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30-Year Restoration of St. Johns River Headwaters Reaches Completion

The St. Johns River. Photo courtesy the University of North Florida
The St. Johns River. Photo courtesy the University of North Florida

Work is complete on a 30-year, 250 million dollar restoration of the St. Johns River's headwaters, one of the largest wetland restoration efforts in the world.

The work was done to resurrect a more natural flow of water in the headwaters of the state's longest river, which begins in central Florida and flows north toward Jacksonville.

90.7 environmental reporter Amy Green talked with St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman about the work.

Amy Green covered the environment for WMFE until 2023. Her work included the 2020 podcast DRAINED.