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Rebecca Vecera
Northeast Florida Environmental Conservation Fund Awards First Grant for an Oyster Reef on the Trout River
St. Johns Riverkeeper (SJRK) and Public Trust for Conservation have established the first fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida dedicated to environmental protection. Funding for the Northeast Florida Environmental Conservation Fund results from...
5 Ways to be River Friendly In Honor of Earth Day
You can make a difference. Together, we can create change. In honor of Earth Day, we want to share five tangible ways YOU can impact the St. Johns River for the better. 1: Participate in the Great St. Johns River Cleanup Between March 15 – April 26, 2025,...Take Action: Bad Boating Bill; Save Our Wetlands
St. Johns Riverkeeper works to keep you informed about issues that affect OUR river. Here are two “bad bills” that we encourage you to take action on now, and, a follow up from the “Protect Our Parks” issue that we shared previously. Our voices...
Morning Star Fields – Permitting Evolution & Promising Future
As reported in late 2024, St. Johns Riverkeeper (SJRK) and the Clean Water Coalition of Indian River County (CWC) united to provide citizen oversight of the construction and operation of a high-density chicken facility under construction in the headwaters of the St....
Sewage Sludge in the St. Johns
Sewage sludge, the waste by-product from treating our wastewater, continues to undermine the health of the St. Johns River at its very source. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permits the cheap disposal of sewage sludge (aka biosolids) on...Art Contests with Floating Sea Aquatics
We are partnering with Floating Sea Aquatics’ FSA RECS on a 3D Sensory Art contest – the theme, of course, is our St. Johns River! Artists of all ages and skill levels are welcomed to create a 3D art piece related to our magnificent river, and submit your...
Bad Bill Alert: Prevent Plastic Pollution
Updated Call to Action Link 4/14/25 Plastic debris can choke and entangle wildlife as well as leach harmful chemicals into our water. Despite the overwhelming volume of plastic pollution in natural areas, the state of Florida has taken power away from local...
Call to Action: Protect Our State Parks
Join Waterkeepers Florida’s Call to Protect Florida State Parks Last summer, thousands of Floridians rallied together to oppose a ridiculous proposal to build hotels, golf courses, and pickleball courts in State Parks across Florida. In response to that outcry,...