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 […]
Nature Walk with St. Johns Riverkeeper | Sunday, May 28 from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Bayard Conservation Area Join St. Johns Riverkeeper for a nature walk through Bayard Conservation Area. Explore a hidden gem in Green Cove Springs while you learn more about this area of the watershed and the flora and fauna […]
Paddle with a guide through Fort George and the Simpson Creek estuary, a series of tributaries that wind through the salt marsh creating what looks like the arteries of the land. The water twists and turns creating intimate canals for the resident wading birds, fishing osprey, and provides protection for newly hatched fingerlings. The estuary […]
A river is only as healthy as its tributaries. Join us as we clean up one of the historic tributaries of the St. Johns River. Buckets, grabbers, disposable gloves, and bags will be provided. Trash collected will be hauled away. What to bring/wear: Closed-toe shoes (rain boots and waders are great to have!) Reusable water […]
