SAVs

Sheltering Grasses, Supporting Manatees

Jun 30, 2025 | Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

Research to Foster Long-term Manatee Habitat Restoration The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris), an iconic symbol of natural Florida, can be found in the waters of the St. Johns River throughout the year. Manatees feed primarily on submerged aquatic...

May 2025 SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition Breakdown

Jun 6, 2025 | Algae, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Nutrients, Our River, SAVs

From May 27–30, 2025, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) conducted the first field visit of Year 3 of the SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, continuing efforts to investigate the alarming decline of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the St. Johns River. The team...

Expanding Effort to Restore River Habitat

Apr 29, 2025 | Community, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

In preparation of Year Three of the SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, St. Johns Riverkeeper is Forging New Partnerships From April 28 to May 2, 2025, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) is joining forces with Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Florida and Mighty River...

2024 St. Johns Riverkeeper Recap

Jan 15, 2025 | Algae, Community, Education, Events, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Ocklawaha River, Our River, Pollutants, Resilient Ribault, SAVs, Upper Basin/Headwaters, Wetland Impacts

As we enter our 25th anniversary year, we are grateful for your support and our joint accomplishments over the past quarter century – for the river – to ensure a healthy river ecosystem for generations to come. Today, we reflect on 2024 and our annual progress and...

Year 2: SAVe Our River’s Grasses

Dec 19, 2024 | Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

As we wrap up year two of our 5-year SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, we want to thank all of our partners who continue to share their dedication, docks, boats and knowledge of the river we all share and love. What started off as a strong showing for SAV in 2024...

SAVe Our River’s Grasses: October 2024 Field Visit

Nov 14, 2024 | Algae, Events, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

In late October, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) returned to the river for its third and final 2024 field visit as part of the five-year SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition. This trip wrapped up year two of the expedition. We continue to seek answers that will lead...

2024 State of the River Report

Oct 15, 2024 | Algae, Bacteria, Climate Change, Community, Dredging, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Nutrients, Our River, Pollutants, SAVs, Tributaries, Wetland Impacts

The just-released 2024 State of the River Report for the Lower St. Johns River Basin (LSJRR) once again reveals significant reason for concern regarding the fragile health of our river and its tributaries. While a few of the river health indicators seem to be...

August Expedition Summary: SAVe Our River’s Grasses

Sep 13, 2024 | Algae, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

In August, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) returned to the river for its second field visit of the 2024 SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition seeking answers and solutions to help the struggling SAV of the St. Johns. Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is the...

Are the Grasses of the St. Johns Returning? August SAV Expedition Coming Soon

Aug 16, 2024 | Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, SAVs

St. Johns Riverkeeper is Patrolling the River and Searching for Solutions to the Loss of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In May 2023, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) launched the SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition to monitor and map the current condition of the submerged...

Grass-Roots Effort: Florida Sportsman Feature

Jul 2, 2024 | Community, Habitat Loss and Degradation, Our River, River Voices, SAVs

St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) was featured along with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and our bass angler partners in the July 2024 issue of Florida Sportsman. The article features FWC’s effort to build temporary enclosures in the St....