Adventure Coast MeetUp With Joe Murphy

A Brief History of Conservation in Hernando County and Along the Nature Coast Join us for the Sierra Club Adventure Coast Group Meetup on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 with guest speaker Joe Murphy. Social at 6:30 pm; speaker at 7pm.

Join the meeting in person or via Zoom. To participate remotely via Zoom, please register in advance at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/1IyC2D5iT16SS_hs4Ly2_w After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. “In the late 1860’s famed naturalist John Muir ended his Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf in Cedar Key, Florida.

His experiences on that journey along the Nature Coast shaped his perspective and played a role in his founding of the Sierra Club. We can learn lessons for today by looking to Muir’s vision and leadership.

In Hernando County we have a long legacy of conservation leaders from Col. Raymond Robbins, Lisa Von Browsky, and Steve Fickett to modern advocates.

By knowing where we came from we can seek inspiration for where we need to go.” Joe Murphy is a lifelong and native Floridian. He is a conservation advocate, educator, nature writer, a voice for Florida’s environment and has worked with the National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, and Healthy Gulf.

A former elementary science teacher, he writes about nature and place and lives in Brooksville with his wife and has two children and two grandchildren. And two very good dogs.

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