Our lagoon.
Our legacy.

We teach younger students about the Indian River Lagoon and organize conservation activities in our communities.

West Shore students teaching lagoon science to younger students in a classroom
Project: Save Our Lagoon · Learning together in Brevard County.
Students discussing a lagoon science activity during classroom outreach in Brevard County
Talking through a lagoon science activity in Brevard County.

About us.

We teach lagoon science in classrooms, plant mangroves, and organize beach cleanups.

Our seven chapters bring together more than 50 volunteers. Through these activities and community outreach, we’ve engaged more than 500 students.

Meet the chapter teams

What we do.

We teach lagoon science in classrooms and share fertilizer information with residents.

Students trying a hands-on lagoon science activity
Hands-on science during Project: Save Our Lagoon.

Classroom lessons.

Students test water samples, model runoff, and make posters and newsletters about nutrient pollution.

Project: Save Our Lagoon began with students teaching younger students at two elementary schools.

Inside Project: Save Our Lagoon
Storm drain image used in the Project: BLACKOUT awareness campaign
Project: BLACKOUT · Storm drain awareness material.

Project: BLACKOUT.

Project: BLACKOUT shares fertilizer information through flyers, retail shelf tags, and storm drain reminders.

Our county chapters organize conservation events. Martin has hosted two mangrove plantings and a beach cleanup with 100 attendees. Palm Beach welcomed more than 20 students at the Milagro Center.

See Project: BLACKOUT

From our chapters.

Classroom visits in Brevard and Palm Beach County.

Brevard at WMSS
Brevard at WMSS

Presentations, questions, and written activities.

Palm Beach at the Milagro Center
Palm Beach at the Milagro Center

Group discussion and drawing activities.

Meet the team.

Eshan Vipuil and Shriya Varada serve as co-presidents. Students and school advisers organize the chapter activities.

We’ve connected with local elementary schools, Labs4Learning, and the West Melbourne Youth Advisory Board, and shared our work on The Professor Kev Show.

Meet the chapter teams

3rd Place

2026 Future Problem Solving
International Conference

Community Projects, Senior Team

Project: Save Our Lagoon also earned second place at the Florida Community Problem Solving State Conference.

The Lagoon Legacy Project Inc.
Incorporated in Florida · June 16, 2026

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