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Advocacy in Action: Resilient Ribault
Over the past year, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER and LISC Jacksonville have joined forces to launch Resilient Ribault, an initiative to address the challenges facing the waterways and communities in the Ribault River area. This area of the St. Johns River watershed is highly...
Plan to Send Polluted Water to St. Johns
In order to fulfill our mission, we strive daily to identify what is right for our river and to determine how we can collectively protect and defend the St. Johns for current and future generations. That is why our team is rigorously investigating the Grove Land...
Great St. Johns River Cleanup
Hey river lovers, it’s that time of the year again! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and join hands with St. Johns RIVERKEEPER, local governments, nonprofits, and businesses for the second-annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup. It’s not just a...
Sedimentation Runoff
In January, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER was alerted by several concerned citizens about a muddy plume or sedimentation runoff adjacent to the Southbank Riverwalk in Downtown Jacksonville. The photo, a screenshot from a video, provided St. Johns Riverkeeper a birds eye view...
2023 St. Johns Riverkeeper Recap
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) is the voice for the St. Johns River. As the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to protecting the St. Johns, we work tirelessly to ensure we are prioritizing initiatives that will most benefit the river and the communities that...
Does a Resilient Jacksonville = a Resilient St. Johns?
As we wrap up 2023, our team is sharpening 2024 SJRK strategies to protect and restore the St. Johns River. This is the first of a six-part series teeing up our 2024 action plan. For the past six years, we joined hundreds of community leaders to develop a resilience...
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...
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...