by Shannon Blankinship | Nov 29, 2018 | Nutrients
5 WAYS TO TAKE ACTION 1. Watch our River UPRising webinar! 2. Write a letter to COJ City Council President Aaron Bowman, U.S. Congressman Al Lawson, and U.S. Congressman John Rutherford. Click the names to see draft letters already created for you to modify and...
by Jimmy Orth | Oct 29, 2018 | Nutrients
Recently, the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a notice soliciting public comments regarding the St. Johns River Water Management District’s (SJRWMD) permit application to withdraw an average of 10 million gallons of water...
by Shannon Blankinship | Oct 26, 2018 | Nutrients
Algae in Blue Cypress Lake, an Outstanding Florida WaterwayOn October 15, 2018, our Headwaters Advisory Committee delivered an editorial to local papers highlighting the MANY concerns that remain regarding the application on Sewage Sludge to property in our...
by Shannon Blankinship | Aug 1, 2018 | Nutrients
On July 31, Florida Waterkeepers joined forces in Tallahassee to stand up for Florida waters. Waterkeepers united from across the state representing urban and rural communities and waterways in and around the watersheds of the Indian River Lagoon, Tampa Bay, Matanzas...
by Shannon Blankinship | Jul 10, 2018 | Nutrients
Biosolids dumping in headwaters – photo credit: Barbara BuhrOn July 10, 2018, St. Johns Riverkeeper and its Headwaters Advisory Council sent an Urgent Request for an Immediate Moratorium of Sewage Sludge Application within the Upper Basin of the St. Johns. This...
by Jimmy Orth | Jun 16, 2018 | Nutrients
On June 15, 2018, Florida Circuit Judge Charles Dodson ruled in favor of environmental organizations that the land conservation constitutional amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2014 requires funding to be used for land acquisition, restoration and...
by Jimmy Orth | Jun 15, 2018 | Nutrients
photo credit: Florida Times-UnionJoin St. Johns RIVERKEEPER at the upcoming River Rising: Town Hall Series to learn about rising waters in the St. Johns, how decades of dredging has increased water levels and storm surge, and what Jacksonville and coastal communities...
by Jimmy Orth | Jun 15, 2018 | Nutrients
DEVELOPER ABANDONS LANDS SWAP PLANS FOR JULINGTON-DURBIN! You did it! On June 28, Eastland announced that they will no longer pursue plans to build 1400 homes within the Julington-Durbin Preserve, in exchange for property on Black Hammock Island. In addition,...
by Jimmy Orth | May 7, 2018 | Nutrients
Credit: Florida Times-UnionFor decades, the St. Johns River has been deepened, straightened and manipulated to allow bigger and bigger ships to access Jacksonville's port. The Florida Times-Union recently released a special report, As the Ocean Creeps In, that...
by Jimmy Orth | Mar 29, 2018 | Nutrients
For Immediate Release Thursday, March 29, 2018 Contact: Jennifer Rubiello, State Director, Environment Florida jennifer@environmentflorida.org, (818) 203-7625 Shannon Blankinship, Advocacy Director, St. Johns Riverkeeper, shannon@stjohnsriverkeeper.org, (904) 614-6570...
