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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
Hurricane Preparedness in our Watershed
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center increased their prediction for the rest of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to above normal. In an NOAA statement,...
SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition: August 2023
St. Johns Riverkeeper's (SJRK) SAV Team wrapped up the August 2023 SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition a day early due to persistent streaks of cyanobacteria on the surface water at each monitoring site south of Dunn’s Creek. The August 2023 Expedition results were...
The Expedition Continues: SAVe our River’s Grasses
St. Johns Riverkeeper is Monitoring 80 Miles of the Most Threatened Habitat of the St. Johns River over Five Years In May 2023, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) launched its first SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition, seeking answers and solutions to the disappearing SAV...
Advocacy Update: Summer 2023
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER’s mission is to defend the St. Johns River and advocate for its protection. We want to give you a brief update on some of the threats to our river that we have been working to improve. Bad Bills The “Radioactive Roads Bill,” HB 1191/SB 1258 was...
Warming Waters Come with a Chance for Green
Air and water temperatures are heating up, which unfortunately indicates that algae bloom season is upon us. Existing nutrient pollution, warming waters and runoff from frequent rainstorms during the summer could result in green muck coating our river and its...
SAVe the Grasses Expedition: Spring 2023
Recently, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER's advocacy team conducted a four-day SAVe the Grasses Expedition seeking answers and solutions to the disappearing submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) of the St. Johns. More than 90% of the SAV was lost after Hurricane Irma and multiple...
First Annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup Results
76 sites | 1,302 volunteers | 1,462 bags of trash St. Johns RIVERKEEPER, local governments, businesses and nonprofits came together between March 18 and Earth Day, April 22, to clean up the St. Johns River watershed. The first annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup,...
3 Dangerous Bills in Florida: Take Action
Threats to the Environment and Public Health Florida's pristine environment and the health of its residents are currently at risk as three dangerous bills make their way through the legislative process. These bills threaten the state's waterways, encourage...
Searching for Eelgrass, Seeking Solutions
As a result of the current fragile state of the river, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER is launching a multi-day expedition to investigate the case of the lost grasses.
Great Florida Riverway in the Rotunda
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER joined with fellow river and springs experts from around the state on Wednesday, February 15 to advocate for a free-flowing Great Florida Riverway at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. The Great Florida Riverway Coalition, including St....