State of the River Report

In case you missed it, the 2nd annual State of the River Report for the Lower St. Johns River Basin was recently released and is available online at http://www.sjrreport.com/.

The State of the River Report is the result of a collaborative effort of a team of academic researchers from Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida. The project team reviewed existing data and literature about the river and placed it into a format that is easy to read and understand by the general public. The report consisted of three parts: the brochure, the full report, and an appendix.

The brochure provides a brief summary of the status and trends of various indicators (i.e. water quality, wetlands, fisheries, etc.) for the St. Johns River that were reviewed by the researchers. Unfortunately, the status of most of the indicators received a thumbs down, generally meaning that the indicator does not currently meet State or Federal minimum standards and guidelines.

St. Johns Riverkeeper is proud to have helped initiate the State of the River Report several years ago. We commend the researchers from JU and UNF for their hard work in providing this valuable resource to the community.

We encourage you to visit the Report website to learn more about the challenges facing our river.