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Public Advisory Following Recent Fire in Dunnellon
February 20, 2026
Public Safety Advisory for residents affected by Dunnellon fire.
Protecting Florida Springs — 2025
January 31, 2026
A Year of Showing Up, Speaking Out, and Winning TogetherIn 2025, Protecting Florida Springs proved—again—that organized people can protect water, land, and wildlife, even in a tough political climate. This was a year of persistence, courage, and...
Starke Deserves Better: Residents Question 3,000-Bed ICE Internment Facility
January 31, 2026
A proposed 3,000-bed ICE internment facility is targeting Starke, Florida.Starke is a small town of 5,449 residents, located almost equidistant between Jacksonville, Lake City, and Gainesville. The site under consideration is a county-...
When the Water Connects the Dots: Why January Still Matters for Our Springs (and Beyond)
January 6, 2026
If Florida’s waters could host a summit, January would be the opening keynote. From spring recharge to drought mismanagement and missing environmental data, the state’s water future is up for debate - and public input matters.Here’s the landscape...
Under GRU Authority Control, GRU Won’t Be Energy Self-Reliant in Next Decade
January 6, 2026
No clear answers have been provided about GRU's future operations by the Gainesville Regional Utility Authority (GRUA).At the October 7, 2024 meeting, CEO Ed Bielarski halted the established Integrated Resources Plan (IRP), stopping the necessary...
After the Bear Hunt: A Win for Bears, People, and Florida’s Wild Lands
January 6, 2026
Florida’s recent black bear hunt ended with an outcome that deserves recognition as well as reform. Only 52 bears were reported killed, and - critically - at least the same number were spared through a Sierra Club-led Spare a Bear, Bag a Tag...
ATTENTION MEMBERS VOTING IS OPEN: Sierra Club Suwannee-St Johns Executive Committee
November 13, 2025
SSJ 2025 ExCom Elections Dear Suwannee St. Johns Group Member, we need your vote!Every year the Sierra Club SSJ Group conducts an election to fill expiring seats on its Executive Committee.Polls are open November 14 to December 12 at 5pm EST....
🐻 Stop the Hunt Before It Starts: Florida’s Bears Deserve Better
October 23, 2025
Florida’s black bears were removed from the state’s threatened species list in 2012 after decades of recovery — but new data from the Osceola National Forest suggest that progress may be slipping away.According to preliminary estimates shared by FWC...
Tell the Florida Senate — Reject Joshua Kellam’s Reappointment to FWC
October 5, 2025
ACTION ALERT by Oct 7: Florida’s wildlife deserves real conservation leadership — not more conflicts of interest.The Florida Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will soon vote on whether to reappoint real estate and mining...
North Central Florida Heads Up over SpaceX’s request to FAA
October 5, 2025
ACTION ALERT: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing SpaceX’s request for new launch and reentry flight paths that would see its upper-stage Starship rocket crossing over Florida as it makes its way toward space and eventually...