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Habitat Loss and Degradation
This Week in the 904 Interview with the St. Johns Riverkeeper, Lisa Rinaman
What is the state of the St. Johns River? What are the current threats to the river? Why is submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) important? How do we improve SAV growth in the St. Johns? How many springs feed the St. Johns? How will breaching the Rodman/Kirkpatrick Dam...
State of the River: WJCT Interview
The St. Johns Riverkeeper, Lisa Rinaman, joins adjunct professor for the Department of Biology and Marine Science at Jacksonville University, Dr. Gerry Pinto, for an interview with WJCT’s Anne Schindler focusing on the 2026 Lower St. Johns River Report (view the...
Watershed-Wide Crisis Requires A Watershed Movement
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is the foundation of our river’s health – providing biofiltration, fish habitat, erosion control, oxygenation of the water column, carbon sequestration and storage, and more. Alarmingly, SAV is struggling throughout the St. Johns...
Advocating for Action: SAVe Our River’s Grasses
On Friday, November 7, 2025, Lisa Rinaman and Soraya Aidinejad presented the results of three years of data collection during our SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition to state and federal agencies and other organizations working to protect our river’s struggling...
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...
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...
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...
Sheltering Grasses, Supporting Manatees
Research to Foster Long-term Manatee Habitat Restoration The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), an iconic symbol of natural Florida, can be found in the waters of the St. Johns River throughout the year. Manatees feed primarily on submerged aquatic...