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PROGRAM COVER PAGE <br />Organization Name: Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) <br />Executive Director: Edie Widder, Ph.D. <br />E mail: ewidder@teamorca.org <br />Address: 1420 Seaway Drive Telephone: (772) 467-1600 <br />Fort Pierce, FL 34949 Fax: (772) 467-1602 <br />Program Director: Missy Weiss <br />Address: 1420 Seaway Drive <br />Fort Pierce, FL 34949 <br />E mail: mweiss©teamorca.org <br />Telephone: (772) 467-1600 <br />Fax: (772) 467-1602 <br />Program Title: <br />Lagoon Guardians <br />Priority Need Area Addressed: <br />Priority Need 3 - After school and summer recreational activities and academic enrichment <br />Brief Description of the Program: <br />The Lagoon Guardians program aims to empower the next generation of environmental <br />stewards by engaging middle school -aged students (11-15 years) in scientific research, citizen <br />science, and scientific literacy. The program allows Indian River County (IRC) students the <br />opportunity to participate in innovative, impactful, and applied research experiences <br />surrounding the Indian River Lagoon and its watershed on topics including water quality <br />monitoring, habitat restoration, living shorelines, ORCA's one health initiative, and eco -toxicity, <br />The objective of the Lagoon Guardians program is to develop a community of educated and <br />informed IRC middle school -aged citizen scientists who are dedicated to the conservation and <br />preservation of Florida's fragile coastal ecosystems. By offering students the ability to <br />participate in this free, academic enrichment opportunity that utilizes monthly after school <br />science research lesson, monthly field-based scientific sampling, as well as, a summer <br />program we are inviting students to immerse themselves in assisting ORCA in finding <br />