St. Johns Riverkeeper

We cleaned up Blue Cypress Park, which sits right along the St. Johns River in Jax, with Oak & Orange Homeschool Group. These kiddos collected 12 bags of trash! Way to be stewards of our river. 👏

This Saturday, November 2 from 9 a.m. - Noon is our ONE YEAR anniversary of Riverview Park Service Days! It has been such a pleasure to see the updates and improvements to this park just in the first year of being the Official Park Stewards for this JaxParks park. As you can see, even the entrance sign got a bit of a facial! RSVP and join us for this special cleanup: https://lnkd.in/eNGuEZG9

Some great #RiverFriendly and #FloridaFriendly tips in The Florida Times-Union in response to the release of the #StJohnsRiver Report: https://lnkd.in/e-Mtna9p

We got to take 4th and 5th grade students from Sallye B. Mathis on a RiverX boat trip this week! Students on RiverX field trips get to experience the #StJohnsRiver aboard the River Taxi as they alternate between educational stations where they learn about: 🧪 Science 🎣 The river as a resource 👤 Human impact (positive and negative) 🐬 Wildlife …and more! It was a pleasure to host you, Sallye B Mathis!

Do you have your #SJRKOysterRoast tickets yet? You will enjoy a ✨delicious✨ menu from locally beloved Biscottis! 🗓️ Friday, November 22 at 7pm 📍 Garden Club of Jacksonville 🥘 Biscottis 🍻 BOLD CITY BREWERY, LLC 🎶 The Band Be Easy 🎟️ Reserve your tickets today! SJRK.org

We're partnering with the Museum of Science & History on Saturday evening's Fright at the Museum! Join us at MOSH October 26 from 2-6pm for scavenger hunts, special animal encounters and much more. 🎃 Don’t forget your costumes – the MOSH critters can’t wait to see them! All you need to attend the event is a general admission ticket to MOSH.

We did a presentation and cleanup with residents in the Trailmark community in St. Augustine, which sits adjacent to Six Mile Creek. Thank you for your interest in being stewards of our river! Do you know how your neighborhood connects to the St. Johns? Their watershed address is "Six Mile Creek > St. Johns River." Let us know yours in the comments! (Just see what waterway is closest to your house, and how it flows into the river.)

Tomorrow we invite you to join us for a virtual Working Lunch - For the River. Let's talk about the findings of this year's St. Johns River Report and what we all must do to work together toward solutions. https://lnkd.in/eVgzxWAs

The Rising Tides cleanup crew did awesome work this past weekend! They collected 34 bags of trash, 5 tires, 3 TVs, 1 armchair... and 1 xbox?? Thank you to our volunteers for showing up for McCoys Creek month after month! Learn more about Rising Tides: https://lnkd.in/eJ-3UvWB

Last week, we had a #ResilientRibault strategic planning meeting with LISC Jacksonville and other community partners. Resilient Ribault is an initiative to address the challenges facing the waterways and communities in the #RibaultRiver and #MoncriefCreek watersheds. Both are tributaries of the #StJohnsRiver. While healthy waterways are critical to our quality of life, this is not the only factor that impacts the overall health and wellbeing of our communities. By working with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), community members, and other partners, we are using our collective resources, knowledge and expertise to address problems more holistically to create more resilient neighborhoods. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/eAzWP3ww