We celebrated our 2023 volunteer award winners at our annual Holiday Mingle early this month! We would like to highlight and celebrate our honorees for their contributions to St. Johns Riverkeeper (SJRK) and our river. Volunteer of the Year: Alicia Smith Alicia is a...
The 2023 Lower St. Johns River Report (LSJRR) provides a stark reminder of the fragile health of our river and its tributaries, but also documents the powerful combination of responsible regulation, reasonable incentives, education, citizen advocacy and political will...
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is the foundation of our river’s health – providing biofiltration, fish habitat, and more. Sadly, the St. Johns River is suffering mounting threats resulting in the near demise of our river’s SAV. In search of solutions, St. Johns...
By now you've probably heard the buzz about St. Johns RIVERKEEPER's annual Oyster Roast - but what is the Oyster Roast? St. Johns RIVERKEEPER held our first Oyster Roast fundraiser in 2002, and we've been hosting this event annually to celebrate our work to protect...
The quest to save the St. Johns River grasses continues: we will embark on our third and final expedition for the year on October 17, 2023. Our team will return to our project survey sites to gather data and assess the status of the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV),...
St. Johns Riverkeeper is hiring a new Education Specialist! If you are passionate about the St. Johns River, science education, leading the next generation, and giving students the tools they need to be better stewards of the environment, this might be your dream job!...
In observance of the upcoming National Estuaries Week (September 16-23), St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) celebrates the St. Johns River Estuary. The Lower St. Johns River is a 100-mile estuary that runs from its confluence with the Ocklawaha River in Welaka until it...
St. Johns Riverkeeper is hiring a new Education Director! If you are passionate about the St. Johns River, science education, leading the next generation, and giving students the tools they need to be better stewards of the environment, this might be your dream job!...
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center increased their prediction for the rest of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to above normal. In an NOAA statement,...
St. Johns Riverkeeper's (SJRK) SAV Team wrapped up the August 2023 SAVe our River’s Grasses Expedition a day early due to persistent streaks of cyanobacteria on the surface water at each monitoring site south of Dunn’s Creek. The August 2023 Expedition results were...