by Jimmy Orth | Feb 7, 2011 | Nutrients
Kayak Amelia – one of the many businesses that benefit from parksRecently, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced that 53 parks were being proposed for closure. The news created quite a stir among concerned citizens throughout the... by Jimmy Orth | Feb 6, 2011 | Nutrients
Murphy Creek near Dunns Creek State Park, photo credit: SJRWMDWe are extremely concerned about the recent news that 53 Florida State Parks are being considered for closure because of state budget cuts. Several of these parks are within the watershed of the St. Johns... by Jimmy Orth | Feb 4, 2011 | Nutrients
In case you missed it, Neil Armingeon, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, wrote the following letter to the Times-Union in response to a recent article regarding the numeric nutrient standards issue. Reply: St. Johns River: A draft report has been misused The... by Jimmy Orth | Jan 27, 2011 | Nutrients
January 26, 2011: We have launched a Cleaner GP awareness campaign to encourage Georgia-Pacific (GP) to abandon its plans to build a pipeline to the St. Johns River and to pursue alternative solutions to its wastewater pollution problems. As part of the the... 