Contact: Our all-volunteer team of officers, board members, student leaders, and communications team members are dedicated to protecting the continued environmental quality of the Nature Coast. Check out our team at this tab. 

Take Action: You can make an impact! Find current action items on this tab. 

Get Involved & Outings: There are many opportunities to get involved whether it is speaking out at a public hearing, submitting comments on a compelling issue at hand, or helping set up and staff special events. Adventure Coast Group regularly plans group outings for members and supporters. Click the tab to learn more. Our executive committee meets the second Wednesday of each month at 5pm at the Brooksville Community Center, 601 East Martin Luther King Boulevard in Brooksville and virtually on Zoom. Join us for our monthly Adventure Coast Group Membership Meet Ups from 7—8pm at the South Brooksville Community Center, 601 East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Brooksville, FL.  ​​​​More information on the Get Involved & Outings tab.

Conservation: Our team is comprised of several dedicated and qualified individuals who are actively involved in protecting the biodiversity of our group territory. The many issues facing us stem from the area's popularity and the increased development to accommodate both residents and visitors. We watchdog local and state decision-making and monitor new developments. We use our expertise to speak out to protect the natural world when it is at risk of degradation or destruction. Check the Conservation tab to learn more about our recent efforts.

2025 Sierra Club Adventure Coast Group Goals

In collaboration with our local and state partners and media, we will: 

Take action to protect our springs, rivers, and forests and the wildlife that depends upon them

• Watchdog implementation of Florida DEP Basin Management Action Plans for our local springs including the development of a workable Harms Springs Rule 

• Pursue a rainy season fertilizer ban for Citrus County with the Sierra Florida Chapter

• Oppose state/private efforts to develop valuable conservation lands

Encourage sustainable growth, adoption of clean energy, and conservation efforts

• Tract implementation of Weeki Wachee Springs Protection Zone, including signage, enforcement, and restoration

• Tract implementation of Hernando County rainy season fertilizer ban

• Collaborate with the University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Services to host workshops to increase awareness & public support

• Pursue Hernando & Citrus County School District-wide adoption of high performance/low energy use design/build for all new school buildings.

Capacity Building

• Fill the vacant office of Secretary. (Need not be an ExCom member).

• Expand our leadership team in policy development in Citrus and Hernando Counties

• Expand the number of Student Leaders involved in our efforts 

• Expand our Communications Team to extend media outreach to new audiences.

Membership Growth

• Educate our members & public with informative relevant monthly Meetup speakers

• Host monthly outings to enjoy nature and network members & public

• Recruit a team to support tabling at special events  

Long term planning

• Recruit new ExCom leadership for coming years

• Develop a budget for each year

• Plan to host a second Summit in 2026

 Kristi Strazzullo, Membership Co-Chair at the Downtown Brooksville Main Street Farmers Market.

We love connecting with community members at local events! Sierra Club Adventure Coast Group will have a tent at the the Manatee Festival Jan. 18-19 in Crystal River. We're looking for volunteers! If you're interested in volunteering at the event email sierraclubadventurecoastcc@gmail.com. See you there!

 Our Comments Sent to FDEP on Outstanding Springs Rulemaking 

Send an email now to tell the FDEP to revise the proposed springs harm rules!

Stop the Swap!

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!

Video by Reinier Munguia