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Follow the latest news about our St. Johns River
October 16, 2024 | Red Green and Blue
Florida Government is stealing millions of state dollars for conservation, and the state’s top court doesn’t care
August 22, 2024 | Clay Today
Could eelgrass growth turn the ecological tide for Doctors Lake?
July 2, 2024 | Resident Community News
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER expedition monitors growth of vital river grasses
May 26, 2024 | Action News Jax
St. Johns Riverkeeper heading out on second year of 5-year SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition
May 24, 2024 | News4Jax
Positively JAX Spotlight: How St. Johns Riverkeeper ensures a clean river for the community
May 20, 2024 | WFTV 9
Court rejects stay in wetlands fight
May 16, 2024 | Jax Today
Author’s Saturday talk should be a hotter topic
May 8, 2024 | WGCU
Groups urge state request in wetlands case be rejected
May 2, 2024 | Florida Phoenix
Who put $400 million into Florida budget for new reservoir? No one will say
May 1, 2024 | Folio Weekly
Ride in Style With the St. Johns River Taxi
April 20, 2024 | Spectrum News 13
Over 170 volunteers clean up St. Johns River shoreline and area parks ahead of Earth Day
April 1, 2024 | Central Florida Public Media
Costly proposal for giant new reservoir, stormwater treatment area draws concern
January 25, 2024 | Orlando Sentinel
Sanford Sewage Spill Into Lake Monroe Swells to 13 Million Gallons
January 24, 2024 | Action News Jax
Environmental group investigating possible sediment in the St. Johns River
January 5, 2024 | First Coast News
St. Johns Riverkeeper: clean and healthy river for current and future generations
December 3, 2023 | News4Jax
Volunteers put all hands on deck for Riverview Park clean-up
November 17, 2023 | First Coast News
St. Johns Riverkeeper starts six-part series to educate residents following state of the river report
August 2, 2023 | Jax Today
St. Johns Riverkeeper studies dying river grasses
July 5, 2023 | Jacksonville Mom
Live Like a Local: Summer Fun on the St. Johns River
June 21, 2023 | Folio Weekly
Radioactive Roads
June 20, 2023 | Palatka Daily News
Advocacy group on 5-year mission to ‘SAVe the Grasses’ in St. Johns River
June 1, 2023 | Clay Today
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER to issue Doctors Lake report this month
May 28, 2023 | The Villages Daily Sun
The curious case of St. Johns River’s missing seagrass
May 18, 2023 | Clay Today
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER studies loss of grasses at Doctors Lake
May 18, 2023 | Ponte Vedra Recorder
29K pounds of trash removed in river cleanup effort
May 17, 2023 | Palatka Daily News
Group studying aquatic grass disappearance
May 15, 2023 | Action News Jax
The most threatened habitat of the St. Johns River to be monitored
May 11, 2023 | Daytona Beach News-Journal
29,336 pounds: How many tons of trash did volunteers pull from along St. Johns River?
April 18, 2023 | Putnam Daily News
St. Johns River Bartram Frolic returns to Palatka
April 11, 2023 | First Coast Living
Join St. Johns Riverkeeper
March 23, 2023 | The Ponte Vedra Recorder
Great St. Johns River Cleanup hits St. Johns County this weekend
March 17, 2023 | Daytona Beach News-Journal
St. Johns River annual cleanup needs volunteers. Here’s how to help
March 16, 2023 | Palatka Daily News
Multi-county river cleanup happening this month, April
March 13, 2023 | Resident News
The tunes that bind: Free concert held to support the Great Florida Riverway Reunion
February 2, 2023 | Florida Times Union
Riverway Reunion events include free Saturday concert in Jacksonville
January 11, 2023 | Clay Today
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER launches new recreation website
October 20, 2022 | Florida Politics
St. Johns River is better, but tributaries need help, according to report and Riverkeeper
October 19, 2022 | Clay Today
First Black Creek Eco Festival creates new generation of stewards for waterways
October 4, 2022 | WMFE Orlando
Hurricane Ian leaves St. Johns River swollen and stressed
September 22, 2022 | Palatka Daily News
Welaka council official joins Riverkeeper team
August 22, 2022 | Florida Politics
Renew Jax campaign seeks Northside plant closure, 100% renewables by 2050
August 18, 2022 | First Coast News
Jacksonville environmentalists push for 100% renewable energy by 2050
August 10, 2022 | Florida Politics
Riverkeeper, Sierra Club tell JEA to address Northside plant pollution
June 17, 2022 | Click Orlando
Summer heat brings lake warnings. Here’s what to know
June 17, 2022 | First Coast News
Tiny dock concert coming to Jacksonville this weekend
June 12, 2022 | Florida Times Union
Jax riverfront could be ‘a downtown that is everybody’s neighborhood’
May 31, 2022 | Action News Jax
St. Johns Riverkeeper speaks on toxic algal blooms in Clay County lake
May 25, 2022 | Florida Times-Union
Avoid algae blooms, Clay health alert says after modest toxin levels found in Doctors Lake
May 13, 2022 | First Coast News
Join the Saturday search for Bartram’s Ixia
March 28, 2022 | WJCT News
There’s a new plan to battle coal ash spills. But it doesn’t include banning the waste.
