PO Box 941692, Maitland, FL 32794-1692

April Meeting – Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Hear from Beth Stys and Nicole Burns with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on their Florida Ecological Report Card. Nicole currently works for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, a division of the Florida Fish… Read More

March Meeting – Rebecca Renner, Journalist & contributor for Nat Geo

We are excited to welcome Rebecca Renner! She is an independent journalist and contributor at National Geographic’s science desk. She has written about the threats to Florida’s natural environments and the people protecting it for The New York… Read More

February Meeting – Katrina Shadix Bear Warriors United

We can barely keep it together because we are excited that our speaker this month is Katrina Shadix, the Executive Director for Bear Warriors United (BWU).  She is a second generation Seminole County native, a mom and an activist…. Read More

Rights of Nature & Environmental Awards!

Our December meeting is one not to miss! Not only do we have Chuck O’Neal but we are giving out our annual Sierra Club awards to environmental movers and shakers in Central Florida. Chuck graduated from Duke University with two… Read More

Diapause, the Cues that Trigger it and how Climate Change affects Butterflies, Moths and their Host plants

We hope you can join us for our November meeting! We are excited that Mike Rich, the founder of Lukas Butterfly Encounter will be joining us. Diapause is a form of hibernation used by insects to get through… Read More

The Environment is on the Ballot – Vote for Candidates Endorsed by the Sierra Club

This week marks the beginning of early voting throughout Florida and the environment needs your vote!  More than ever we need to elect pro-environment candidates up and down the ballot to protect our communities, state, country, and frankly,… Read More

Orlando Meeting – Jeff Trapani, Program & Education Dir. for Orlando Permaculture

Welcome to our October meeting. We are excited to welcome Jeff Trapani. He is the Program & Education Director for Orlando Permaculture, a 501c3 non-profit in Orlando Florida. He is an international virtual science educator for Pearson Online… Read More

Radical Raptors with the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey

Ever wonder about the birds of prey you see in Central Florida? Well, join us at this virtual presentation by Laura VonMutius of the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey to learn more about raptors. The Audubon Center… Read More

Looking for a few good Volunteers!

Hi Sierrans, We are looking for energetic and passionate volunteers. We need people to sit on our executive committee and to be on various committees. Please reach out so we can go over what positions we have available…. Read More

Orange County CRC Update by Eugene Stoccardo

We are excited to hos our own Executive Board Member, Eugene Stoccardo! He was recently appointed to the Orange County Charter Review Committee (CRC) by Commissioner Emily Bonilla, District 5. He has been a conservationist in Central Florida… Read More