Posts Tagged ‘coastal resiliency’
GWJax Awarded More than $5.7 Million for Creek
Groundwork Jacksonville has been awarded two grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the restoration of Hogans and McCoys Creeks totaling more than $5.7 Million. The grants…
Read MoreGWJax Awarded $5.85 Million Grant for Hogans Creek Design
Groundwork Jacksonville—the City of Jacksonville’s nonprofit partner in building the Emerald Trail and restoring Hogans Creek and McCoys Creek—has been awarded $5,848,900 through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)…
Read MoreUNF Students Join GWJax for an Environmental Justice Tour
Gloria McNair, Groundwork Jacksonville’s Manager for Community Engagement and Equity recently hosted an Environmental Justice Tour of North Riverside and Mixon Town for 28 University of North Florida (UNF) students as part…
Read MorePhoto Exhibit Highlights the Peril and Potential of Our Urban Creeks
Local artist Doug Eng has spent years capturing every aspect of our city through the lens of his camera. His latest entitled “Creeks Rising:Â A City Reflected in Hogans and…
Read MoreGWJax Featured in New EDF Video About Jacksonville
This week the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) released the third video of its “Keeping Florida, Florida” series across its digital platforms entitled “Jacksonville provides a path for equity and flood…
Read MoreJoin Us for Hogans Creek Fest Feb 12
Groundwork Jacksonville invites the community to spend an afternoon in beautiful Klutho Park on February 12 for Hogans Creek Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include…
Read MoreGroundwork Jacksonville Awarded $357,280 NOAA Grant for McCoys Creek Restoration
Groundwork Jacksonville (GWJax) announced today that the local environmental trust was awarded $357,280 through the Community-based Restoration Program of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA…
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