St. Johns Riverkeeper

Today we'd like to recognize Pete Miller, our Volunteer of the Year for 2024! Pete is what you might call a ‘professional volunteer.’ Aside from St. Johns Riverkeeper, he gives his time and talents to many causes in the community. He’s racked up more than 30 hours over the course of 2024 helping us with a variety of activities. Pete can always be relied upon to go above and beyond expectations. He is the best example of how AWESOME our volunteers are! Thank you Pete! https://lnkd.in/dHh9fnqw

Our annual Holiday Mingle was packed last night with volunteers and river enthusiasts ready to dive into St. Johns Riverkeeper’s milestone 25th anniversary year together! Sweaters were worn, food was eaten, great conversations were had, birthday cake was cut, and volunteer awards were distributed! We are pleased to recognize: 💧 Volunteer of the Year: Pete Miller 💧 Educator of the Year: Brooks Andrews 💧 Business Partner of the Year: Salon 2000 💧 Advocate of the Year: Logan Cross Over the next several days we will highlight our award winners individually. Thank you to all who have volunteered, given time, talent and treasure, and participated in our initiatives this year! We are grateful for YOU.

“Five student teams from Saldaña Ochoa’s FLUID Design Studio in collaboration with UF DCP Instructional Assistant Professor Michael Montoya, a hybrid class that includes both first-and second-year graduate students from Jacksonville and Gainesville, collaborated closely with the St. Johns Riverkeeper organization to develop plans for revitalizing the Pope Place and Gold Merit ash disposal sites into safe, accessible and sustainable public spaces.” https://lnkd.in/eWNhNXnt #ResilientRibault

Our education team has reached ‼️ more than 4,000 students ‼️ this year with their programs! For future generations to truly understand the importance of the St. Johns River, they must have opportunities to experience and learn about the ecology and wildlife of the river. We had to highlight this awesome event we had recently with Sciencesis again! Support St. Johns Riverkeeper with a year-end gift and bolster our impactful programs reaching thousands of local students every year. https://lnkd.in/eVcPWbY7

Holiday Mingle is this Wednesday! Jon us on the banks of the St. Johns as we celebrate what has been accomplished for the river this year, and our volunteers, advocates and supporters who have made it possible. We will also be celebrating our 25th birthday! Help us kick off a year-long celebration of a quarter century of work For the River. https://lnkd.in/eBng5-RH

We had a stakeholder group meeting for Resilient Ribault at Balla Jamaican Restaurant. SJRK and LISC Jacksonville updated everyone on the latest initiatives and sought input and feedback from those who participated. Visit https://lnkd.in/eEtG2ytq to learn more about #ResilientRibailt. We collaborate with residents and community partners to: 💧 Provide equitable access to the river 💧 Assess and improve water quality 💧 Address flooding problems 💧 Ensure housing security 💧 Preserve and celebrate cultural heritage 💧 Advocate for infrastructure improvements

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Thank you to everyone who joined us at Azalea City Brewing Company this week at our 2024 #SAVeOurRiversGrasses Expedition Report Release! We are always energized by the passion of fellow river enthusiasts, residents, anglers and other locals who care about the St. Johns and the work we are doing to improve the health of its grasses. While there is not a silver bullet solution that will SAVe our river’s grass, we must take a holistic, watershed-wide approach to tackle SAV stress and restore ideal conditions for our river’s grass. If you want to dive into the full report and our findings over the past two years, visit https://lnkd.in/dnRs4EAH

🌱 Tonight! 🌱 We hope to see you at Azalea City Brewing Company in downtown Palatka as we talk about everything we learned from our 3 field visits during the 2024 SAVe Our River's Grasses Expedition - and what's next! We'll gather at 5:30pm and start the discussion at 6pm. https://lnkd.in/eYEDcwQi

This #GivingTuesday, support local, clean water. Support St. Johns Riverkeeper. https://lnkd.in/en5DVaBE