Author
Rebecca Vecera
25 Years: Looking Back at Our Founding
Throughout the 1990’s, newspaper headlines like “Study shows river loaded with toxins,” “Report says quality of St. Johns worsening,” and “Effluent is pushing St. Johns into decline” were common. State agencies and environmental regulations...
We’re Hiring: Community Engagement Specialist
Looking to grow in your career and work for an organization making a real difference in our local community? St. Johns Riverkeeper is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist! The person in this role will be responsible for organizing and managing outreach events,...
2024 St. Johns Riverkeeper Recap
As we enter our 25th anniversary year, we are grateful for your support and our joint accomplishments over the past quarter century – for the river – to ensure a healthy river ecosystem for generations to come. Today, we reflect on 2024 and our annual progress and...
Impacting Local River Communities
Taking a Local Approach to River Restoration In 2023, St. Johns Riverkeeper launched Resilient Ribault in partnership with LISC Jacksonville. One of the drivers of this initiative is to proactively, strategically and continually work in a specific geographic location...
Year 2: SAVe Our River’s Grasses
As we wrap up year two of our 5-year SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, we want to thank all of our partners who continue to share their dedication, docks, boats and knowledge of the river we all share and love. What started off as a strong showing for SAV in 2024...
2024 Volunteer Awards
St. Johns Riverkeeper (SJRK) celebrates its annual Volunteer Award winners each year at our Holiday Mingle event in December. We would like to introduce our honorees and commend their contributions to SJRK and our river! Volunteer of the Year: Pete Miller Pete is what...
Local Placemaking Project Explores Community Connections to the Ribault River
Attend theater productions, free and open to the public, this week on Saturday, November 16 and Monday, November 18 There are two performances this week as part of the University of North Florida’s (UNF) Water Stories: A River Harvest series. Water Stories, a...
Unpermitted, High-Density Chicken Facility Threatens Our Headwaters
Clean Water Advocates Unite in Indian River County to Protect the Upper Basin of the St. Johns River Clean water advocates united on Thursday over growing concerns regarding an unpermitted high-density chicken facility under construction in the headwaters of the St....