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Are the Grasses of the St. Johns Returning? August SAV Expedition Coming Soon
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...
Advocacy in Action: Resilient Ribault
Over the past year, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER and LISC Jacksonville have joined forces to launch Resilient Ribault, an initiative to address the challenges facing the waterways and communities in the Ribault River area. This area of the St. Johns River watershed is highly...
Grass-Roots Effort: Florida Sportsman Feature
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. Johns...
SAVe Our River’s Grasses: May 2024 Expedition Findings
If you’ve been following along on our journey to SAVe Our River’s Grasses for the past year, you know that submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) is the foundation of our river’s health. That is why St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) has pledged to search for answers and...
Headwaters Under Threat
Photo: Birds abound in the vast marshes of the headwaters of the St. Johns River. (SJRWMD) June 12, Governor DeSantis signed his $116.5 billion budget that includes $400 million for a project that as currently designed will inevitably and admittedly redirect polluted...
Year Two Begins: SAVe Our River’s Grasses
St. Johns Riverkeeper is monitoring 80 miles of the most threatened habitat of the St. Johns River over five years In May 2023, St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) launched the SAVe Our River’s Grasses Expedition, seeking answers and solutions to the massive loss of...
Be Prepared: Algae Bloom Season
Toxic blue-green algae outbreaks, or harmful algae blooms (HABs), are increasing in duration and frequency - threatening our waterways and our own health. St. Johns RIVERKEEPER (SJRK) has already gotten reports of blooms this year throughout the watershed from Indian...
Plan to Send Polluted Water to St. Johns
In order to fulfill our mission, we strive daily to identify what is right for our river and to determine how we can collectively protect and defend the St. Johns for current and future generations. That is why our team is rigorously investigating the Grove Land...
Great St. Johns River Cleanup
Hey river lovers, it's that time of the year again! Get ready to roll up your sleeves and join hands with St. Johns RIVERKEEPER, local governments, nonprofits, and businesses for the second-annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup. It's not just a cleanup; it's a...
Legal Win for Wetlands
On February 16, a federal judge sided with St. Johns RIVERKEEPER and our co-plaintiffs, stating that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) breached federal law by delegating the Clean Water Act wetland permitting...