Here at Matanzas Riverkeeper, we could not do the work that we do without help from our awesome partners around the watershed. For more than 15 years, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM NERR) has diligently monitored the seasonal shifts in water quality at four stations around the estuary - Pine Island, San Sebastian, Fort Matanzas, and Pellicer Creek - situated within the Tolomato River, Matanzas River, and Pellicer Creek. This effort is part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve’s (NERRs) System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). An intriguing facet of the SWMP is its nationwide scope. Implemented across all NERRs nationwide, this program operates under standardized protocols, ensuring consistency in data collection methodologies despite varying geographical locations. 

United States map illustrating all National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs). 

We need YOUR VOICE to help us urge the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners to increase funding for the Land Acquisition and Management Program (LAMP). LAMP is a program wherein property owners can opt to sell their land to the County for conservation purposes including to promote ecological communities, green space, water resources, outdoor passive recreation, as well as historic, educational, and scientific activities.