Project-Indian River Lagoon


Schedule of Events	Volunteer Information	Contact	About Us	History	Typical Enhancement

East Central Office News

Jeanene Bengoa East Central Office SIP Coordinator

IR 6, Exotic Species Removal & Clean-up

8:30am-12:30pm

Meet at Riverview Park ramp, 650 US-1 Sebastian, FL .Located on the Indian River Lagoon at the intersection of Fellsmere Road (SR 512) between US 1 and Indian River Drive. Parking is not available at the boat ramp for volunteers, please park along the street (Indian River Drive between Sebastian Blvd and Coolidge Street) in designated spaces.

Come and help remove exotic invasive vegetation, cleanup and restore islands used for recreation. Stay for a hot dog B-B-Q after restoration activities are completed!! Call Jeanene Bengoa, ECFAP Volunteer coordinator, at (321)634-6148

This link gives directions via Yahoo! Maps: click here

Jeanene.Bengoa@dep.state.fl.us

Southeast Office News

Mark McGee Southeast Office SIP Coordinator

Indian River Lagoon Spoil Island Volunteers:

The Southeast Indian River Lagoon Spoil Island Enhancement season is about to begin. This year our office will be enhancing two long-term, grant-funded, enhancement sites – one in Indian River County and one in St. Lucie County. Many of you have already been to our Indian River County site (known as IR36) as we have been focusing most of our effort here over the past two years (many thanks to Florida Inland Navigation District). The Southeast Aquatic Preserve office has also recently partnered with St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District to initiate another full-island enhancement on St. Lucie County spoil island SL3. SL3 is immediately adjacent to FAU at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. We will be alternating between the two sites as our dedicated St. Lucie volunteers have been driving to Vero Beach the past couple of years. Mark McGee will be coordinating the enhancement events. He will be assisted each month by either Brian Sharpe or me. Our October event is one of the most ambitious so all three of us will be there to kick off the season. Mark.McGee@dep.state.fl.us

Volunteer Pages

Eagle Scouts

Inter Active Maps

Brevard County

Indian River County

St. Lucie County

Welcome to the Spoil Island Project website!

The Spoil Island Project is the result of the Spoil Island Working Group (SIWG), which consists of 12 Federal, State, and County government agencies and 6 non-governmental organizations. The SIWG was created to implement the Indian River Lagoon Spoil Island Management Plan put forth by the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND). This website serves as a valuable resource where both governmental organizations and the general public can effectively coordinate efforts towards managing the spoil islands for recreational and environmental interests.

Spoil Island Work Group

Fl. Dept. of Environmental Protection