Did you know that the St. Johns Riverkeeper’s Jacksonville Office is located on the Campus of Jacksonville University? Come join us upstairs in the Marine Science Research Institute Building and learn how you can help the St. Johns Riverkeeper. We will have a volunteer orientation to get you informed on all the ways that you […]
Join us for the THIRD annual Save Our Water Backyard Bash, a fundraiser benefiting the St. Johns Riverkeeper. This event is in partnership with Sweetwater Brewing Company, the Rising Tides, The Honey Pot Bike Collective, Tabula Rasa Brewing, and ZenCog Bicycle Co. This bash is a great way to celebrate our local community, the health of the […]
St. Johns Riverkeeper and the Riverside Arts Market (RAM) are hosting the fifth annual River Ruckus, a family festival celebrating two of our region’s most important assets — the St. Johns River and RAM. The day’s events will include live music, artists, makers, bakers and farmers, and enjoy family activities like the waterless carnival games for kids, water […]
TOXIC PUZZLE is a medical and environmental detective story where documentary filmmaker Bo Landin follows ethnobotanist Dr. Paul Alan Cox and his scientific team around the world in a hunt for the hidden killer. The pieces come together in a toxic puzzle where cyanobacteria in our waters become the culprit. Are these organisms, fed by human […]
Come learn the truth about fertilizer and why too much is bad for our River. Our Middle Basin Outreach Coordinator, Gabbie Milch, will discuss ways to be more River Friendly in your yard and the do's and don'ts of fertilizing. Learn River Friendly practices to implement in your yard! Let us know you're coming! >>stjohnsriverkeeper.salsalabs.org/truthaboutfertilizer?page=register
Help us Get the Trash Out of our River! Join the St. Johns Riverkeeper in the headwaters for International Coastal Cleanup day. Volunteers on foot are always welcome but trash can also be found in the water at this location so feel free to bring your own kayak or canoe. Bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and […]
Join our Middle Basin Outreach Coordinator for a by land and water cleanup. Meet at the park at 9am dressed for cleaning up, including a hat, sunscreen, water, and sturdy shoes. Bring your own trash grabber and kayak if you have one. Grabbers, trash bags, gloves, and hand sanitizer will be provided. Let us know […]
Bee a River Friendly and invite pollinators into your home! Many landscapes are deserts for pollinating insects. Creating a pollinator friendly landscape with native or ornamental plants can be attractive and helpful native and honeybee populations. Join St. Johns Riverkeeper staff and learn more how to be more River Friendly in your yard by choosing plants pollinators love – like our native bees. […]
Rising Tides is for young professionals and community-minded advocates who want to help support the St. Johns River and St. Johns Riverkeeper through membership and participation in a range of social activities. Learn more about Rising Tides here. Join us for our general meeting to review and plan upcoming events from 6-7pm, afterwards stay awhile for […]
2019 FALL SYMPOSIUM – The State of Our Water Short presentations on the problems we face and possible solutions by leaders and experts. As our population grows in Central Florida, we are causing serious problems with our natural ecosystem and the Floridan Aquifer under our feet from which we get our water. There is no easy solution, but […]
THE TOXIC AVENGER Players By the Sea - Studio Theater Daily Showings: October 25 (Opening Night) - November 10, 2019 Join us for a night at the theater! St. Johns Riverkeeper is proud to participate as a brand partner with Players By the Sea in the production of THE TOXIC AVENGER, a theater production that sheds […]
Fall in love with native plants! Join St. Johns Riverkeeper staff and partners for a Native Plant Appreciation Day + Front Porch Plant Sale to help you be more pollinator friendly in your yard. Never planted natives before? Our staff experts will help you get started or add to your already growing pollinator garden. We […]