Algae Series | July 8 – Topic: Free the Ocklawaha

Join us as we take a deep dive into our River issues and summertime algae blooms. How are we connected to river pollution like algae blooms and what can we do to help?  5/13 @ Noon | Don’t Feed the Algae Series: Algae Blooms in the St. Johns WATCH Webinar 6/10 @ Noon | Don’t Feed […]

River Rising Solutions Webcast | Episode 4

Sit back, relax, grab a pint or a bite and join us webcast style! Listen and be a part of the conversation as St. Johns Riverkeeper Executive Director, Jimmy Orth, and Advocacy Director, Shannon Blankinship, discuss solutions to flooding and increasing water levels in the St. Johns and whether or not they will work. We […]

Algae Series | July 22 – Topic: Central FL Water Withdrawals

Join us as we take a deep dive into our River issues and summertime algae blooms. How are we connected to river pollution like algae blooms and what can we do to help?  5/13 @ Noon | Don’t Feed the Algae Series: Algae Blooms in the St. Johns WATCH Webinar 6/10 @ Noon | Don’t Feed […]

River Rising Webcast | Episode 5: The State of Solar in FL

Episode 5: The State of Solar in FL Guest: Angela DeMonbreun, Solar United Neighbors Read before listening We will discuss the policies that encourage residential solar in Florida as well as the potential to expand solar and what needs to be done. REGISTER  

Don’t Feed the Algae | Tributaries and Human Waste

Join us as we take a deep dive into our River issues and summertime algae blooms. How are we connected to river pollution like algae blooms and what can we do to help? Watch our other Don't Feed the Algae Webinars online. REGISTER

River Rising Webcast | Episode 6: Climate Solutions

Episode 6: Climate Solutions Require Climate Justice Guest: Salome Garcia, The CLEO Institute, Policy and Campaigns Manager| Read before listening We will discuss the overlap between the environmental justice movement and the climate crisis to understand the necessity of working together in order to reach common solutions.  REGISTER  

Don’t Feed the Algae | Policy Solutions

Join us as we take a deep dive into our River issues and summertime algae blooms. How are we connected to river pollution like algae blooms and what can we do to help? Watch our other Don't Feed the Algae Webinars online. REGISTER

River Rising Webcast | Episode 7: Cities are Solving Climate Change

Episode 7 – Cities are Solving Climate Change Guest: Chris Castro, Director, Office of Sustainability & Resilience, City of Orlando Read before listening and this and this With the U.S. leaving the Paris Climate Accord, many thought that we had abandoned sensible policies to reduce climate change impacts. However, cities and mayors have stepped up and are taking significant […]

River Rising Webcast | Episode 8: Resiliency Through the Tree Canopy

Episode 8 – Resiliency through the Tree Canopy Guest: Karen Firehock, Executive Director, Green Infrastructure Center Read before listening Join us as we discuss trees and their role in a resilient future with guest, Karen Firehock, Executive Director, Green Infrastructure Center Inc. that recently completed the City of Jacksonville Urban Tree Canopy Assessment. REGISTER  

River Rising Webcast | Episode 9: Voting to Fix Climate Change

Episode 9 - Voting to Fix Climate Change Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director, Florida Conservation Voters For eight years in Florida, the term “Climate Change” was banned. Join us to discuss where and how our votes can lead to the most substantial results for solving climate change issues in our watershed and our world. REGISTER  

River Rising Webcast | Episode 10: Wetlands and Carbon Capture

Episode 10: River Rising: Wetlands and Carbon Capture Lisa Chambers, Professor of Biology, University of Central Florida We often discuss wetlands as a filter and sponge for an increasing amount of water coming from the sky and oceans. Scientists from the University of Central Florida are understanding more about wetlands as carbon sinks, holding more […]

Cowford Redfish Tournament – Benefiting St. Johns Riverkeeper

Palms Fish Camp 6359 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville, FL, United States

The Cowford is a fishing tournament with aims to highlight the pristine Spartina estuaries of the Lower St. Johns River, now increasingly threatened by needless industrial expansion, sedimentation, over-development along the river's banks and excess nutrient loading from a multitude of sources upstream. The Cowford benefits our mission to sustain healthy ecosystems for future generations […]