Please join us for ELC's festive annual gala
Glitter on the River
Sat., April 25, 2009
6:30 pm
Under the air conditioned tents at ELC
Live and Silent Auction
Cocktails, dinner and entertainment
Tickets $175 per person
For Tickets or Information call (772) 589-5050
or info@DiscoverELC.org
Major Sponsors
The Hill Group
John’s Island Real Estate Co.
Premiere Sponsors
George E. Warren Corp.
Entertainment Sponsor
Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A.
Proctor Construction Co.
Venue Sponsors
King and Dace Stubbs
Brown-Forman Corporation
Cocktail Sponsors
Becker Trading Co.
Invitation Sponsor
George and Sandy Kahle
Air–Conditioning Sponsor
William Bainbridge Steele
Décor Sponsor
Did you know the proper name of the Indian River is really the Indian River Lagoon? River versus Lagoon. There is a difference. The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) is 156 miles long and stretches between Ponce De Leon Inlet to Jupiter Inlet. It extends along more than 1/3 of Florida’s coastline.
Despite its confusing name, the IRL is not a river. A river has a current. The movement of water in the IRL is mainly driven by the wind. A lagoon is a shallow body of water protected from the ocean by barrier islands.
The IRL is also an estuary, a body of water where fresh and salt water mix, resulting in brackish water. Estuaries are some of the most biologically productive places on earth. Like coral reefs and tropical rainforests, estuaries contain an incredible variety of plants and animals.
The IRL has the highest biodiversity of any estuary in North America. With over 370 species of birds and 685 species of fish, the IRL is home to more than 4300 plant and animal species Estuaries are the oceans nursery. In the IRL, seagrass beds and mangrove swamps provide a wealth of food resources and hiding places for countless larvae and juvenile animals that will one day grow into critical links in the lagoon web of life.