Realtors Spiff Up the St. Johns

Posted on August 1, 2023 By Editor Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas

NEFAR Realtors gathered at Sidney Gefen Riverwalk Park as part of the Clean-up Florida Waterways initiative.

More than 300 Realtors, friends, family and members of the public gathered at eight different clean-up sites along the St. Johns River to take part in Northeast Florida Association of Realtors’ (NEFAR) Third Annual Clean-up Northeast Florida Waterways event on July 8. More than 3,300 pounds of trash and debris were collected and disposed of from the shoreline of the St. Johns River between Mayport and Palatka.

Clean-up organizers are also in the process of applying for permits to remove a derelict sailboat from the river near the Lions Club Boat ramp, according to Mark Feagle, a NEFAR member who also serves as president of the Northeast Florida Coastal Conservation Association.

“If it can be removed, we will have met our goal of removing 10 tons of trash from the St. Johns River in Northeast Florida,” said Feagle.

“This one-day event brought a better awareness of our biggest asset, the mighty St. Johns, as well as the importance of clean waterways in our region,” said 2023 NEFAR President Diana Galavis.