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The vision of St. Johns Riverkeeper is to ensure a clean and healthy river for current and future generations.

Upcoming Events

Oyster Roast

Friday, November 22, 2024

Friday, November 22, 2024 | 7 p.m. | Garden Club of Jacksonville This year, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER is celebrating the St. Johns River at our 23rd annual Oyster Roast! Join us […]

Riverview Park Service Day

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Riverview Park Service Day | Saturday, December 7 | 9 a.m. - Noon | Riverview Park (9620 East Water Street) Join St. Johns Riverkeeper for our monthly day of service […]

Holiday Mingle and 25th Anniversary Celebration

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Holiday Mingle & 25th Anniversary Celebration | Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Jacksonville University's Marine Science Research Institute (MSRI) You’re invited to St. Johns Riverkeeper’s annual Holiday […]

Rising Tides: McCoys Creek Cleanup & End of Year Celebration

Sunday, December 15, 2024

Join Rising Tides young professionals for our monthly cleanup on McCoys Creek! As always, all of our cleanups are RAIN or SHINE! This month we’re cleaning up the Northbank Riverwalk […]

Recent Blog Posts

Lisa Rinaman Receives Prestigious Terry Backer Award

by Rebecca Vecera | Oct 16, 2024 | River Voices

Above Photo: St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman, Waterkeeper Alliance CEO Marc Yaggi and fellow 2024 Terry Backer Award winner Tofazzal Sohel, Bangladesh's Khowai River Waterkeeper At the 2024 Waterkeeper Alliance Water and Climate Global Conference, our own Lisa...

2024 State of the River Report

by Rebecca Vecera | Oct 15, 2024 | Algae, Bacteria, Climate Change, Community, Dredging, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Nutrients, Our River, Pollutants, SAVs, Tributaries, Wetland Impacts

The just-released 2024 State of the River Report for the Lower St. Johns River Basin (LSJRR) once again reveals significant reason for concern regarding the fragile health of our river and its tributaries. While a few of the river health indicators seem to be...

Flooding Risk to the St. Johns River Watershed: Hurricane Milton

by Rebecca Vecera | Oct 8, 2024 | Action Alert, Community, Middle Basin, Our River, Resilience, River Voices

We asked Dr. Jason Evans, Professor of Environmental Science and Studies at Stetson University, to share his expertise about compound flooding risks from Hurricane Milton along the Florida east coast and into the St. Johns River. Here is his input: As the hurricane...