What do the economic considerations of the proposed dredging have to do with protecting the St. Johns River? Everything. If the prospect of jobs and speculative economic benefits are going to be used to justify the extensive environmental damage that will likely...
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Save Silver Springs
Silver Springs Photo Credit: Bill Belleville LATEST NEWS Click here for a factsheet. Administrative Hearing Recommended Order 4.29.15 Press Release Response to Recommended Order by Petitioners SJRWMD Press Release - Governing Board Approves Permits On July 14,...
Sleepy Creek Administrative Hearing Update
Video at August 28 public hearing of manure runoff from Sleepy Creek Lands property.On Friday, August 29, the administrative hearing for Sleepy Creek Lands (aka Adena Springs Ranch) wrapped up after five exhausting and contentious days of technical, legal and public...
Sleepy Creek Lands: Make Your Voice Heard
credit: Margaret TolbertThe Administrative Hearing to challenge the Sleepy Creek Lands (formerly known as Adena Springs Ranch) permits kicked off on Monday in Palatka. At the request of our attorneys, the judge has granted YOU the opportunity to be heard! This is your...
Surprise Decision, But Threat Remains
credit: SJRWMDPress Release - July 17, 2014 On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, the St. Johns River Water Management (SJRWMD) staff recommended denial of a consumptive use permit (CUP) modification request by Sleepy Creek Lands (formerly known as Adena Springs Ranch) to pump...
Legal Action Taken to Save Silver Springs
St. Johns Riverkeeper and Sierra Club Florida recently filed a petition for an administrative hearing to challenge the permits sought by Sleepy Creek Lands (formerly Adena Springs Ranch). The two organizations are collaborating with concerned citizens, Karen Ahlers...
Dredging Plan Fails the Test
Credit: Army Corps of EngineersThe following is an editorial from Lisa Rinaman, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, that appeared in the 5.2.14 Jacksonville Business Journal: "St. Johns Riverkeeper supports the responsible use of our river. However, it must not...
April is Water Conservation Month
According to the St. Johns River Water Management District, "Lawn and landscape irrigation accounts for more than half of all residential water use." This is the same water that we drink, feeds our wetlands, bubbles up and creates our magnificent...
The Big Picture
So often, we make decisions without considering the big picture. Just look at the proposals to dredge the river significantly deeper, put a massive cattle operation next to Silver Springs, and withdraw millions of gallons of water a day from the St. Johns. Each could...
Water Blues Green Solutions
On Tuesday, April 22, 2014, US Green Building Council (USGBC) North Florida, WJCT, St. Johns Riverkeeper, AIA Jacksonville, and the City of Jacksonville's Environmental Protection Board are hosting the Jacksonville premiere of a new documentary film about...