Students Aim To 'Keep River Beautiful' Algae, Proposed Pipeline,
Waste Causes For Concern For St. Johns River The St. Johns River
is one of northeast Florida's greatest resources, but lately its
health has been a major cause of concern. Now there is a new
generation responding to the call to keep the river clean. "The
St. Johns River In Danger. Do Your Part to Keep it Beautiful" --
it's a pretty strong message written by a high school student in
an award-winning public service announcement. High school and
college students were charged with providing people ways to be
river friendly in a $500 public service announcement
competition. "There are simple things we can do to keep the St.
Johns River the way we want it to be," competition winner
Anthony Baskerviller said. The St. Johns Riverkeeper believes it
will take a fresh generation of environmentally conscious people
to reverse the current decline of the St. Johns. Algae in the
river is commonplace, but experts are saying a recent algae
bloom is a clear warni