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Protect Florida’s Black Bears – Your Voice is Needed!
February 5, 2025
Florida’s black bears, a unique and irreplaceable subspecies, once roamed the entire state. At the time of European contact, an estimated 11,000 bears thrived here, but their numbers plummeted due to unregulated hunting. By the 1970s, only about 500...
WE WON! Rep. Chad Johnson withdraws Local Bill to overturn the will of Gainesville voters
February 5, 2025
Florida Representative Chad Johnson, recently elected to Chuck Clemons' former seat, wasted no time in introducing a bill that would have overturned the GRU referendum—a referendum that passed overwhelmingly.
But we fought back Hard, we fought...
Alachua County Commission Moves Toward Closing Florence Landfill Following Powerful Community Testimonies
February 2, 2025
Gainesville, FL – After decades of environmental and health concerns voiced by Southeast Gainesville residents, the Alachua County Commission took a major step toward closing the Florence Construction and Demolition (C&D) Landfill. At a...
Campaign Returns Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) to Local Control
January 6, 2025
While many outcomes of the last election were disastrous, in Gainesville we had a tremendous victory for renewable and equitable energy. Along with several other local organizations (ACLC, Florida For All, NAACP, LWV, and Solar United Neighbors) the...
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
