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In May the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Officeof Greenways and Trails gave approval, designating multiplewaterways in Putnam County as paddling trails. Among the approvedtrails are multiple routes on the St. Johns River. These are the firstand only paddling trails designated on the St. Johns River.

Following approval, Putnam County was complimented on taking theinitiative to be the first to request designation on the St. Johns River.Copied from http://palatka-fl.gov/?p=873 . Posted June 16, 2010

State designated paddling trails traverse the mixing zones All 60 miles of the St. Johns River in Putnam County is a state designated

paddling trail and is included in the Countys eco-tourism campaign

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Paddlers frequently use and enjoy theSt. Johns River in the mixing zones.

Photo of Karen Chadwick by Karen Ahlers

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Boaters enjoying a walk along the St. JohnsRiver near the mixing zones.

Photo of Bob Bird and Karen Chadwick by Karen Ahlers

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Putnam County Environmental Councilmembers enjoying a field trip on the St. Johns

River in the vicinity of and throughthe mixing zones.

Photo by Karen Ahlers

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One of Putnam Countys largest and most economicallysuccessful ecotourism events, the annual Mug Race, takes

hundreds of sailboat directly through the mixing zones on theirway from Palatka to Jacksonville.

Photo by Sandy Kokernoot

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Shrimp fry must travel from the estuary in Jacksonville upstreamthrough the mixing zones to mature. They then return down-stream back to the estuary, again through the mixing zones. NoteGeorgia-Pacific in the background center. This photo was takenon a dock within a few yards of where the pipeline has been laid.

Photo by Joy Marburger of her daugher Jackie.

Shrimping

on the

St. Johns

is a

family

affair!

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Within close proximity toand within the mixingzones is one of the mostproductive areas of the St.Johns for shrimping. Topphoto reveals the west sideof the St. Johns Riverbank with the Georgia-Pacific plant visible on thehorizon. Bottom photo ison the eastern shoreline onthe same boat, same day.

Photos of Anita Smith and Lorelei Esserby Capt. Karen Chadwick

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Sustenance fisherfolk line the city docks in Palatka in thevicinity of the mixing zones during the annual shrimp run

in the St. Johns River. Photo by Sandy Kokernoot

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Local fisherman in the mixing zones. Photo by Melissa Highenbottom