Guest column: Riverkeeper explains opposition to current dredging plans, The Florida Times-Union 9.3.15 St. Johns Riverkeeper has worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than three years in an effort to protect the St. Johns River and ensure the...
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Dredging Project Faces Legal Challenge
The following is from a press release sent by St. Johns Riverkeeper on August 11, 2015: JACKSONVILLE, FL – On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, St. Johns Riverkeeper filed a Notice of Intent to Sue the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) regarding the proposed St. Johns...
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...