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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.
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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
Disappointed But NOT Defeated
On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, St. Johns Riverkeeper, fellow advocates and concerned citizens from all over the state joined together at the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) headquarters in Palatka to oppose Sleepy Creek Lands (aka Adena Springs Ranch)....
Water Wars Forum
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 @ 6 pm The program will begin at approximately 6:15 pm. The River House at Jacksonville University 2800 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville 32211 Central Florida wants to siphon the St. Johns to fuel further unsustainable growth. Learn...
Governing Board Votes On Controversial Permit July 14
Silver Springs already suffering from low flows and nitrate pollution that triggers excessive algal growth. In May, an Administrative Law Judge ruled against St. Johns Riverkeeper, Sierra Club Northeast Florida, Jeri Baldwin, and Karen Ahlers in a legal challenge of...
St. Johns Riverkeeper Joins Amendment 1 Lawsuit
Credit: Carol Bailey, May 30, 2015 Rally for Amendment 1 at Walter Jones Historical ParkAmendment 1 Lawsuit Press Release Amendment 1 Legal Complaint Floridians overwhelmingly supported Amendment 1 with 75% of the vote, yet the Florida Legislature has decided to...
Forced Resignations Weaken Water Agency
Recently, four top executives at the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) suddenly resigned, with two of them stating in their resignation letters that they were resigning "in lieu of termination." Collectively, the four have 89 years of...
Ruling By Judge Threatens Silver Springs
Algae in Silver Springs by Karen ChadwickPRESS RELEASE: MAY 5, 2015 SILVER SPRINGS, FL -- Despite evidence that Florida’s iconic Silver Springs would be further degraded from the over-pumping of groundwater and increased nutrient pollution, an...
Free the Ocklawaha
The time has come to finally restore the Ocklawaha River. The Ocklawaha is the largest tributary to the St. Johns River. Restoration of the Ocklawaha's historic flow will provide significant ecological benefits to the St. Johns, expand recreational and...
Say NO to "Water Bill" SB 918
The following joint statement was released by 1000 Friends of Florida, Florida Sierra Club, League of Women Voters, Defenders of Wildlife, St. Johns Riverkeeper, and Florida Springs Council on April 28, 2015 urging Floridians to contact their state Senators and tell...
Senators Want to Gut Clean Water Act
Tell Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to back off his attempts to weaken the Clean Water Act. Senator Rubio has joined Rand Paul (R-KY), Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing a bill that would...
The Ocklawaha Needs Your Help
The Ocklawaha River needs your help. Tell the Florida Legislature that the Ocklawaha River, the St. Johns River and Silver Springs have suffered long enough. The time has come to finally breach the Rodman Dam and restore the natural flow of the Ocklawaha. See a...