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Year Two Begins: 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 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?
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...
SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition: October Recap
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is the foundation of our river’s health – providing biofiltration, fish habitat, and more. Sadly, the St. Johns River is suffering mounting threats resulting in the near demise of our river’s SAV. In search of solutions, St. Johns...
Final 2023 SAV Expedition Launches Next Week
The quest to save the St. Johns River grasses continues: we will embark on our third and final expedition for the year on October 17, 2023. Our team will return to our project survey sites to gather data and assess the status of the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV),...
National Estuaries Week and the St. Johns
In observance of the upcoming National Estuaries Week (September 16-23), St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) celebrates the St. Johns River Estuary. The Lower St. Johns River is a 100-mile estuary that runs from its confluence with the Ocklawaha River in Welaka until it...
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...