Greetings from
your Stones River Watershed Association. April 2006.
April is going to be a busy month, with plenty of opportunities for
outdoor events. We hope you can join us for at least one of the
activities listed.
Thursday, April 6. Pervious Concrete
Basics, 6:-6:45 p.m., Smyrna Town Hall. This presentation to a
joint meeting of the Smyrna Planning Commission and Stormwater Advisory
Committee is part of the Local Officials Curriculum project of the
Cumberland River Compact and is open to the public.
Saturday, April 8. "Stones Throw Away"
river cleanup sponsored by Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation.
This is our third year to join the effort, and SRWA has a designated
stretch of Lytle Creek that begins where Old Fort Parkway crosses the
creek just off W. Main St., working toward the Overall Creek trailhead
parking. All participants should go to the information center at the
trailhead and sign in before finding the SRWA crew to begin working.
Wear shoes that can get wet and muddy. We'll have some gloves and tools
but you might want to bring your own. We'll work from 8:30 am to 11:00.
If you can't join us in the morning, the event continues into the
afternoon, when the operation moves to the Bragg Headquarters site off
of Old Nashville Highway from 1 to 4 pm.
NOTE: Due to
heavy rains on April 7, this was rescheduled to Sunday, April 23 from 1
to 4 pm at the Overall Creek trailhead.
Thursday, April 20. Earth Day at MTSU.
SRWA will have a table at the celebration near the Keathley University
Center, 11 am to 2 pm. Volunteers needed. Please contact Mayo at
890-2081 or mayo@stoneswatershed.org.
Thursday, April 20. Board and
membership meeting. Everyone welcome. 6:30 p.m., Carriage Lane
Reception House, 337 E. Burton St., Murfreesboro.
Saturday, April 22. EARTH DAY!
SRWA will participate both in Murfreesboro and Smyrna. We will have a
booth at the community celebration on the Murfreesboro City Plaza from
10 am to 3 pm, and will send volunteers to help with a stream cleanup
in Smyrna. If you can possibly help with either part please contact
Mayo at 890-2081 or mayo@stoneswatershed.org.
Our Stream Assessment Trainings were
fantastic! Many thanks to everyone who turned out on March 18 or
25 to be trained in visual stream assessment. Thanks also to the
Harpeth River Watershed Association and John McFadden for helping with
the training! About 35 people attended the workshops and the entire
length of Lytle Creek has been "adopted" by teams who will perform the
assessments in coming weeks. We hope to offer the training again and to
begin work in other areas of our watershed.
One of our own is featured.
Terri Hogan, park ranger, ecologist and active SRWA member, was
prominently featured in the most recent edition of the Nashville Scene.
The full page story describes the uphill battle faced by the Stones
River National Battlefield and other public land agencies in trying to
maintain the native environment. If you can't find a copy of the paper,
view it online at: http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/Special_Issues/House_and_Hammock/2006/0
3/30/Weeding_the_Forest/index.shtml
Got any good pictures of the river?
Winter is gone so it's time to change the photo on the front page of
our website to reflect the warming season. If you have a good shot of
the Stones River or other local natural features that you would like to
see featured on our webpage (with credit of course) email it to Mayo
at: mayo@stoneswatershed.org.
The photo needs to have a horizontal orientation and should reflect our
mission as stewards of our local water resources.