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Groundwork Jacksonville Awarded NFWF Grant for Hogans Creek Restoration Design

April 19, 2021

Groundwork Jacksonville has been awarded a $294,000 contribution from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and AT&T, earmarked for the…

Groundwork to Host Earth Day: A Celebration of Stewardship

April 16, 2021

Groundwork Jacksonville is partnering with other environmental nonprofit organizations to present Earth Day: A Celebration of Stewardship, Saturday, April 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This free community event…

Green Team’s 400 Project Honors the Enslaved Voices of Kingsley Plantation

March 4, 2021

The Groundwork Jacksonville Green Team Youth Corps recently debuted “The 400 Project – Honoring the Enslaved Voices of Kingsley Plantation” at the annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration. The virtual event, held…

Donor Profile: VyStar Credit Union

January 28, 2021

Groundwork Jacksonville is fortunate to have the support of VyStar Credit Union (VyStar) as one of our major donors to the Emerald Trail and McCoys Creek projects. Originally founded in…

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 Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida General Planning Support Program. The grant will enable GWJax to create…

GWJax and JU Capture Baseline Data for Ongoing McCoys Creek Fish Study

December 2, 2020

GWJax has partnered with Jacksonville University Marine Science Institute on a fish study to determine the impact creek restoration will have on fish populations in McCoys Creek. The study is…

Inaugural Emerald Trail 5K Raises More then $16K

November 29, 2020

The Inaugural VyStar Emerald Trail 5K on November 21, drew more than 450 participants, including nearly 100 on bicycles, to downtown for a glimpse of what will become a portion…

Donor Profile: Pajcic & Pajcic

August 31, 2020

Michael and his father Steve, of the Law Firm Pajcic & Pajcic, are avid cyclists who see the need for the Emerald Trail. Michael, his wife Katy DeBriere, Steve and…

Donor Profile: David Miller

August 31, 2020

David Miller is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Brightway Insurance, one of the largest property and casualty insurance agencies in the country with annual sales over $600 million.  Miller is…

Donor Profile: JTC Running

August 31, 2020

JTC Running is Northeast Florida’s preeminent promoter of healthy lifestyles through running, fitness, and fellowship. Founded in October 1975 as the Jacksonville Track Club, JTC Running created the Gate River…