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St. Johns RIVERKEEPER boldly stands up and speaks out for our St. Johns River. Learn more about our priorities and some of the issues we are currently working on.

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The vision of St. Johns Riverkeeper is to ensure a clean and healthy river for current and future generations.

Upcoming Events

Art and Nature Walk: Blue Cypress Park

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Art and Nature Walk | Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Blue Cypress Park Feeling overwhelmed and disconnected? Taking a moment to immerse yourself in nature […]

Breaking the Silence: Talking Climate Change in Jacksonville

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Breaking the Silence: Talking Climate Change in Jacksonville | Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. | St. Johns Cathedral (256 E Church Street) Increased storm intensity, widespread flooding, and deadly […]

Jacksonville Science Festival

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Jacksonville Science Festival | Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Friendship Fountain Park Join St. Johns Riverkeeper's K-12 Education Team for the Jacksonville Science Festival. […]

McCoys Creek Cleanup

Sunday, April 19, 2026

McCoys Creek Cleanup | Sunday, April 19, 2026 from 10 a.m. - Noon at Powers Park Join us for our monthly cleanup on McCoys Creek! As always, all of our […]

State of the Watershed

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

State of the Watershed | Wednesday, April 22 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at WJCT Studios On Earth Day 2026, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER is proud to host our very first State of […]

Earth Day Festival at RAM

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Earth Day Festival at Riverside Arts Market (RAM) | Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Join us for an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 25 at […]

POSH Module Build – Living Shoreline for Riverview Park

Saturday, May 2, 2026

POSH Module Build - Living Shoreline for Riverview Park | Saturday, May 2 Help us build Pervious Oyster Shell Habitat (POSH) Modules - 30-pound balls of recycled oyster shells and […]

Recent Blog Posts

Take Action: Bad Boating Bill; Save Our Wetlands

by Rebecca Vecera | Apr 8, 2025 | Action Alert, Our River, Wetland Impacts

St. Johns Riverkeeper works to keep you informed about issues that affect OUR river. Here are two "bad bills" that we encourage you to take action on now, and, a follow up from the "Protect Our Parks" issue that we shared previously. Our voices matter, and they have...

Morning Star Fields – Permitting Evolution & Promising Future

by Rebecca Vecera | Mar 19, 2025 | Habitat Loss and Degradation, Nutrients, Our River, Pollutants, Upper Basin/Headwaters

As reported in late 2024, St. Johns Riverkeeper (SJRK) and the Clean Water Coalition of Indian River County (CWC) united to provide citizen oversight of the construction and operation of a high-density chicken facility under construction in the headwaters of the St....

Sewage Sludge in the St. Johns

by Rebecca Vecera | Mar 18, 2025 | Action Alert, Bacteria, Nutrients, Our River, Pollutants, Upper Basin/Headwaters

Sewage sludge, the waste by-product from treating our wastewater, continues to undermine the health of the St. Johns River at its very source. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permits the cheap disposal of sewage sludge (aka biosolids) on...