The big news this month
is our second Watershed Summit on Short Mountain, Friday-Sunday,
Sept. 19-21. This is actually two meetings in one: Friday will
feature the Tennessee Blueways Summit and focus on recreational use of
rivers. Saturday will feature a packed program of presentations on
watershed issues, and Sunday will find the remaining stalwarts
hammering out an action agenda for the coming year.
We're pleased to announce our
Saturday morning program will include presentations by Milo Pyne,
Senior Regional Ecologist with NatureServe and Dr. Bridget Jones,
Executive Director of Cumberland Region Tomorrow.
The whole thing takes
place on top of Short Mountain, east of Woodbury. We're fortunate to
have the use of the Short Mountain Bible Camp, which sits at 2000 feet
with fantastic views of the countryside below. Plan to come for the
whole event, or just for the day.
Coming attractions:
Saturday,
September 13. Percy Priest Clean Up, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is
the second massive cleanup activity planned by the Nashville Clean
Water Project with support from radio station Lightning 100. You may
have seen recent news features about the tons of trash that have piled
up on the islands of Percy Priest over the years. This is your chance
to help remedy the problem, and spend an interesting morning on the
lake. Complete information, including how to register and where to
report, can be found on the event website: http://teamgreenonline.com/events/nashville-clean-water-project-percy-preist-lake-clean-up
Saturday,
September 27, 9 a.m. Fun Float from Percy Priest Dam to the
Cumberland River. We will put in just below the dam from the parking
lot on the south side of the river and float to Heartland Park, just
before the confluence with the Cumberland. BYOB-bring your own boat
plus water and a lunch. This is an easy 6-7 mile float and should be
beautiful with the leaves starting to turn. For more information and to
let us know you are coming please contact Diane Persbacher: diane@propson.com.
35th Natural
Areas Conference, Tues-Friday, Oct. 14-17. This major national
conference is in Nashville this year, hosted by the Tenn. Dept. of
Environment and Conservation. It's sponsored by the Natural Areas
Association and the National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Councils.
For complete information: www.naturalarea.org/08conference/.
Fall Color
Float, Saturday, Nov. 1. This will be our annual joint event
with the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association. Place TBA. Watch for more
information.
2008 Summit for
a Sustainable Tennessee - November 13-16 at Lipscomb University in
Nashville. Sponsored by the Tennessee Environmental Council.
Last year's meeting featured some excellent presentations and the
proceedings are held in the impressive and beautiful facilities of the
Institute for Sustainable Practice (http://sustainability.lipscomb.edu/) at Lipscomb.