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It’s About Dam Time
St. Johns Riverkeeper is proud to be a founding member of the Reunite the Rivers Coalition, which represents thousands of members from across Florida. Our collective mission is to restore a free-flowing Ocklawaha River, reconnect the Silver and St. Johns Rivers, and...
Climate Change and Our River
Even though we have been fortunate so far this year, don’t forget that hurricane season extends through the end of November. We are not out of the woods yet. Also, don’t forget that climate change is not some distant threat – we’re seeing the effects...
Raise Your Voice: Save the Roadless Rule
Keep Florida’s Public Lands & National Forests Wild The U.S. Forest Service recently announced it is seeking to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (“Roadless Rule”). Rolling back this important rule would put almost 45 million acres of federal...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Floridians from Toxic Chemicals
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Floridians from Toxic Chemicals The Environmental Defense Alliance and Waterkeepers Florida have filed a lawsuit against Lee M. Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for failing to adopt water quality protections...
South FL Transfers $1 Billion Clean Up Liability to St. Johns River Watershed
from Lisa Rinaman, your St. Johns Riverkeeper Florida produces more than 385,000 dry tons of sewage sludge every year and a disproportionate share of this sh!# is dumped in the Upper St. Johns River Basin. In Florida, most sewage sludge is classified as either Class...
Historic Opportunity to Restore the Ocklawaha: Take Action!
Let’s Finally Reunite the Rivers. The River needs your help! Ask Governor DeSantis to support the $6.25 million in the state budget to finally restore the Ocklawaha River. Floridians have been advocating to breach the Rodman/Kirkpatrick Dam and restore the...
Endangered Species Day: Protect the Endangered Species Act
Right now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service are attempting to pass legislation that would effectively gut the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect habitats of endangered species by changing the definition of the word...