📢 SAT. OCT. 10: Join Sierra Club’s Suwannee-St. Johns Group & Alachua County League of Women Voters to learn how drought, development, pollution, & water-intensive industries are affecting the Florida Aquifer – and what residents can do to help protect our water. 👉 bit.ly/OurWaterOurFutureOurVoice

📢 CENTRAL WEST FL! Hernando Co. is considering a proposal that would rezone 600+ acres of the Sand Hill Boy Scout Reservation for commercial development purposes – and we need your voice to stop it. 🗓️Tuesday, October 6 ⏱️5:30 PM 📍Nativity Lutheran Church 6363 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee, FL

Sign up NOW for our virtual Statewide Day of Action on Thursday, October 8 and help us get Florida’s voters ready for Election Day! 🗳️ Learn more and register 👉 bit.ly/scflVBM

🚨 ACTION ALERT: Orlando was supposed to be moving on from coal this year w/the retirement of the Stanton Energy Center. But now, the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) wants to keep the coal plant running to meet the massive energy demands of data centers. Add your voice NOW 👉 bit.ly/RetireStanton

Thank you to all our fellow non-hunters who joined us in entering the bear tag lottery! Starting today, 9/25, FWC is drawing lottery “winners” with three claim rounds running through 11/2 – so make sure you’re ready to bag a tag and spare a bear! 🐻 ➡️ sierraclub.org/florida/SpareOurBears

While electricity prices continue to climb, many utility companies are keeping old and expensive coal plants online and building more pricey gas plants, rather than investing in renewable, affordable, clean energy. IN THIS ECONOMY?!?

Susannah Randolph, Chapter Director of @sierraclubfl.bsky.social is giving a talk on the biggest threats to Florida's environment right now and how their chapter has been winning fights against these attacks across the state! Come learn and leave feeling full of hope that all is not lost.

⌛LAST CALL! The bear tag lottery application period closes TODAY, September 21! If you haven't already, buy a tag before 11:59 PM EST so you can spare a bear! 🐻 🏷️ 👉 sierraclub.org/florida/SpareOurBears

Good things are growing at Muller Elementary Magnet School with Sierra Club Florida’s Green Schools program! 🌿 Read more here 👉 www.sierraclub.org/sites/defaul...

"Jacksonville families and businesses deserve a utility they can count on, one with stable leadership that considers public concerns and values local voices in making long-term energy decisions.” floridapolitics.com/archives/818...

Sierra Club blasts JEA for rate increases, ‘repeated failures’ of leadership amid latest CEO exit

Environmentalists want to be heard.

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Lead the green movement at your school with the Green Apple Designation – a student-led, cost-saving initiative that empowers students to make their schools greener and more sustainable! 🏫 🌱 Learn more and apply today 👉 bit.ly/GreenAppleDesignation

🚨 Florida’s 2026 bear tag lottery is officially open! 🚨 Get all the details on how to bag a tag and spare a bear at sierraclub.org/florida/SpareOurBears 🐻 🏷️

Sierra Club Florida is proud to endorse Jose Javier Rodriguez for Florida Attorney General! We’re ready to get to work to elect an Attorney General who will stand up for our environment, our communities, and all Floridians every day.

Sierra Club FL joins organizations, nonprofits, and municipalities across the state in opposing Amendment 3, which will effectively gut the budgets of local governments in FL. Read our full statement here 👉 sierraclub.org/florida/blog/2026/09/sierra-club-florida-urges-floridians-vote-no-amendment-3

This Friday, September 11, join us for a special 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance at Oscar Scherer State Park as we come together to give back, protect critical Florida habitat, and strengthen our community through service. 🌿 Learn more and RSVP now 👉 sc.org/Service

⏰REMINDER: The bear tag lottery opens next Friday, September 11! If you haven’t already, make sure to get your hunting license now so you’re ready to bag a tag and spare a bear! 🐻👉 sierraclub.org/florida/spareourbears

Spare a Bear, Bag a Tag!

