Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries 5th Restoration Day, October 14, 2023

We want to thank everyone who came out to the Pinehurst and San Sebastian Cemeteries 5th Restoration Day, on Saturday, October 14, 2023, especially our partners The West Augustine Improvement Association, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and The Daughters of the American Revolution as your help made it possible for the restoration of such historic cemeteries, ensuring for the proper upkeep for many years to come, and helping to identify graves which were unmarked and forgotten.

At the beginning of the day we started our cleanup around the streets of the cemetery, and then we joined the rest of the volunteers inside of the cemetery.

More than 75 volunteers came out to help at the street/cemetery cleanup event, and after the event we all had a BBQ lunch together curtsy of the WAIA and the Cooper family.

  Save the date, MLK day community and cemetery cleanup, January 15, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. 
Location: The big lot on N Mclaughlin St. across from 265 N Mclaughlin St.

Do you get upset when you see our trees being clear cut, removed, and burned?

 Does clearcutting St. Johns County's wooded areas make you mad? 

 St. Johns County has had a 40% decrease in tree cover since 2000 according to Global Forest Watch. 

 You can make a difference! Help save St. Johns County's trees. What can you do? 

 🌳 Share the flyer and follow Fish Island Community Alliance 

 🌳 Save and share the video (See our feed) 

 🌳 Visit www.fishisland33.com to see how you can help. 

 🌳 Show up to the Oct 17th, 9 a.m. SJC Commissioner Meeting - wear green or black. 

 🌳 Tell friends and family to join the Save St. Johns Trees movement 

 🌳 Write an email or a letter to your local commissioner. So important! 

 ● Tell them why we need trees in St. Johns County. 

● Tell them how it makes you feel when you see another area of woodland being clearcut. 

● Tell them why you want St. Johns County to be a tree county.
● Encourage our County Commissioners to update the Land Development Code to:

 • Prevent currently accepted removal of all trees on small lots 

• Increase tree protection on larger lots and in coastal areas

 • Conserve trees in Planned Communities And more...see www.fishisland33.com 

 Call or email Commissioners to support updating the LDC 904-209-0300

 Christian Whitehurst bcc1cwhitehurst@sjcfl.us 

Sarah Arnold bcc2sarnold@sjcfl.us 

Roy Alaimo bcc3ralaimo@sjcfl.us 

Krista Joseph bcc4kjoseph@sjcfl.us 

Henry Dean bcc5hdean@sjcfl.us 

 🌳 Get a Save St. Johns' Trees bumper sticker If you cannot be at the county commissioners' meeting on Oct 17th, please help by sharing the video from the St. Augustine Connection and the Save the St. Johns Trees Flyer.

Written by Skyler Kai Rodney, 12th grade, St. Augustine High School, President of the West Augustine Nature Society.