What's happening?
What's happening to protect the environment in the 15 counties served by Suwannee St. Johns Sierra Club
The following blog posts include taxonomy code 's1-protect'
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.
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
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...
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...
Nitrate Pollution in Florida Springs: A Growing Concern
July 8, 2024
Nitrate Pollution in Florida Springs: A Growing Concern
Save the Trees on UF campus.
December 4, 2023
The UF Lakes, Vegetation, and Landscaping Committee will meet this Thursday, December 7th, 2023, at 9am to discuss a proposal to cut down 182 trees west of campus to expand a parking lot for the UF Health Ortho Building, and we are looking for...
The Florence Landfill in Gainesville
October 30, 2023
A dirt fill site was allowed to be used as a landfill in an impoverished neighborhood.
Presentation to the State Legislature on 10.25.23 by Sarah Younger
October 25, 2023
Sarah Younger appeals to the 2023 Legislative Delegation Meeting in Gainesville to prioritize water protections.
Florida Springs Demand DEP Accountability
August 20, 2023
DEP is hosting a Rulemaking Workshop to generate rules to better protect Florida's Outstanding Springs. Our springs are all suffering from low flow which leads to algae build-up from the nutrient run-off. DEP's inaction is making it worst and we...