Blog Archive

October 2016

Riverkeeper and DCPS Get Students on the River

For the second year, St Johns RIVERKEEPER and Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) are partnering through the STEAM Cultural Passport Program to provide on-the-water learning experiences for Title I 5th-grade students in Duval County during the 2016-2017 school year....

State to Allow More Toxins in Our Waterways

Warning sign along Hogan’s Creek in JacksonvilleRequired to update its Human Health-Based ater Quality Criteria to protect human health from exposure to surface water chemical contaminants, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) was presented with...

Conservation, NOT River Withdrawals

Central Florida is already reaching the sustainable limits of its predominant source of water, the Floridan Aquifer.  As a result, the three water management districts in this five county area – the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), South...