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Withdrawal Study: Uncertainties Remain
posted Feb 19, 2012
The St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study (WSIS) final report was recently released by the St. Johns River Water ... More »
Save Silver Springs
posted Feb 8, 2012
Adena Springs Ranch has submitted a consumptive use permit (CUP) application to withdraw 13.267 million gallons of ... More »
Pollution Solutions: Lasalle Bioswale Project
posted Feb 6, 2012
St. Johns Riverkeeper and our numerous partners collaborated to install the City of Jacksonville’s first bioswale along ... More »
Tribute to Neil Armingeon
posted Jan 24, 2012
Bill Belleville Tribute to Neil Armingeon If there has ever been an orphan of a natural system in Florida, it's the St. ... More »
Your New St. Johns Riverkeeper
posted Jan 6, 2012
We are excited to announce that Lisa Rinaman has been selected to succeed Neil Armingeon as your next St. Johns ... More »
Benefit Concert to Honor St. Johns Riverkeeper
posted Dec 30, 2011
The Florida Theatre February 16, 2012 Celebrate the outstanding work and service of Neil Armingeon. Support your next ... More »
What a Year!
posted Dec 28, 2011
by Kelly Savage, Community Outreach Director I want to take a moment to thank all of our volunteers for dedicating so ... More »
City Council Lets GP Off the Hook
posted Dec 15, 2011
As we have previously reported, Jacksonville City Council Member Jim Love introduced a resolution opposing the issuance ... More »
Groups Take Legal Action to Protect Florida’s Waterways
posted Dec 8, 2011
Recently, Earthjustice filed a legal challenge on behalf of St. Johns Riverkeeper and several other groups against ... More »
Coalition Advocates for Florida’s Environment
posted Nov 30, 2011
At a November 30th press conference on the steps of the Capitol in Tallahassee, Senator Bob Graham announced the ... More »
Never Give Up
posted Nov 19, 2011
Recently, the Late Bloomers Garden Club hosted an event at the Cummer Museum & Gardens in Jacksonville with Nathaniel ... More »
Time To Water Less
posted Nov 3, 2011
With the return of Eastern Standard Time on November 7th, comes a change in the irrigation restrictions. During the ... More »
Councilman Introduces Georgia-Pacific Resolution
posted Oct 21, 2011
As you may know, Jacksonville City Council member Jim Love recently introduced a resolution to Council opposing the ... More »
Long Live Stetson Kennedy
posted Aug 30, 2011
The St. Johns River lost a great friend and champion on August 27th when Stetson Kennedy passed away surrounded by ... More »
2011 State of the River Report
posted Aug 25, 2011
The 2011 State of the River Report for the Lower St. Johns River Basin was recently released. The annual State of the ... More »
Armingeon Receives Environmental Award
posted Aug 23, 2011
Neil Armingeon, your St. Johns Riverkeeper, was recently awarded the Christi P. Veleta Environmental Award by the ... More »
House Guts Clean Water Act
posted Jul 17, 2011
Late last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (HR 2018), a bill ... More »
4th Annual PSA Contest Winners Announced!
posted Jul 7, 2011
For the past four years, St. Johns RIVERKKEEPER has organized a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video contest for ... More »
We Want You - Apply Now
posted Jun 30, 2011
St. Johns Riverkeeper, Inc., a non-profit advocacy organization for the St. Johns River, is seeking a St. Johns ... More »
Say NO to the Pipeline
posted May 6, 2011
Recently, Jacksonville City Council member Jim Love introduced a resolution to Council calling for a delay to the ... More »
St. Johns Riverkeeper Stepping Down in 2012
posted Apr 26, 2011
The following is a letter and video from St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon with an important announcement for our ... More »
Dr. Quinton White Honored By Leadership Jacksonville
posted Apr 13, 2011
Recently, Dr. Quinton White, Jr. was honored by Leadership Jacksonville at its annual "Celebration of Leadership" event ... More »
Neil Armingeon Receives Mayor’s Award
posted Mar 31, 2011
Recently, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton presented the Mayor's Award for Environmental Achievement to Neil ... More »
St. Johns Riverkeeper’s Annual Advocacy Awards
posted Mar 28, 2011
On March 25th, St. Johns Riverkeeper presented its annual advocacy, education, and volunteer awards at the Mayor's ... More »
Fertilize Your Yard, Not Your River
posted Mar 27, 2011
If you are planning to fertilize your yard this spring, make sure that you use the right type of fertilizer and don't ... More »
Are You River Friendly?
posted Mar 15, 2011
St. Johns RIVERKEEPER and our community partners recently launched an exciting new River Friendly education campaign to ... More »
Review Exposes Flaws in GP Study
posted Feb 15, 2011
Recently, we hired a team of water quality and engineering experts to conduct a technical peer review of a key ... More »
State Parks: Open for Business
posted Feb 7, 2011
Recently, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced that 53 parks were being proposed for closure. ... More »
53 State Parks on the Chopping Block
posted Feb 5, 2011
We are extremely concerned about the recent news that 53 Florida State Parks are being considered for closure because ... More »
St. Johns Riverkeeper Responds to Misuse of Report
posted Feb 4, 2011
In case you missed it, Neil Armingeon, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, wrote the following letter to the Times-Union in ... More »
Protect Your River - Stop the Pipeline
posted Jan 26, 2011
We have launched a Cleaner GP awareness campaign to encourage Georgia-Pacific (GP) to abandon its plans to build a ... More »
Numeric Nutrient Standards
posted Dec 4, 2010
The past several year have been tough for our St. Johns River. The river has suffered from massive fish kills, ... More »
RIVERKEEPER launches the Get Your Feet Wet iPhone app
posted Dec 4, 2010
The "Get your Feet Wet, iPhone edition" guidebook app is a valuable resource that allows users to explore and learn ... More »
Don’t Be Distracted, Pollution Is Real
posted Oct 22, 2010
As we have mentioned in previous posts, scientists still have not definitively determined the cause of the mysterious ... More »
Dilution is NOT a Solution to Pollution
posted Oct 22, 2010
So, what is the GP solution to this problem? They plan to employ the archaic "dilution is the solution to pollution" ... More »
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