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Love Mother Earth this Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day from St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK)! Whether you are celebrating your own mother, your spouse, sibling, or any loved one who is a great mom – we hope it’s a great weekend. We invite you to remember to celebrate “Mother...
Plan Your Own Cleanup
The Great St. Johns River Cleanup is happening now through April 25, 2024. There are organized cleanups coming up throughout the watershed – but whether or not you can make it to one of those, you can still clean on your own. Check out all of the upcoming...
Hurricane Preparedness in our Watershed
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center increased their prediction for the rest of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to above normal. In an NOAA statement,...
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...
Warming Waters Come with a Chance for Green
Air and water temperatures are heating up, which unfortunately indicates that algae bloom season is upon us. Existing nutrient pollution, warming waters and runoff from frequent rainstorms during the summer could result in green muck coating our river and its...
First Annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup Results
76 sites | 1,302 volunteers | 1,462 bags of trash St. Johns RIVERKEEPER, local governments, businesses and nonprofits came together between March 18 and Earth Day, April 22, to clean up the St. Johns River watershed. The first annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup,...
Plan Your Own Cleanup, Enter to Win $1,000
The Great St. Johns River Cleanup, supported by Bronco Wild Fund and your Local Ford Dealers, is underway – running March 18 through April 22 (Earth Day), 2023 – and so many of you have already participated! There are organized cleanups coming up...
National Estuaries Week 2022
September 17-24, 2022 is National Estuaries Week, an opportunity for us to shine a light on the importance of America’s estuaries by showcasing the value they provide to our communities. The St. Johns River estuary is the section of the river where freshwater mixes...