I find snakes fascinating, don’t you.? As Sierra members, we are often an unusual lot. Tony Daly-Crews of the Eastern Diamondback Conservation Foundation will be at our September 7th General Meeting 4225 NW 34th St at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Doors open at 7pm. Tony will introduce us to the […]
By Whitey Markle Summer is almost over and the travelers are coming back home. We can expect a lot of activity in the next months. The legislature will begin in January this year, rather than in March, so the incumbents can begin campaigning for their re-elections. Unfortunately this time change […]
THE TRI-COUNTY WORKING GROUP had an interesting meeting with Cindy McWilliams on Tuesday evening (August 22) on landscape architecture and integrating all disciplines in teaching about the environment, especially art. It was held at Dunnellon Public library. Cindy shared many experiences she had during her long career in landscape architecture. […]
By Maryvonne Devenksy SSJ North Florida Working Group is up and running with a lot of good energy. We meet once a month, usually the 4th Saturday (but it is not definite), either at the Rum 138 Sierra Club office or in some other location, so keep reading the newsletter […]
By Whitey Markle RAINBOW RIVER MFL TO BE DECIDED ON MARCH 28 The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) will decide on a proposed Minimum Flow and Level (MFL) at their March 28th meeting in the SWFWMD headquarters in Brooksville. Although the Rainbow River and spring are flowing at over […]
By Whitey Markle WELL-OILED MACHINE? The Suwannee-St Johns Group is, “the largest SC group east of the Mississippi “, possesses 1000 springs, and is approximately the size of Massachusetts. Needless to say, we have a massive chunk of the most environmentally-endowed land, and we have the responsibility of protecting it for […]
In 1867, John Muir, Botanist & later founder of Sierra Club, walked from Indiana across Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He traversed the Florida wilds from Fernandina, through Gainesville and onto Cedar Key. In his published journal, A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, his charming style shows […]
By Maryvonne Devensky 1) SABAL TRAIL PIPELINE —Since last fall, DIVESTING globally is a growing movement according to an article from December 12, 2016, by Damian Carrington. Here are some excerpts: “The value of investment funds committed to selling off fossil fuel assets has jumped to 5.2 TRILLIONS doubling in […]
By Whitey Markle LEGISLATIVE In view of the current political situation here in Florida and nationwide, we must begin to understand our governmental representative and we must begin to engage them with our positions on critical environmental issue. Most of them will listen, and we have concluded , over time, […]
By Whitey Markle NEW SSJ STRUCTURE UP AND RUNNING The Working Group structure is up and running. I am getting a lot of positive comments about the new structure. The Working Groups (North Florida, Tricounty, and Central) are able to flex with the issues at hand and the issues in these […]
