Join St. Johns RIVERKEEPER and our new Outreach and Engagement Specialist, Steph Morse, for a volunteer training and social! Learn what you need to know to become a cleanup captain, table at community events on behalf of SJRK, be the eyes and ears of the river while out in the watershed, and more. Mingle with […]
Friends of Welaka will be hosting their quarterly town wide cleanup in Welaka on Saturday, April 8. For the first time, volunteers will be cleaning up the riverfront in Welaka. Volunteers will meet at the town hall pavilion located at 400 4th Avenue in Welaka. Coffee and snacks will be available beginning at 8 a.m., […]
Join Rising Tides young professionals for our monthly cleanup on McCoys Creek! As always, all of our cleanups are RAIN or SHINE! If you have a Kayak/Canoe, bring it! This location is navigable by water. What to Bring: Reusable Water Bottle Hat & Sunglasses Closed toe shoes (required) Rain boots, work boots, or waders are […]
St. Johns River Trivia Monday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Dart Bar & Games Kick off Earth Week with St. Johns Riverkeeper at Dart Bar & Games! Dart Bar is an awesome new bar on the corner of Park & King Street in the Riverside neighborhood of Jacksonville that offers a host of old-school […]
Try something new, support a local business, AND do your part for the Great St. Johns River Cleanup! Join Florida Yoga and Paddle (FYP) for a paddle cleanup and SUP yoga session on Goodbys Creek. FYP is offering an opportunity to clean Goodbys Creek before enjoying a relaxing yoga session surrounded by water and nature […]
Join us as we clean up Downtown Jacksonville on Earth Day, April 22 at 9 a.m. This location in the Great St. Johns River Cleanup is sponsored by First Horizon Bank. Check in at the St. Johns Riverkeeper tent at Riverfront Plaza (the site of the old Landing) before 9 a.m. Volunteers will clean up […]
Climate Conversations: From the Sea to the St. Johns Saturday, April 22 from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Sandra Stetson Aquatic Center Join The Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience at Stetson University, St. Johns Riverkeeper, League of Women Voters of Volusia County, and East Central Florida Regional Resilience Collaborative on Earth Day as […]
Welcome to City Nature Challenge 2023 for Duval County! City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition between cities around the world. It started in 2016 between San Francisco and Los Angeles to see who could get the community to observe more wildlife using iNaturalist. Since then, more and more cities have started to participate. Jacksonville […]
In St. Johns Riverkeeper's new Spring/Summer educational series "Adventures in Urban Ecosystems" we invite adults and kids alike to explore the natural spaces that harbor a diversity of life in Jacksonville's urban landscape. In Bee Inspired, we'll be talking native plants, pollinators, and ways we can create friendly spaces for these creatures in our backyards. […]
Tuesday, May 9 at 6 p.m. at Bold City Brewery Warehouse (2670-7 Rosselle Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204) Join us as Lisa Rinaman, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, Logan Cross, chair of the Northeast Florida Sierra Club, and Scott Dye, a sustainability professional, discuss Renew Jax, the Sierra Club’s ongoing campaign seeking a commitment from the City […]
Walk the Bridges | Saturday, May 13 at 9 a.m. starting from the Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path (Riverside) Walk the Bridges with St. Johns Riverkeeper's executive director, Jimmy Orth! Check out the newly opened Fuller Warren Bridge Shared-Use Path, better known locally as "The SUP," with expert commentary and an unmatched view of the St. […]
Join Rising Tides young professionals for our monthly cleanup on McCoys Creek! As always, all of our cleanups are RAIN or SHINE! This month we're cleaning up where McCoys Creek meets the St. Johns River at the Northbank Riverwalk from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet us at the Riverwalk behind the Winston Family YMCA and […]