March 23, 2022 | Gainesville Sun
Dismantling portion of Kirkpatrick Dam would eliminate hazards from catastrophic failure
March 10, 2022 | First Coast News
310 Miles: Only a select few have kayaked the length of the St. Johns River
March 4, 2022 | First Coast News
Explore the St. Johns River with paddleboard yoga
March 1, 2022 | Florida NewsLine
St. Johns Riverkeeper wants you to “Get Your Feet Wet!”
February 28, 2022 | First Coast News
National group lists Rodman Dam as one to watch in 2022
February 23, 2022 | First Coast News
Florida’s beloved manatees are dying at a record rate. Their cause of death traces back to humans.
February 11, 2022 | First Coast News
St. Johns Riverkeeper kicks off ‘Get Your Feet Wet’ campaign
February 10, 2022 | Ponte Vedra Recorder
Riverkeeper invites locals to ‘get their feet wet’
February 8, 2022 | First Coast News
‘To dam or not to dam’
January 16, 2022 | Florida Times Union
Guest column: Time has come to remove Rodman Dam and restore the Ocklawaha
November 5, 2021 | Palatka Daily News
Frolicking with History
October 21, 2021 | Florida Times Union
Riverkeeper urges support for restoring the Ocklawaha
October 20, 2021 | News 4 Jax
Riverkeeper gives St. Johns River a ‘C-’ grade
Fall 2021 | WUFT News and the UF College of Journalism and Communications
Sludge and the St. Johns
October 5, 2021 | News 4 Jax
Algae bloom toxins in St. Johns River raise concerns of Riverkeeper
August 25, 2021 | WJCT News
3 Area Nonprofits Call For End To Coal Ash Transport Through Jacksonville
August 19, 2021 | First Coast News
St. Johns Riverkeeper EcoTours encourage conservation
April 7, 2021 | Florida Times-Union
When it comes to handling sewage, Florida is a sludge show
April 2, 2021 | The West Volusia Beacon
Water, water everywhere – at least we hope so
March 4, 2021 | The Resident News
Tiny Dock Concerts grow, activate the River
March 3, 2021 | Eco-Magazine
Harmful Algae Blooms and the Land Disposal of Biosolids – What Are the Real Costs?
February 26, 2021 | Florida Times-Union
Guest column: Our parks are not for sale
February 23, 2021 | The Florida Times-Union
Khan’s plan for Four Seasons Hotel could replace some of Metropolitan Park with new park
February 17, 2021 | The Guardian
The Jacksonville environmental groups trying to tackle racial disparities
February 2, 2021 | The Gainesville Sun
Ocklawaha advocates want recreation hubs on free-flowing river
January 13, 2021 | WJCT
St. Johns Riverkeeper Joins Suit Challenging Fla. Wetlands Permitting Change
January 13, 2021 | Florida Times-Union
Florida takes wetlands permitting role from federal government; only 3rd state to do so
December 20, 2020 | Florida Times-Union
Editorial: Resiliency gains momentum in Jacksonville
December 10, 2020 | Florida Times-Union
Green groups start drive to remove dam at Rodman Reservoir, opening Ocklawaha River
November 6, 2020 | Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp roll out license plates to support St. Johns Riverkeeper
November 6, 2020 | Minor League Baseball
Jumbo Shrimp introduce specialty license tag, bobblehead specials for anniversary celebration
November 1, 2020 | Florida Times-Union
PASSIONATE ADVOCATE: Lisa Rinaman, St. Johns Riverkeeper, protects Jacksonville’s most valuable natural asset
October 30, 2020 | The Resident
New coalition advocates for public green space along river
October 15, 2020 | Florida Times-Union
Nate Monroe: Tens of millions in hidden St. Johns River dredging costs surface
September 4, 2020 | Ocala Gazette
Free the Ocklawaha and we’ll all benefit
September 3, 2020 | Florida Times-Union Editorial Board
Editorial: A win-win plan for the Ocklawaha River
August 25, 2020 | Waterkeeper Alliance
Poison Blooms
July 29, 2020 | JAX Daily Record
City Council authorizes $100 million for JaxPort St. Johns River dredging
July 28, 2020 | WJCT News 89.9
Jacksonville City Council Unanimously Approves $75 M For St. Johns River Dredging
July 20, 2020 | Ocala Gazette
Endangered designation could reignite old debate about the future of Ocklawaha River
July 20, 2020 | News4Jax
State addressing silt plume from Roosevelt Marketplace construction site
July 19, 2020 | The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board
Capitalize on a big opportunity for Jacksonville’s riverfront parks
July 19, 2020 | Florida Times-Union
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make Jacksonville’s riverfront parks great
July 13, 2020 | News4Jax
Construction site spills silt into Ortega River on rainy days
July 4, 2020 | Florida Times Union
Jacksonville City Council faces $70 million vote on river deepening for cargo ships
Summer 2020 | Earth Island Journal
Florida’s Lost Springs
June 2, 2020 | Florida Times Union
Editorial: More mitigation funding is needed as a result of deepening of the St. Johns River.
