Welcome to City Nature Challenge 2023 for Duval County! City Nature Challenge is a friendly competition between cities around the world. It started in 2016 between San Francisco and Los Angeles to see who could get the community to observe more wildlife using iNaturalist. Since then, more and more cities have started to participate. Jacksonville […]
In St. Johns Riverkeeper's new Spring/Summer educational series "Adventures in Urban Ecosystems" we invite adults and kids alike to explore the natural spaces that harbor a diversity of life in Jacksonville's urban landscape. In Bee Inspired, we'll be talking native plants, pollinators, and ways we can create friendly spaces for these creatures in our backyards. […]
Walk the Bridges | Saturday, May 13 at 9 a.m. starting from the Fuller Warren Shared-Use Path (Riverside) Walk the Bridges with St. Johns Riverkeeper's executive director, Jimmy Orth! Check out the newly opened Fuller Warren Bridge Shared-Use Path, better known locally as "The SUP," with expert commentary and an unmatched view of the St. […]
Nature Walk with St. Johns Riverkeeper | Sunday, May 28 from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Bayard Conservation Area Join St. Johns Riverkeeper for a nature walk through Bayard Conservation Area. Explore a hidden gem in Green Cove Springs while you learn more about this area of the watershed and the flora and fauna […]
Paddle with a guide through Fort George and the Simpson Creek estuary, a series of tributaries that wind through the salt marsh creating what looks like the arteries of the land. The water twists and turns creating intimate canals for the resident wading birds, fishing osprey, and provides protection for newly hatched fingerlings. The estuary […]