by Rebecca Vecera | Mar 18, 2025 | Action Alert, Bacteria, Nutrients, Our River, Pollutants, Upper Basin/Headwaters
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...
by Rebecca Vecera | Nov 15, 2024 | Action Alert, Bacteria, Community, Nutrients, Our River, Pollutants
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....
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...
by riverkeeper | Oct 4, 2021 | Bacteria, Nutrients, Our River
We are receiving numerous reports of algae blooms on the St. Johns River from the Jetties in Duval to Crescent Lake in Putnam/Flagler. Here’s what you need to know: What is an algae bloom? Blue-green algae, also called cyanobacteria, are tiny organisms naturally...
by riverkeeper | Sep 16, 2019 | Bacteria, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Nutrients, Pollutants, Wetland Impacts
The 12th annual State of the River Report for the Lower St. Johns River Basin was recently released by a team of academic researchers from Jacksonville University, University of North Florida, Florida Southern College and West Chester University. This annual report...