Our New Website

https://www.sierraclub.org/florida/suwannee-stjohns Visit our new website for the latest news on Suwannee-St. John’s Group activities. This legacy site is for archive purposes.

The Repurpose Project is excited to bring you a four-part educational program about Plastic Pollution. This program, in collaboration with Zero Waste Gainesville, will have 3 live ZOOM presentations and a screening of The Story of Plastic to watch on your own. Registration is required. Amanda Waddle, The Repurpose Project’s […]

M-CORES Toll Roads Updates

Budget had to be cut to deal with COVID, but DeSantis kept money for new toll roads By Lawrence Mower, Tampa Bay Times Florida will spend at least $738 million over the next five years on three controversial new toll roads projects under a plan approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis […]

Climate Justice for a Change!

Climate Justice for a Change!July 16th at 6:30 PMLearn more on how Equity, Inclusion and Justice inform our activity at Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club. Our panelists include: Wallace Mazon, Dream Defenders & Sunrise Movement E.Stanley Richardson, Founder/Director ARTSPEAKSgnv and Poet Laureate, Alachua County Sign up here to receive an email […]

The Story of Plastic

We are in a plastic crisis. Plastic pollution is everywhere we look, smothering our oceans and poisoning communities around the world. Meanwhile, Big Plastic only plans to expand production. We need to chart a different course. We invite you to watch “The Story of Plastic”, produced by The Story of Stuff […]

Virtual Tour with Micanopy Joe

Virtual Tour at Mosswood Farm with Micanopy Joe Please join us via Zooom on Thursday, June 4, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm by signing up on EventBrite here. Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club is excited to host our first virtual meeting. Are you interested in starting your own garden? Do you want to […]

This was a HUGE moment for Florida’s springs

This Update from the Florida Springs Council: This week marks SIX MONTHS since the Florida Springs Council wrapped up a legal challenge against the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on behalf of Florida’s Springs. Many of you were following along, sending legal fund donations and notes of encouragement (thank you!) […]

No Roads to Ruin Website Launched

Our new No Roads to Ruin Coalition website: http://noroadstoruin.org/ We are so pleased to announce that our new No Roads to Ruin Coalition website is now live! Please share the website link as far and wide as possible — via social media and email — to help get the word out and build the “No Build” […]

No Roads to Ruin

April 29 & 30 – Wednesday and Thursday this week we have the opportunity to contribute our opinions of the toll roads to those making the decisions and the rules. We strongly urge you to sign on to this meeting. Read more STOP THE TOLL ROADS

Calls to Action – Fun Things Too

February 1st:Zero Waste & Circular Economy Forum, 2-5pm Free workshop with representatives from Zero Waste USA Working Food 2019 NW 10th Ave. Gainesville FL February 4th: Alachua County BoCC Meeting, 1:30 p.m.Discussion on creation of Climate Advisory Committee and Climate Action Plan – turnout needed to ensure the Commissioners know […]