by riverkeeper | Dec 4, 2010 | Nutrients
The past several year have been tough for our St. Johns River. The river has suffered from massive fish kills, widespread algal blooms, mysterious foam and an unprecedented number of dolphin deaths. While scientists suspect that the fish kills and foam were related to... by riverkeeper | Dec 4, 2010 | Nutrients
iPhone App Screens from the App StoreThe "Get your Feet Wet, iPhone edition" guidebook app is a valuable resource that allows users to explore and learn about the St. Johns River from Palatka to the Atlantic Ocean with the convenience of their phone. App... by riverkeeper | Oct 22, 2010 | Nutrients
Rice Creek Algal Bloom – Photo by Karen Ahlers As we have mentioned in previous posts, scientists still have not definitively determined the cause of the mysterious foam and the massive fish kills on the St. Johns River but do suspect a link to algal blooms.... by riverkeeper | Oct 22, 2010 | Nutrients
The Georgia-Pacific (GP) paper mill in Palatka is unable to meet water quality standards in Rice Creek (a tributary of the St. Johns) where it currently discharges its wastewater. So, what is the GP solution to this problem? They plan to employ the archaic...