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GWJ Equity Work Highlighted at UWLN Conference

June 16, 2022

Restoration and revitalization initiatives in urban waters communities like Jacksonville are intended to create more sustainable and resilient neighborhoods. However, leaders must be mindful that these improvements ā€”referred to as…

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Groundwork Jax is seeking a full-time Americorps Stewards VISTA

June 3, 2022

  Groundwork Jax is seeking a full-time Americorps Stewards VISTA to manage the Community Restoration Environmental Stewardship Training (CREST) program for the North Riverside neighborhood. CREST is an intergenerational program…

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Chris Burns Joins GWJ Board

January 28, 2022

Christopher Burns, partner with the Terrell Hogan law firm where he specializes in bicycle and pedestrian-related accident cases, has joined the Groundwork Jacksonville Board of Directors. An avid cyclist, Burns…

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GWJ Green Team Seeking Teens for Fall Fellowship

October 13, 2021

Groundwork Jax is offering area teens, ages 13-18, the opportunity to learn, serve and have fun this fall as part of the Green Team Fall Fellowship. Teens will gather each…

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Groundwork Jacksonville Awarded Major HUD Grant for Watershed and Resiliency Planning

January 19, 2021

Groundwork Jacksonville (GWJax) is the recipient of a $718,809 grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunityā€™s (DEO) Rebuild Florida General Planning Support Program.Ā The grant will enable GWJax to create…

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Update on GWJax Plans Moving Forward

March 23, 2020

Who would have predicted that unsettling phrases like COVID-19, social distancing and self-quarantine would become part of our everyday conversations? It is certainly not business-as-usual for our team at Groundwork…

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Groundwork Jacksonville Announces Emerald Trail Co-Champions, Major Donors and Challenge Grant that Will Take Organization to First $1 Million in Trail Funding

August 26, 2019

Groundwork Jacksonville (GWJax) announced exciting progress in its mission to build the Emerald Trail within the next 10 years during a news conference at City Hall Aug. 26, including new…

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Groundwork Jacksonville Earns City Council Approval of Emerald Trail Master Plan

March 26, 2019

  The Emerald Necklace was envisioned by architect Henry Klutho in the early 20th century to describe a series of parks, trails, greenspace and creeks forming a necklace around downtown.…

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McCoys Creek Fest Engages Community in Creek Restoration

November 21, 2018

Ā  What started as a cloudy November day became a sunny picturesque Saturday along McCoys Creek as Groundwork Jacksonville hosted the McCoys Creek Fest on November 10, between King and…

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Groundwork Jacksonville and Wood to Develop McCoys Creek Restoration Plan

April 11, 2018

  Once the centerpiece of the historic neighborhoods just west of downtown, McCoys Creek has become a neglected and forgotten eyesore that floods nearby roads, homes and businesses during heavy…

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