Water bodies, watersheds and storm water
In this section
It’s your lagoon home
The lagoon and you
Read the plan that guides work in the lagoon region.
Publications
Read the program’s newsletter – the Indian River Lagoon Update – and find other general and technical documents about the lagoon and its restoration.
Kids
Find a fun site for children and explore coloring/ activity books.
Restoration
Learn about efforts of the District, local governments and other agencies to restore and protect the lagoon.
Links
Visit links to the websites of other groups and agencies who are also working to protect the lagoon.
Indian River Lagoon activity book
Dear parents and educators,
Question:What is 156 miles long, crosses six counties, has trees on stilts and underwater meadows, and contains more than 4,300 kinds of plants and animals?
Answer: The Indian River Lagoon.
What does the Indian River Lagoon mean to you? A place to escape to on weekends, a cool breeze, something that needs to be crossed to go to the beach, or a livelihood?
When asked what the lagoon meant to them, excited students raised their hands and exclaimed, “Jet skiing, boating, manatee watching, clamming and taking fishing trips with mom and dad.”
The lagoon is an important part of many people’s lives. However, the delicate balance of
life that exists along the shoreline and underwater goes unnoticed by the majority of people using the lagoon. This delicate balance of life which makes the lagoon so productive is being threatened by pressures from Florida’s increasing population. The purpose of this activity book is to help young people gain a better understanding of the Indian River Lagoon and the interdependence of its plants and animals. Knowledge of its valuable resources is vital, for our young people will soon be the ones managing it.
Please take time to explore this activity book with your children. Let your children share with you the new knowledge they have gained. Their excitement is contagious!
If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder … he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.
Rachel Carson
Silent Spring
Sincerely,
St. Johns River Water Management District
Office of Communications and Intergovernmental Programs
These materials were originally developed by the Florida Department of Natural Resources, now the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in cooperation with the St. Johns River and the South Florida water management districts.
