SAVs

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...

Year 2: SAVe Our River’s Grasses

by Rebecca Vecera | Dec 19, 2024 | Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

As we wrap up year two of our 5-year SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, we want to thank all of our partners who continue to share their dedication, docks, boats and knowledge of the river we all share and love. What started off as a strong showing for SAV in 2024...

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...

2024 State of the River Report

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...

August Expedition Summary: SAVe Our River’s Grasses

by Rebecca Vecera | Sep 13, 2024 | Algae, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

In August, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) returned to the river for its second field visit of the 2024 SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition seeking answers and solutions to help the struggling SAV of the St. Johns. Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is the...

Are the Grasses of the St. Johns Returning? August SAV Expedition Coming Soon

by Rebecca Vecera | Aug 16, 2024 | Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

St. Johns Riverkeeper is Patrolling the River and Searching for Solutions to the Loss of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In May 2023, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) launched the SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition to monitor and map the current condition of the submerged...

Grass-Roots Effort: Florida Sportsman Feature

by Rebecca Vecera | Jul 2, 2024 | Community, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, River Voices, SAVs

St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) was featured along with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and our bass angler partners in the July 2024 issue of Florida Sportsman. The article features FWC’s effort to build temporary enclosures in the St....

SAVe Our River’s Grasses: May 2024 Expedition Findings

by Rebecca Vecera | Jun 14, 2024 | Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

If you’ve been following along on our journey to SAVe Our River’s Grasses for the past year, you know that submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is the foundation of our river’s health. That is why St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) has pledged to search for answers and...

Year Two Begins: SAVe Our River’s Grasses

by Rebecca Vecera | May 21, 2024 | Community, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

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 the SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, seeking answers and solutions to the massive loss of...

2023 State of the River Report: What’s Next?

by Rebecca Vecera | Nov 9, 2023 | Algae, Climate Change, Dredging, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Nutrients, Our River, Pollutants, Resilience, River Voices, SAVs, Tributaries, Wetland Impacts

The 2023 Lower St. Johns River Report (LSJRR) provides a stark reminder of the fragile health of our river and its tributaries, but also documents the powerful combination of responsible regulation, reasonable incentives, education, citizen advocacy and political will...