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Advocacy Priorities
Learn more about St. Johns Riverkeeper’s advocacy priorities and ways you can get involved with our efforts to protect the St. Johns River.
Report an Issue
See an issue and not sure how/where to report it? Check out our report page for information on alerting the right people and agencies when you see anything from illegal dumping to an algal bloom.
River-Friendly Tips
We’ve put together a list of ways you can make small changes in your everyday life, right now, to be more river-friendly at home.
Recent Blog Posts
Morning Star Fields – Permitting Evolution & Promising Future
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
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...
Bad Bill Alert: Prevent Plastic Pollution
Updated Call to Action Link 4/14/25 Plastic debris can choke and entangle wildlife as well as leach harmful chemicals into our water. Despite the overwhelming volume of plastic pollution in natural areas, the state of Florida has taken power away from local...
Call to Action: Protect Our State Parks
Join Waterkeepers Florida's Call to Protect Florida State Parks Last summer, thousands of Floridians rallied together to oppose a ridiculous proposal to build hotels, golf courses, and pickleball courts in State Parks across Florida. In response to that outcry,...
Dead Fish in the St. Johns? What You Should Know
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) is monitoring the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)'s investigation of several fish kills in the St. Johns River. FWC states that the fish kills of predominantly tilapia (an invasive species) are most likely linked...
Resilient Ribault 2024 Highlights
Resilient Ribault is an initiative launched by St. Johns Riverkeeper and LISC Jacksonville to address the challenges facing the waterways and communities in the Ribault River and Moncrief Creek watersheds - two tributaries of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL....
We’re Hiring: Community Engagement Specialist
Looking to grow in your career and work for an organization making a real difference in our local community? St. Johns Riverkeeper is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist! The person in this role will be responsible for organizing and managing outreach events,...
2024 St. Johns Riverkeeper Recap
As we enter our 25th anniversary year, we are grateful for your support and our joint accomplishments over the past quarter century – for the river – to ensure a healthy river ecosystem for generations to come. Today, we reflect on 2024 and our annual progress and...
Impacting Local River Communities
Taking a Local Approach to River Restoration In 2023, St. Johns Riverkeeper launched Resilient Ribault in partnership with LISC Jacksonville. One of the drivers of this initiative is to proactively, strategically and continually work in a specific geographic location...
Year 2: SAVe Our River’s Grasses
As we wrap up year two of our 5-year SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, we want to thank all of our partners who continue to share their dedication, docks, boats and knowledge of the river we all share and love. What started off as a strong showing for SAV in 2024...