What we’re about
The Sierra Club is a national organization dedicated to Explore, Enjoy, and Protect the planet. Locally, our NE Group participates in outdoor adventures and environmental education, and we lobby our local and state government for pro-environmental legislation.
We invite you to Join the Sierra Club and help us Save the Planet!
You can join for as little as $15 a year!
As a special thank you, we'll send you a free gift as well as these exciting Members-only benefits:
- One-year subscription to Sierra magazine
- Worldwide Members-only outdoor trips
- Automatic membership in your local Chapter
- Discounts on Sierra Club calendars, books, and other merchandise
We will begin conducting outings again after July 4, 2021.
For much more info about us, see:
https://www.sierraclub.org/florida/northeast-florida
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Kayak Big Pottsburg CreekPottsburg Creek Boat Ramp, Jacksonville, FL
This is an easy paddle that starts at the city of Jacksonville's Pottsburg Creek on Beach Blvd. It's an urban paddle! And, it's suitable for beginners. For those without a kayak, there is even a water sports shop next door to the launch site. We will see some wildlife and float slowly down then turn back to the launch site.
You must register and sign a Sierra Club waiver on line at:
https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details?formcampaignid=701Po000015oUKVIA2We will meet at the Pottsburg Creek Boat Ramp at 8505 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL. Please arrive no later than 9 am and be ready to launch boats by 9:30 am.
Bring a Personal Float Device (PFD) level 3 or 5 and a kayak. PFD's must worn while paddling. Also bring a whistle. These are required to launch.
Also bring water, sun spray and insect repellent.There are no restrooms at the launch site.
Cancellation Policy: Event will be held rain or shine but may be cancelled if weather threatens safety such as in the case of lightning or high winds in the forecast. Also, if the heat index is forecast to be over 103, then the outing will be cancelled.
Participants are advised to check Meetup for current status before traveling to the event. Events may need to be cancelled at short notice.
* Help the environment by following these tips: Bring your water in a reusable container instead of a single-use plastic bottle. Use sunscreen free oxybenzone and oxtinoxate. These chemicals are extremely harmful to coral reefs, as well as being hormone disruptors in humans.
Sierra Club maintains a safe space agreement between participants, leaders, volunteers, and staff. They want to support everyone and exploring, enjoying, and protecting our natural environment, and hateful and dangerous behavior will not be tolerated. We don't want to deny participation in these outdoor programs, and we will always say no to racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, impairment, and disruption. We request that all participants cooperate with the outings leaders direction to ensure a safe and enjoyable outing for everyone. - Morning Coffee With The BirdsRiverside Park , Jacksonville, FL
Bring your morning Joe or a cup a tea and spend a morning with the birds at one of Jacksonville’s prominent urban parks, Riverside Park.
Elizabeth Filippelli, Cindy Corey of the Duval Audubon Society and Lisa Williams from Sierra Club, will present a program on what you can do to save our migrating birds and our local bird population. Learn about the perils of artificial light pollution and how reflective glass is impacting our migrating birds. Learn what you can do to support Light’s Out taking action at your own home. Afterwards, we will have a guided walk through the park listening and learning about the birds that make it their home. We will also learn about the Riverside Park Kind Outreach and Rescue Pilot and the upcoming plans to create a more wildlife friendly environment for our own native birds. The Pilot is a coalition of conservation partners including Duval Audubon, Sierra Club Northeast Florida, COJ Parks, FWS, Friends of Riverside Park and IXIA Native Plant Society. Fall Migration starts in September. We should see and hear some of our amazing migrating songbirds as they stopover on their migration path to their winter homes.Sierra Club will provide rolls and or snacks. Please bring your coffee in tea in a reusable cup that you can take back home with you. Let us know you're coming: RSVP here.
Not open - Active/Former Military Members ONLY - Hike the Theodore Roosevelt AreaSpanish Pond Trailhead, Jacksonville, FL
This is a Sierra Club Military Outdoors event - a joint Sierra Club Northeast Florida and YMCA outing - FOR ACTIVE AND FORMER MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES ONLY.
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You must register and sign the waiver NOW.
The link is: https://tinyurl.com/ysvj94n5We'll walk the beautiful Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve in the Theodore Roosevelt area of Jacksonville. Experience a few miles of peaceful, wooded nature trails, vast grasslands supporting water and land animals, a wonderful conservation story, and ancient piles of oyster shells revealing clues about an extinct culture.
This will be about a two hour hike of three miles. Some of the hiking will be up steep inclines and on uneven trails. Trekking poles may help.
Bring water and bug spray. No pets.You can preview the hike here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bUgTEcawWoAfter our hike, we can have a picnic lunch and go over to the Visitor Center to see the exhibits and see a replica of the historic Ft. Caroline.
The Spanish Pond Trail entrance is just past 13165 Mount Pleasant Rd., one mile southeast of Fort Caroline National Memorial.
DIRECTIONS:
Across from the entrance to Ft. Caroline, 12713 Fort Caroline Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32225
From I-295 East Beltway: Take the Monument Rd exit 47. Keep right at the exit ramp, follow signs for Timucuan Preserve/Fort Caroline/Naval Station Mayport. Continue on Monument Rd. 4.6 miles to Fort Caroline Rd. Turn right on Ft. Caroline Rd, and go .6 miles. The Spanish Pond lot is on the right across from the entrance to Ft. Caroline on the left.Cancellation Policy: Event will be held rain or shine but may be cancelled if weather threatens safety such as in the case of lightning or high winds in the forecast. Also, if the heat index is forecast to be over 103, then the outing will be cancelled.
Participants are advised to check Meetup for current status before traveling to the event. Events may need to be cancelled at short notice.
* Help the environment by following these tips: Bring your water in a reusable container instead of a single-use plastic bottle. Use sunscreen free oxybenzone and oxtinoxate. These chemicals are extremely harmful to coral reefs, as well as being hormone disruptors in humans.
Sierra Club maintains a safe space agreement between participants, leaders, volunteers, and staff. They want to support everyone and exploring, enjoying, and protecting our natural environment, and hateful and dangerous behavior will not be tolerated. We don't want to deny participation in these outdoor programs, and we will always say no to racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, impairment, and disruption. We request that all participants cooperate with the outings leaders direction to ensure a safe and enjoyable outing for everyone.
