Jimmy Orth, executive director at St. Johns Riverkeeper, sent me this information on a new documentary entitled Revenge of the River
This documentary takes a look critical issues facing the St. Johns River and explores what can be done to prevent our booming population from overwhelming the St. Johns.
As our state continues to experience rapid growth and development, we are faced with significant challenges and critical decisions that will impact the future of our river. Will we decimate our remaining wetlands, lower or inadequately enforce our environmental protections, deplete our groundwater, and establish communities that are unsustainable? The decision is ours. We still have time to reconcile with our river before it seeks its revenge.
Revenge of the River will premiere on network television on WTLV-12 on Thursday, May 24th, at 8PM. The documentary will air again on WTLV-12 on Sunday, June 3 at 3:30PM.
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Thank-you for informing the public about an immediate concern. Hopefully everyone participates in conservation ideas that you suggested…wasting h20 for lawn purposes is ridiculous, esp. when, under normal circumstances we receive quite a bit of rain water anyway. Can you suggest a representative to contact to give support on this topic (St. John’s River Renovation)? Also, why wouldn’t the local businesses that help cause the river pollution contribute to the the renovation as well? If they want to build her, have business here, etc. it seems only fair that they contribute significantly as well. Also re: the latter 1/2 of the program segment, why not fine the exposed illegal acts to help contribute twds. the river clean up effort.