This December, Florida is set to hold a statewide bear hunt with 215 bear hunting permits issued through a lottery system. Our goal? Buy up all the tags to keep them out of hunters’ hands.

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Together, we can push back against data centers in our communities. Sign up for updates, support our work, and check out our toolkit for information, resources, and materials to join us in this fight! 👉 sierraclub.org/florida/datacenters

Florida's 2026 bear tag lottery opens Friday, September 11 at 10:00 AM EST! 🐻🏷️ Our goal? Buy up all the tags to keep them out of hunters’ hands. 🙅‍♀️ Stay tuned for more updates, and get ready to bag a tag and spare a bear at sierraclub.org/florida/SpareOurBears

“FWC’s decision to issue 215 permits for its ill-conceived black bear hunt is highly suspicious, particularly given that bear advocates secured over 50 permits last year in an effort to protect Florida’s bears.” www.tampabay.com/news/environ...

Florida to issue up to 215 black bear hunting permits this year

The state’s second bear hunt in a decade will run from Dec. 5 to Dec. 27. Wildlife activists are again pushing back.

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🚨 ACTION ALERT: FDOT wants to divert nearly $200M in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding to experimental flying-car technology. FL can support innovation w/out diverting critical $$ away from the infrastructure we need today. Take action NOW 👉 act.sierraclub.org/actions/Flor...

Off into the weekend! 🐊✌️ Looking for ways to explore, enjoy, and protect Florida’s outdoors? Check out our events calendar here! 👉 www.sierraclub.org/florida/outings-and-events

Last night, Sierra Club Florida-endorsed candidates across the state proved that environmental issues are affordability issues – w/seven elected & nine more advancing to the general election! 👏 See our full endorsement list here: sierraclub.org/florida/florida-political-program On to November! 💪🗳️

🗓️ SAT., SEPT. 12: Learn how to help others explore, enjoy, and protect your favorite natural places with our Outings Leader Training at Oscar Scherer State Park! 🍁 For more information and to sign up, visit sc.org/AutumnOLT

⌛LAST CALL: The deadline to register for our Chapter's upcoming quarterly meeting is TODAY, August 17! ⏰ If you haven't already, RSVP now to secure your spot! 👉 bit.ly/Q3Mtg

Today, Sierra Club Florida launched its new AI-Data Center Toolkit – a free resource designed to help Floridians understand and address the growing threats and impacts of AI-data center development in their communities. Learn more and get involved now 👉 sierraclub.org/florida/datacenters

🗓️ THURSDAY, AUGUST 13: Join us for a virtual press conference to learn about how to protect your community from AI-data centers! Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/toolkitpc

¡Muchísimas gracias a todos los que nos acompañaron a nosotros y a Latinos Salud en una experiencia especial al aire libre, realizada totalmente en español, por el Parque Nacional Biscayne! 🛥️ ☀️ Descubre cómo disfrutar de la naturaleza y participar con el Sierra Club en sierraclub.org/florida.

Joining us for our Q3 meeting weekend in DeLand later this month? We've got not one, not two, not three, but FOUR exciting outings for you to choose from! Learn more and sign up now 👉 bit.ly/Q3mtg

"Nothing is successful in the state if the local residents aren’t on your side about it, and that is why this is becoming such a hot-topic issue in this campaign: because Floridians across the state, across the aisle, are saying hell no to data centers." floridaindependentnews.com/Elections/wh...

Where the Florida gubernatorial candidates stand on AI data centers

A recent statewide poll found 68% of likely Florida voters oppose building an artificial intelligence data center in their local area.

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⏰ REMINDER: Sign up now for our September Outings Leader Training! 👇 sc.org/AutumnOLT

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✍ SIGN UP NOW: Sierra Club FL Outings Leader Training on 9/12 in Osprey, FL! Love helping others explore and protect Florida’s wild places? Ever thought about becoming a Sierra Club Outings Leader? Now’s your chance! 🌿 👉 sc.org/AutumnOLT