Events

2024 St. Johns Riverkeeper Recap

by Rebecca Vecera | Jan 15, 2025 | Algae, Community, Education, Events, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Ocklawaha River, Our River, Pollutants, Resilient Ribault, SAVs, Upper Basin/Headwaters, Wetland Impacts

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...

2024 Volunteer Awards

by Rebecca Vecera | Dec 11, 2024 | Community, Education, Events, River Voices

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

by Rebecca Vecera | Nov 15, 2024 | Community, Events, Resilient Ribault, River Voices, Tributaries

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...

SAVe Our River’s Grasses: October 2024 Field Visit

by Rebecca Vecera | Nov 14, 2024 | Algae, Events, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

In late October, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) returned to the river for its third and final 2024 field visit as part of the five-year SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition. This trip wrapped up year two of the expedition. We continue to seek answers that will lead...

Take part in Earth Day events along the watershed!

by Sara Schmalfeld | Apr 17, 2024 | Community, Events, Explore the River, Our River

Earth Day is coming up on April 22! We have compiled a list of activities happening throughout the watershed, so you can get out there and show your love for Mother Earth! Did you know that Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970 and an estimated 20 million...

Plan Your Own Cleanup

by Rebecca Vecera | Mar 18, 2024 | Community, Events, Our River, River Friendly

The Great St. Johns River Cleanup is happening now through April 25, 2024. There are organized cleanups coming up throughout the watershed – but whether or not you can make it to one of those, you can still clean on your own. Check out all of the upcoming...

Great St. Johns River Cleanup

by Sara Schmalfeld | Mar 14, 2024 | Community, Events, Our River, Pollutants, Tributaries

Hey river lovers, it’s that time of the year again! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and join hands with St. Johns RIVERKEEPER, local governments, nonprofits, and businesses for the second-annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup. It’s not just a...

2023 Volunteer Awards

by Rebecca Vecera | Dec 13, 2023 | Community, Events

We celebrated our 2023 volunteer award winners at our annual Holiday Mingle early this month! We would like to highlight and celebrate our honorees for their contributions to St. Johns Riverkeeper (SJRK) and our river. Volunteer of the Year: Alicia Smith Alicia is a...