Attend and speak out for protecting our springs and forests at the Citrus and Hernando Legislative Delegations on Jan 27 & 29th respectively!

Last June, even before the dastardly threats to our state parks were revealed and subsequently defeated, a swap proposal to make way for the construction of a golf course on Withlacoochee State Forest land was approved by the Florida Cabinet.

The Cabinet didn’t seal the deal, but rather, the proposal was to go first to the Florida Forest Service (FFS) for its review, with the ultimate decision (if approved by FFS) to be made by the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC). 

Sierra Club Florida strongly opposes this land swap of 324-acres of the Withlacoochee State Forest for a privately-owned stand of pine plantation in Levy County. That Cabinet decision, made without discussion or background provided, has since received both internal and public scrutiny.

Like our opposition to developing our state parks, there is overwhelming opposition to devouring state forest land (and any state conservation land for that matter) for the purpose of development, and we hope you will take the opportunity to weigh in.

Take action now to keep state-owned lands wild!