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Habitat Loss and Degradation
SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition: August 2023
St. Johns Riverkeeper’s (SJRK) SAV Team wrapped up the August 2023 SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition a day early due to persistent streaks of cyanobacteria on the surface water at each monitoring site south of Dunn’s Creek. The August 2023 Expedition results...
The Expedition Continues: SAVe our River’s Grasses
St. Johns Riverkeeper is Monitoring 80 Miles of the Most Threatened Habitat of the St. Johns River over Five Years In May 2023, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) launched its first SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition, seeking answers and solutions to the disappearing SAV...
Advocacy Update: Summer 2023
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER’s mission is to defend the St. Johns River and advocate for its protection. We want to give you a brief update on some of the threats to our river that we have been working to improve. Bad Bills The “Radioactive Roads Bill,” HB 1191/SB 1258 was...
SAVe the Grasses Expedition: Spring 2023
Recently, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER’s advocacy team conducted a four-day SAVe the Grasses Expedition seeking answers and solutions to the disappearing submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) of the St. Johns. More than 90% of the SAV was lost after Hurricane Irma and...
3 Dangerous Bills in Florida: Take Action
Threats to the Environment and Public Health Florida’s pristine environment and the health of its residents are currently at risk as three dangerous bills make their way through the legislative process. These bills threaten the state’s waterways, encourage...
Searching for Eelgrass, Seeking Solutions
St. Johns Riverkeeper is Monitoring 80-miles of the most threatened habitat of the St. Johns River Historically, the tidal balance of salt and freshwater of the St. Johns River has enabled healthy underwater grasses to thrive, providing critical habitat for fresh and...
Support a More Resilient Jax – Protect our Preservation Land and the St. Johns River
In 2020, the Jacksonville City Council voted down a proposal to develop nearly 48 acres of rural land in the heart of the Timucuan Ecological & Historical Preserve due to flooding and safety concerns as well as potential adverse impacts to the St. Johns River and...
Flooding on the St. Johns: Hurricane Ian
Communities up and down the St. Johns are unfortunately still struggling to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The devastating storm poured as much as 20 inches of rain in the upper and middle basins of the St. Johns nearly two weeks ago, flooding hundreds...