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OUTSTANDING River Friendly Yard Award kicks off!

Apr 25, 2019 | Pollutants

2019 River Friendly Yard Award Contest Partners (Earth Works, Florida Native Plant Society Ixia and Paw Paw Chapters, DeBary and Twinflower Nurseries, UF/IFAS Florida Friendly Landscaping Program, and Volusia Water Alliance) Annually, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER partners...

Support McCoys Creek Restoration!

Apr 25, 2019 | Public Access

McCoys Creek is an impaired urban tributary of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. The creek flows through neighborhoods like Murray Hill, North Riverside, and Brooklyn. It meets the St. Johns underneath the current Times-Union building on Riverside Avenue...

Ask Governor DeSantis for a Moratorium on Sewage Sludge!

Feb 1, 2019 | Nutrients

The algae in Blue Cypress Lake contains microcystin at a rate of 4,700 parts per billion. Levels above 10 parts per billion are considered hazardous to humans. Photo: Barb Burr This week’s release of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)...

Vote For the River!

Jan 31, 2019 | Nutrients

Credit: Johnny Milano for The New York TimesThe runoff election for Jacksonville City Council will be on May 14, 2019. Voters need to know which candidates will make the St. Johns a priority and lead the charge to address the problems that degrade our...

Vote for the River: Candidate Survey and Pledge

Jan 30, 2019 | Nutrients

Jacksonville is holding the general election for City Council on May 14, 2019. Voters need to know which candidates will make the St. Johns a priority and lead the charge to address the problems that degrade our river's health. As a result, St....

2018 By the Numbers

Jan 12, 2019 | Nutrients

We are sincerely grateful for your commitment and membership support. Because of you, our St. Johns River has a strong voice and a dedicated team of passionate professional advocates working tirelessly every day for its protection. With your help, we are making...

River UPRising!

Nov 29, 2018 | Nutrients

5 WAYS TO TAKE ACTION 1. Watch our River UPRising webinar! 2. Write a letter to COJ City Council President Aaron Bowman, U.S. Congressman Al Lawson, and U.S. Congressman John Rutherford. Click the names to see draft letters already created for you to modify and...

Ban Sewage Sludge Now!

Oct 26, 2018 | Nutrients

Algae in Blue Cypress Lake, an Outstanding Florida WaterwayOn October 15, 2018, our Headwaters Advisory Committee delivered an editorial to local papers highlighting the MANY concerns that remain regarding the application on Sewage Sludge to property in our...

Florida Waterkeepers Unite to Protect Florida's Waters

Aug 1, 2018 | Nutrients

On July 31, Florida Waterkeepers joined forces in Tallahassee to stand up for Florida waters. Waterkeepers united from across the state representing urban and rural communities and waterways in and around the watersheds of the Indian River Lagoon, Tampa Bay, Matanzas...

Temporary Moratorium of Sewage Sludge Land Application

Jul 10, 2018 | Nutrients

Biosolids dumping in headwaters – photo credit: Barbara BuhrOn July 10, 2018, St. Johns Riverkeeper and its Headwaters Advisory Council sent an Urgent Request for an Immediate Moratorium of Sewage Sludge Application within the Upper Basin of the St. Johns. This...