St. Johns Riverkeeper

Our education team is excited to provide backpacks filled with gear that will allow local students to collect water quality data from the St. Johns River this school year! YOU can sponsor a backpack today and help provide students in our watershed with the tools for hands-on experiential learning about our St. Johns River. A $250 gift sponsors one backpack, but any amount will help us provide tools to local students! https://lnkd.in/eMpqipi9

We explored Welaka National Fish Hatchery with some of our members on Friday. A professional biologist led a tour of the aquarium and hatchery facilities, and we took a nature hike. Become a member of St. Johns Riverkeeper today to support our mission, and receive members-only benefits, including exclusive events! https://lnkd.in/e5CFbWzA

Last Sunday, Rising Tides volunteers braved the heat and removed several bags of trash from the Northbank Riverwalk in Jacksonville. THANK YOU volunteers! Your efforts make a difference for our beloved river, for the wildlife that depends on it and for our river community.

We do our best to source our merch as sustainably as possible - this is a cool video from one of the companies we get our SJRK branded shirts from where they literally cycled through their entire production chain in a day here in the southeast USA! Planet-friendly production is bigger than just using recycled fabric. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/enCjDid4 St. Johns Riverkeeper merch is available on our site: https://lnkd.in/eY5M24eb

With looming infrastructure projects that threaten the St. Johns River Headwaters and the Indian River Lagoon, it is critical that we collaborate with our partners in this neighboring watershed. Lisa Rinaman, your St. Johns Riverkeeper, Jen Lomberk, the Matanzas Riverkeeper, and SJRK Headwaters Board Member Bill Zoby attended the 21st Indian River Lagoon Community Action Assembly in Melbourne this week.

The signs of saltwater intrusion are harrowingly visible along the banks of Goodbys Creek. This picture shows the "ghost tree" forest along the banks of this tributary of the St. Johns in Jacksonville. Saltwater is increasingly making its way upstream due to sea level rise, dredging and overuse of our aquifer - literally burning these trees that once thrived here. Photo credit: Pascale Head (Art of Adventure)

Great story featuring Welaka, the self-proclaimed "Bass Capital of the World!" https://lnkd.in/eD8Rx2QF We'll be in this river community exploring the Welaka Fish Hatchery this Friday with our members. DM us if you want details.

This Friday, we're offering a tour of Welaka National Fish Hatchery to our members! Unique members-only events are just one of the perks of being an official member of St. Johns Riverkeeper - which you can become for as little as a $30 annual donation! Check out the event details: https://lnkd.in/eRyUqHWr

Join our outreach specialist, Steph, and other local experts at Riverside Avondale Preservation's River Friendly Yards, Plants and Trees workshop on Thursday evening! Learn more about how best to landscape to protect the river, and wildlife, and reduce your maintenance and landscaping costs. The event is free but registration is required: https://lnkd.in/efcPzwTf

Earlier this year, we were planning to do a River Reflection event at Alpine Groves Park in St. Johns County. The event was cancelled due to weather, but this video shares the river-related art that was to be displayed from local artists! https://lnkd.in/eT22tBP7