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Letters/Press Releases
Sebastian annexation follow-up September 20, 2022Press Release - Sebastian Needs Consultant for Graves Bros. Annexation-CWC-IRNA-PIAS-FSSR - Sep22
City of Sebastian, re. Graves Bros. issues - July 27, 2022
Letter to City of Sebastian regarding resumption of herbicide in City canals and IPM Committee function
Dr. Duane DeFreese Receives FSSR Environmental Enhancement Award
Florida Birds and Wildlife Featured at Friends Meeting
FSSR River Cleanup, Sep 2018
Microplastics - A Growing Concern in our Waterways
FSSR 2017 Environmental Award Announced
Invasive Plant Information
Brazilian Pepper - Why So Terrible?Hydrilla Impact on the Ecosystem: A Growing Threat
Invasive Plants of East Central Florida - You Should Know
Old World Climbing Fern - UF/IFAS, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Plants to beware of and how to control them! - invasive plant workshop with Janice Broda, Eugenia Chapter, FL Native Plant Society - video below
St. Sebastian River Research Project
The Friends of St. Sebastian River has taken on a long-term project of gathering data and information about the St. Sebastian River and surrounding areas. The concept is broad-ranging, and has already sparked new ideas of what information may be available, and where it may lead us.
The concept is that we would like our website to be a repository of information about our river and its watershed. In other words, what do we know about our river and what impacts its health or habitat. This information may include history about the wildlife that depends on our river and how it has changed over the years, and our human history that has developed around it. This could include anything of how life depends on the river, right through to current day implementation of fertilizer ordinances to protect the river as a resource. We are also interested in more technical information, to include hydrology and how it has changed with development and human impacts.
The idea is to provide a bibliographic reference and description of what information exists, and an archive for publications and artifacts, when necessary. The scope of our project has blossomed as we imagine the possibilities and have come across the very beginnings of our findings. Therefore, we would like to ask for the help of anyone who may have ideas or information that we should consider, including where we may find that information. We would also be interested in photos or documentation about the river and our community, that we may copy. We are aware of information that exists in our local libraries and historical societies. It is just a matter of putting in the effort to locate and document a reference to these resources.
As you might imagine, this project could take on a life of its own and is more than we can undertake on our own. We would be grateful for the assistance anyone would like to offer. That assistance can be in whatever amount or form that interests you. If you would like to help, or want more information, please get in touch with us - we would love to talk with you! One of the first mysteries unearthed as we've gotten started with this project is where was Gibson Springs? Do you know where Gibson Springs was, or can you help us uncover our next mystery? If so, please click on "Contact Info" in the menu on the left, and get in touch with any one of us. Thank you!
St. Sebastian River Area Documents/Reference/Information
Development/Infrastructure
- All Aboard Florida - Environmental Impact Statement, Federal Railroad Administration
FSSR comments to the FRA on the AAF Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Emerald Lakes Development/I-95 Interchange, Palm Bay - ACOE Permit Notice
- Fellsmere Water Control District - Fellsmere & C-54 Canals
- Florida Department of Transportation - CR510 Widening/Improvement Project
- Graves Brothers annexation, June 2019 - City of Sebastian
- Indian River County, 2030 Comprehensive Plan - Chapter 3E, Stormwater Management, includes a map of the county's drainage basins, and a description of the St. Sebastian River basin
- Indian River County Utilities, North Sebastian Area - Sanitary Sewer Feasibility Study, November 2013
- Indian River County Utilities, Indian River County Septic Tank Map
- Indian River Lagoon protection projects, St. Johns River Water Management District
- Manatee Key - US Army Corps of Engineers maps and documentation to evaluate projects impacting manatees
- Micco Water Management Area, North Prong, St. Sebastian River, St. Johns River Water Management District
- Protect Our Land and Waters, Pelican Island Audubon Society "Peligram," March 2022
- St. Johns River Water Management District, Upper Basin Project Map - Water Control Districts, Water Control Conveyances and Structures
- Sebastian River Improvement (formerly Water Control) District
Environmental Issues
