Community

Impacting Local River Communities

Dec 19, 2024 | Community, Our River, Public Access, Resilient Ribault, Tributaries

Taking a Local Approach to River Restoration In 2023, St. Johns Riverkeeper launched Resilient Ribault in partnership with LISC Jacksonville. One of the drivers of this initiative is to proactively, strategically and continually work in a specific geographic location...

2024 Volunteer Awards

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

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...

Unpermitted, High-Density Chicken Facility Threatens Our Headwaters

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....

SAVe Our River’s Grasses: October 2024 Field Visit

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...

2024 State of the River Report

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...

Flooding Risk to the St. Johns River Watershed: Hurricane Milton

Oct 8, 2024 | Action Alert, Community, Middle Basin, Our River, Resilience, River Voices

We asked Dr. Jason Evans, Professor of Environmental Science and Studies at Stetson University, to share his expertise about compound flooding risks from Hurricane Milton along the Florida east coast and into the St. Johns River. Here is his input: As the hurricane...

Help Our Neighbors Affected by Hurricane Helene

Oct 2, 2024 | Action Alert, Community, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Resilience

The last few days have been agonizing, as we see more and more images and videos of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene. To make it easier to know how you can help, we have complied information about some of the reputable organizations providing aid and...

Hurricane Preparedness in the St. Johns Watershed

Sep 25, 2024 | Algae, Climate Change, Community, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, Pollutants, Resilience, River Friendly, Tributaries

With Hurricane Helene threatening to affect the St. Johns River watershed, we want to share some hurricane season reminders as we work to keep our families and our river safe. The NOAA predicted above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year during...

Advocacy in Action: Resilient Ribault

Jul 31, 2024 | Community, Our River, Public Access, Resilience, Resilient Ribault, Tributaries

Over the past year, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER and LISC Jacksonville have joined forces to launch Resilient Ribault, an initiative to address the challenges facing the waterways and communities in the Ribault River area. This area of the St. Johns River watershed is highly...