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2024 Executive Committee Voting Information HERE: Our candidates and Voting Link
December 7, 2024
Each year members of the Sierra Club Suwannee-St. Johns (SSJ) Group have the opportunity to vote for members of the Executive Committee (ExCom).
Expand the Okefenokee Refuge to protect the swamp from mining interests
November 24, 2024
Letter of support for a 22,000-acre expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp, a globally significant freshwater wetland system and home to numerous imperiled species.
COP-29: Climate Finance Agreed
November 23, 2024
World leaders hash out agreement on how to finance global climate transition
Sierra Club Letter of Support for Okefenokee NWR Boundary Expansion
November 15, 2024
We got approval from National to submit our letter to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Attached is the final version of the letter that was approved.
Meet the Candidates and Vote for our SSJ Sierra Club Executive Committee
November 7, 2024
Vote online November 13 to December 18th link below.
Stop over-pumping! Save our Springs!
October 24, 2024
SSJ letter to Florida Department of Environmental Protection on draft regulations for Minimum Flow Levels for the Santa Fe River
Sierra Club Position Statement on the Gainesville Charter Amendment
September 21, 2024
The Sierra Club of Florida enthusiastically endorses a “Yes” vote on the City of Gainesville Charter Amendment referendum on the ballot this November. A Yes vote would dissolve the governor-appointed GRU Authority and return governance to the...
Speak Out to Protect Mill Creek Sink and Protect our Water
September 3, 2024
Mill Creek Sink is a crucial part of our ecosystem, directly influencing the health of the Floridan Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to millions of Florida residents. The proposed 500-unit Tara Woods West housing development near Mill Creek...
Victory for Florida’s State Parks: A Step Toward a Sustainable Future
September 2, 2024
Meet, Greet and Splash together with local Water Protectors at the Ichetucknee Springs State Park in Fort White
A Call to Action! Help us to stop the construction of a Concrete Batch Plant in Archer, FL
August 31, 2024
There will be a Conditional Use Permit hearing on this plant on September 9th at 6PM. The meeting is currently scheduled to be held in the Commission's Chambers, at Archer City Hall, 16870 SW 134th Ave, Archer, FL 32618. If you can, please attend to...