- Be a Life Saver for the Indian River Lagoon, Indian River Lagoon Coalition [web page version] [PDF version]
- Brevard/UF IFAS County Extension Service - Florida Friendly Landscaping, including fertilizer restrictions information
- City of Sebastian - Integrated Pest Management for Stormwater Assets - herbicide application notification
- Ellicott Dredges - St. Sebastian River dredging case study, 2006
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping, University of Florida, IFAS Extension
- Indian River County Fertilizer Ordinance
- Indian River County Stormwater Division
- Lawn watering restrictions, St. Johns River Water Management District
- St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park - South Prong Invasive Plant Removal Project 2016-17
- Watershed Protection and Restoration, FL Department of Environmental Protection
- Waterwise landscaping helps save water resources, St. Johns River Water Management District
- We Are All Responsible for the Health of Our Waterways, Drs. Grant Gilmore & Bill Loftus
History
- A Glimpse Into Old Florida, by Ann Taylor, Vero Beach Magazine, January 2016, - feature story about the St. Sebastian River and the FSSR
- Dale Wimbrow, The Guy in the Glass
- George Nelson historic photos of the St. Sebastian River
- Historic Roseland Community/FL Historic Marker, The Florida Channel
- Indian River, Florida, from Highways and Byways of Florida, 1918
- Indian River County Historic Markers, Indian River County Historical Society
- Little Hollywood, Barbara Maltby, Historian (1992)
- Roseland designated Florida Heritage site - at last, VeroNews.com, May 11, 2015
- Scenic View of the St. Sebastian River, photo c.1891
- Sebastian Creek, near Indian River photo, c.1890
- Sebastian River bridge approved, U.S. War Department, Chief Enginners, 1911
- Steam launch Cleo, Sebastian Creek 1, William Henry Jackson photo, c. 1880
- Steam launch Cleo, Sebastian Creek 2, William Henry Jackson photo, c. 1880
- Stories of Early Life Along Beautiful Indian River, by Anna Pearl Leonard Newman, 1953
- Studies in palms, Sebastian Creek, William Henry Jackson photo, c.1880
- The Ashley Gang: What Really Happened, Indian River Magazine, October 2007
- U.S. Confirmation of 20,000 acre "Fleming Grant" from Spain, to George Fleming, May 1832
- View of Sebastian River and Sebastian Inn Hotel photo, c.1950
- Where have all the birds gone? - Carolina Parakeet, Pelican Island Audubon, May 2009
- X Marks the Spot - Little known Sebastian River bird sanctuary given rightful place on geographic map, Space Coast Living Magazine, Fall 2022
Natural Resources
- Florida's Water - Indian River Lagoon Watershed
- Guide to Natural Communities of Florida - Florida Natural Areas Inventory
- Indian River County Conservation Lands Program and Map
- Indian River County Birding Treasures, Pelican Island Audubon Society
- Indian River Lagoon: An estuary of national significance, St. Johns River Water Management District
- Indian River Lagoon Aquatic Preserve - Malabar to Vero Beach
- Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory, Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce
- Manatee Protection Zone maps, FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- North County Greenways Plan, Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Recreation
- Indian River County - Boat Ramps Map
- KayakGuide.com blog - St. Sebastian River, North Prong
- KayakGuide.com blog - St. Sebastian River, South Prong
- St. Sebastian River Access & Amenities - Indian River County Online Map Portal
- St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park - Official State website
- St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park
- Pelican Paths - the Greenways and Blueways of Sebastian map, City of Sebastian
Science/Research
- Florida Water Science Center, USGS
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute's Indian River Lagoon Observatory
- Indian River Lagoon Facts/Watershed - St. Johns River Water Management District
- Indian River Lagoon Pollution Mapping and Kilroy Monitoring Network - Ocean Research and Conservation Association
- Opossum Pipefish - Species of Concern - NOAA Fisheries, Drs. Grant Gilmore & Sarah Frias-Torres
- Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida - Volume 2: Fishes, North Indian River County Library, Fla. Coll. 591.529
- Relation of Salinity to Freshwater Discharge in the St. Sebastian River, USGS 1999
- St. Johns River Water Management District - Consolidated Annual Report
- St. Johns River Water Management District - Hydrologic Data, Information, Maps, etc.
- Sebastian River salinity regime, Mote Marine Laboratory, 1994
- USGS WaterWatch - Florida Streamflow data
- Water Quality Status Map, "Protecting FL Together," Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- What is a Goby?
Newsletters
September 2024
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