Northeast Florida Group

Welcome to the Northeast Florida Sierra Club!

The Sierra Club is a national organization which is dedicated to Enjoying, Exploring and Protecting the Planet. We are the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. Your local Northeast Florida Group has over 5,000 members and supporters in Duval, St. John's, and Northeast Clay Counties. We organize and participate in outdoor adventures, environmental education, and local environmental activities. We also lobby our local and state government for pro-environmental policy and legislation.

 

 


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RenewJax Campaign
Our campaign to urge the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) to make the commitment of using renewable energy to power city operations and homes.

Sierra Club Military Outdoors Program
We partnered with the First Coast YMCA to provide a healing and peaceful experience of getting out in nature for active military, veterans, and their families.

Sierra Sentry Newsletter
Northeast Florida Group's very own monthly newsletter.

Planting With a Purpose
Every month, we have new hints and tips for planting seasonal Florida native plants.

Tilley's Global Warming News
Learn more about Global Warming and Climate Change with Professor Allen Tilley.
 

What's Happening

  • Sierra Clubs Team Up to Protect the Okefenokee:
     

Letter to the Governor of Georgia to Stop Okefenokee Mining

 

  • Greenwashing: Do You Know it When You See it?


"In a time of rapid global warming, there is an urgent need for companies, industries, and governments to reduce carbon emissions. Many of these entities respond by touting their efforts to go “green” to impress environmentally-minded customers. Sometimes their claims are legitimate, but far too many are “greenwashing”. That is, their claims suggest they are environmentally friendly, while their everyday practices contribute to environmental degradation and/or global warming. For a local example of greenwashing, look no further than the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA)..."

Sierra Club Northeast Florida Group's Chair, Logan Cross, wrote an opinion piece that was published by the Florida Times Union about Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) being guilty of greenwashing their environmental goals. Read the full article.

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Our Political Endorsements are Beginning

'Tis the season and we are beginning to endorse candidates best suited to preserve and protect our planet!

Political Endorsements

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