May 29, 2020 | First Coast News
Jacksonville pollution enforcement another casualty of the pandemic
April 21, 2020 | Florida Times Union
Mark Woods: Even during pandemic, Earth Day matters
April 14, 2020 | Florida Times Union
Waters close to Duval on ‘most endangered’ list for country
April 14, 2020 | Orlando Sentinel
Ocklawaha River of Central Florida named among nation’s 10 most endangered
March 3, 2020 | Florida Times Union
Mark Woods: We’re killing trees, growing ghost forests
February 22, 2020 | West Volusia Beacon
Ghost forest: A battle between environmentalists and bass anglers locks the Ocklawaha in purgatory
February 12, 2020 | WJCT
Environmentalists Criticize Fla. Chief Science Officer For Praising Clean Waterways Act
February 11, 2020 | WJCT
JAXPORT Announces ‘Major Victory’ In Federal Funding For River Deepening
January 14, 2020 | First Coast News
Report: Jacksonville could see 100-year floods in 30 years due to rising sea-levels
November 28, 2019 | Florida Times Union
Selling JEA could harm the St. Johns River
October 20, 2019 | Florida Times Union
Guest column: Saltwater intrusion is a threat to the St. Johns River
October 7, 2019 | Florida Times Union
Algae board backs protection for downstream parts of St. Johns River
September 16, 2019 | First Coast News
Riverkeeper: ‘Alarming’ findings in annual St. Johns River report
September 13, 2019 | Florida Today
Group: St. Johns River pollution threatens water supplies
August 31, 2019 | First Coast News
Alternative options for potable drinking water ahead of Hurricane Dorian
August 26, 2019 | WJCT
Sea Level Rise Task Force Wraps Up, Will Urge Jacksonville to Curb Emissions
August 14, 2019 | VOID Magazine
The River’s Voice: A look into the work of Lisa Rinaman
July 29, 2019 | First Coast News
Sewage Sludge is Polluting the River
July 23, 2019 | Folio Weekly
Keep It Clean
July 19, 2019 | Orlando Sentinel
Melbourne water supply found to contain potentially toxic algae
July 19, 2019 | Florida Today
A ‘nasty’ algae blankets Lake Washington
July 12, 2019 | Florida Sportman
Watermen Documentaries – Biosolids
July 9, 2019 | Clay Today
Toxic Puzzle pieces together research to understand algae blooms
“We don’t just want to show the film and have everyone go home scared of the water around them. We want this film to raise questions and we want to see those questions answered.” said Kelly Thompson, St. Johns Riverkeeper Outreach Director.
July 2, 2019 | West Volusia Beacon
Algae Blooms in St. Johns River; fertilizer ban in effect
“Algal blooms are visual symptoms that the river is sick,” said Kelly Thompson, St. Johns Riverkeeper Outreach Director.
June 21, 2019 | Florida Times-Union
EVE 2019: Lisa Rinaman puts focus on St. Johns River
June 14, 2019 | Palatka Daily News
Riverkeeper watching St. Johns for more algae blooms
“We’re using that science and using the power of citizen influence and voices to affect change,” said Kelly Thompson, St. Johns Riverkeeper Outreach Director.
June 13, 2019 | WLRN
Can Florida’s New Blue-Green Algae Task Force Fix the State’s Fouled Waters?
June 13, 2019 | Tampa Bay Business Journal
State task force tackles toxic algae
“We can’t buy our way out of Florida’s algae crisis,” said Lisa Rinaman, your St. Johns Riverkeeper.
May 20, 2019 | Florida Times-Union
Legislature dropped the ball on toxic green algae
“We urge DeSantis to make sure the task force addresses the needs of all of Florida’s waters — including the St. Johns — and focuses on stopping pollution at its source.” – wrote Lisa Rinaman, your St. Johns Riverkeeper.
May 18, 2019 | Spectrum News 13
Experts Warn year Could be “Perfect Storm” for Toxic Algae Blooms
“The thing that concerns me about what’s happening up north is that it is happening so early in the year before the water temperatures and our summer really begins,” said Gabbie Milch, St. Johns Riverkeeper Middle Basin Coordinator.
May 10, 2019 | First Coast News
Algae conditions in the St. Johns River could be the ‘perfect storm’
“So this could truly turn into a super bloom. A super bloom is when you have a large area covered with green algae for a long period of time. Some people call it the green monster,” said Lisa Rinaman, your St. Johns Riverkeeper.