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Hundreds of boats and thousands of boaters attended 2023's Skip Day at Clay County's Bayard Point. | News4Jax
June 4, 2025

Friday’s ‘Skip Day’ could crowd the waters off Bayard Point

The annual “Skip Day” at Clay County’s Bayard Point could see upwards of 7,000 people on the water on Friday,…

By Dan Scanlan

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A mating pod of manatees in the mainstream of the St. Johns River near Mandarin Point. | Gerard Pinto, Jacksonville University Marine Science Research Institute
April 25, 2025

Making way for manatees in the St. Johns River

A committee is studying how to protect manatees while supporting recreational and commercial uses of the river.…

By Michelle Corum

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Oysters could be a key to revitalizing and restoring the Trout River. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
April 10, 2025

How OysterFest restores Trout and Ribault rivers

OysterFest is a community festival spotlighting an oft-neglected tributary of the St. Johns River.…

By Will Brown

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Volunteers clean a Jacksonville beachfront during a recent St. Johns River Celebration. | City of Jacksonville
March 13, 2024

Volunteers needed for St. Johns River Celebration

Volunteers are needed Saturday to clean up Jacksonville’s parks, boat ramps, waterways and neighborhoods.…

By Dan Scanlan

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October 13, 2023

2023 St. Johns River Report: Progress but growing causes for concern 

The bad news includes an increase in fecal bacteria in the river’s tributaries. Good news for protected species though.…

By Jessica Palombo

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A largemouth bass is shown near eel grass in the St. Johns River. | St. Johns Riverkeeper
August 2, 2023

St. Johns Riverkeeper studies dying river grasses

The Riverkeeper is surveying the river from Doctors Lake in Clay County to Lake George in Putnam County, looking for…

By Steven Ponson

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July 31, 2023

MOSH money adding up for new Northbank museum

A $1 million donation this week from the Harden Family Foundation put the MOSH Genesis capital campaign close to $20…

By Dan Scanlan

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Jacksonville University hosted a mayoral debate between the seven candidates vying for election this spring. They were placed in alphabetical order: Omega Allen, LeAnna Cumber, Daniel Davis, Donna Deegan, Al Ferraro, Audrey Gibson and Frank Keasler. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 9, 2023

3 takeaways from the Jacksonville mayoral debate

Here’s what the candidates had to say about infrastructure needs, their Downtown plan, and the importance of the St. Johns…

By Will Brown

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A 2016 algae bloom at Doctors Lake. Credit: Dr. Gerry Pinto, Jacksonville University
November 22, 2022

After Ian and Nicole, experts warn of health risks from blue-green algae

Climate change is fueling toxic blooms of blue-green algae. Exposure to poisons produced by the blooms can lead to health…

By John Upton - Climate Central, Raina DeFonza - Climate Central and Brendan Rivers

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The Jacksonville Beach pier from an aerial perspective. | Helena Karst
August 8, 2022

PHOTO ESSAY | What is Jacksonville today?

What is Jacksonville Today? Florida State College at Jacksonville students answered that question through images.…

By Will Brown

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