River Kidz of St. Lucie and Indian River County

This past weekend was a very positive one for the lagoon. 

From clean-ups in Ft. Pierce to parades in Jensen Beach, it was one super beneficial weekend. The Kidz were super busy doing what they LOVE best. Working, promoting and restoring.

On Saturday in the AM some of the Kidz were present for the "Boots on the ground: No MOORE trash" cleanup organized by the Scout Troop 772 and Neighborhood Bibleway Church. Among the Kidz and the community coming together, we also saw some of our favorite politicians come out and lend a helping hand to their community. Rep. Larry Lee was present, Congressmen Partick Murphy's representatives were present also, County Commissioner's Chris Dzadovsky and Kim Johnson we're also present.

This area the Kidz targeted was an area that leads directly into our lagoon, the amounts of trash that was collected along the creek really helped keep our lagoon clean and free from litter. The Kidz recognize it isn't just about the chemicals coming into the lagoon from Lake Okeechobee but its also up to us here on the local front to do our part.

Saturday PM was another fun filled event. Some of the Kidz were present while restoring what was loss, our oysters population. Last summer, the entire oyster population was decimated due to the discharges. The Kidz were a part of putting back what was loss. Among the community again being there to lend a helping hand was County Commissioner's Chris Dzadovsky.

County Commissioner's Chris Dzadovsky has proven to be an asset in this cause and has been present in a lot of the River Warrior's fight. The River Kidz thank all the County Commissioner's who have really stepped up and familiarized themselves to our concerns here at home and got involved.

                                     

Sunday in Jensen Beach was the St. Patricks Day Parade, the Kidz had a blast riding in the super bright yellow Mustang and passing out great information flyers with blue and green swedish fish. The Kidz got to talk to our Indian River Keeper, meet Mary W. Higgins who is in the running for State representative while promote awareness and watch other River Kidz sign the Clean Water Declaration. Lots of the River Momma's were there to help make a lot of this possible. A huge thanks to Gayle Ryan for inviting us and allowing them to be a part of what we all know has to be done, promoting awareness. Gayle has set records across the board at not only being one of the most active warriors, she as also set records when it comes to getting petitions signed. We thank you so much Gayle!!!


If you would like to join the River Kidz, its very simple. For Martin County, head over to their registration page and sign-up. For St. Lucie County, send an email to riverkidzslc@gmail.com and include your child's name and age. You then will be put on our mailing list and notified of both counties events. Again, I woud like to thank both communities for embracing our new chapter and really making it possible for these Kidz to have a voice.

On behalf of the River Kidz in both St. Lucie and Martin County, we would like to thank the following local municipals in their continued efforts to help clean our waterways. Fertilizers, as we have shared with our Kidz, have continued to prove major destruction along our lagoon. While we have lots of work to do and we know big agriculture and business ARE exempt from these new ordinances (per THE STATE, not local), its still refreshing to see our local elected officials hop on board towards a brighter future for our Kidz.

As quoted by one of our River Kidz, "Why do we need to use those chemicals when the rain and sun is perfect enough for the grass?!"  My answer, we DON'T need those chemicals, your right, the rain and sun is plenty enough.

• Town of Sewall’s Point
• Martin County
• Indian River County
• St Lucie County
• Orchid Island
• Indian River Shores
• Vero Beach
• Brevard County
• Port St Lucie
• Jupiter Island
• Ocean Breeze
• Fellsmere
• Palm Shores
• Melbourne Beach
• Sebastian
• Rockledge
• Satellite Beach
• New Smyrna Beach
• Cocoa Beach
• Stuart is in the early stages of this discussion, as well

Thank you to all our environmental stewardship's/friends who have continue to prove day in and out how dedicated they are in getting clean, healthy, safe water once and for all.