By NewsLine Staff
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The St. Johns Riverkeeper, local governments, nonprofits and businesses are partnering to organize the second annual Great St. Johns River Cleanup, a series of coordinated cleanups throughout the St. Johns River watershed between March 16 and April 25. Nearly 60 cleanup sites are planned in Duval, Clay, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia counties as part of The Great St. Johns River Cleanup.
St.Johns County’s cleanup is a partnership between St. Johns County Parks and Recreation and Hagan Coastal Outfitters. The waterway cleanup date is April 25 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Deep Creek soft launch and will be performed by kayak. Visit https://tinyurl.com/muer2f5z for information specifically about the Deep Creek cleanup and to sign up.
The collaboration of cleanup events aims to raise awareness about the harmful impacts of litter and debris on our waterways and communities and unite residents throughout the watershed in a collective effort to protect and restore St. Johns River and its tributaries.
The Great St. Johns River Cleanup brings together new and existing cleanup efforts with the goal of significantly increasing awareness, participation, and the amount of trash that is removed from the St. Johns and its tributaries. Each county and individual participating in the cleanup is connected by the same magnificent river, and each of our efforts to help clean and restore the river has an impact that reaches far beyond our own neighborhoods.
“St. Johns Riverkeeper is excited to continue the Great St. Johns River Cleanup for its second year, as we expand our strategic partnerships throughout the St. Johns River Watershed and expect to make an even greater impact this year,” said Steph Morse, outreach specialist for St. Johns Riverkeeper. “In 2023, more than 1,300 volunteers collected nearly 1,500 bags of trash in our watershed — we can’t wait to see the impact our community makes together this year.”
Volunteers can find event dates and available cleanup locations for each county by visiting StJohnsRiverCleanup.com. New locations will continue to be added to this page and participating county websites as the events approach. Whether or not you can attend one of the official cleanup events near you, you can participate by picking up trash in your own neighborhood or local park.
Photos courtesy St. Johns Riverkeeper
Kayakers participate in a river cleanup in Black Creek.
