{"id":141253,"date":"2026-02-02T23:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141253\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:07:07","slug":"resilient-ribault-meeting-brings-together-stakeholders-to-shape-northsides-future-free-press-of-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141253\/","title":{"rendered":"Resilient Ribault Meeting Brings Together Stakeholders to Shape Northside\u2019s Future \u2013 Free Press of Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2010-678x381.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2010\"\/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">More than 40 residents, neighborhood leaders, nonprofit partners, and public officials gathered in January for the first 2026 stakeholder meeting of Resilient Ribault, a community-driven initiative focused on environmental restoration, climate resilience, and neighborhood empowerment along the Ribault River and Moncrief Creek watersheds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hosted at Eartha\u2019s Farm and Market, the meeting marked a critical moment for the project as it transitions from planning to expanded community-led action. Attendees represented over 20 organizations and neighborhoods from Jacksonville\u2019s Northside, reflecting the broad coalition that has formed around protecting local waterways while strengthening economic and social resilience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The January meeting centered on three core themes: expanding placekeeping micro-grants, coordinating restoration projects, and strengthening resident leadership.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A major focus of the meeting was the rollout of the Resilient Ribault Placekeeping Grant Program, which provides $1,500 micro-grants to support resident-led events and projects within the project area. These grants are designed to activate public spaces, build neighborhood pride, and connect environmental stewardship with culture, art, and community gathering.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis program is about trusting residents to lead,\u201d Trey Ford, Strategic Partnerships &amp; Programming Coordinator at St. Johns Riverkeeper noted. \u201cThe people who live here know what their neighborhoods needs.\u201d Plans were also shared for forming working groups and a task force to support grant recipients, coordinate volunteers, and ensure continuity across seasons and leadership transitions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For many in the room, the message was clear: environmental resilience on Jacksonville\u2019s Northside is not something being done to the community\u2014it is being built with it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Resilient Ribault is led by\u00a0LISC Jacksonville\u00a0&amp;\u00a0St. Johns Riverkeeper\u00a0in partnership with neighborhood organizations, academic institutions, and funders committed to nature-based solutions. The next Resilient Ribault stakeholder meeting is scheduled for April and will continue to center resident voices as the initiative expands in 2026. Shown is Programming Coordinator Trey Ford showcasing the Resilient Ribault area waterways map.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 40 residents, neighborhood leaders, nonprofit partners, and public officials gathered in January for the first 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-141253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}