Harpeth Conservancy has joined several National, Regional, State and Local groups to request US officials support a robust investment into USDA agriculture conservation programs and conservation technical assistance in its next climate and infrastructure funding package. Read the letter send to Senate and House members here.
Earthjustice, along with multiple other local, state and national conservation organizations, requested the US Environmental Protection Agency withdraw its proposed rule regarding the criminal negligence standard for state or tribal Clean Water Act section 402 and 404 programs, published on December 14, 2020. Read the submitted letter here.
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”), Harpeth Conservancy, Hurricane Mills Mining Opposition, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association, Tennessee Clean Water Network, Tennessee Chapter Sierra Club, and Defenders of Wildlife (“Conservation Groups”) ask the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC” or “the Department”) to terminate or revoke National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit TN0082236, issued…
There’s an entire world under our city, one that is comprised of miles of pipes and sewer infrastructure that carry our waste and treat it. However, what happens when these systems get overwhelmed? Age? Or fail? One possible consequence is a sewer overflow. Ron Taylor, Program Director with Clean Water Nashville, and Dorie Bolze, Harpeth…
This past Wednesday during our last Conservation Conversation of the year, we learned that being water conscious can go beyond the outdoors and into the holiday season. Our everyday activities – like recycling – relate right back to the water the Harpeth Conservancy and YOU help to protect. The three speakers who joined us inspired…
It is your responsibility for what you burnYour trash, your waste, it may take a turnThink of the water, think of the airThe particles will impact the nature we share An open burn?Uncontained?Watch the fire, watch the flames!It could spread and get out of controlWho do you call?The fire depot! Get a permitIts your responsibilityWe…
Poor air quality and hazy skies. There’s often a bright orange hue and the occasional layer of ash coating your car and yard. These are some of the common impacts of wildfires we might experience when one is nearby. But have you ever considered how a wildfire might also impact the waterways? This is exactly…
We have some GREAT news to share with you! Harpeth Conservancy has merged the Richland Creek Watershed Alliance (RCWA) into its programs. After over 10 years of hard work, Monette Rebecca retired as the Executive Director of RCWA. She will continue as an expert consultant with HC so that her hard work and legacy live…
The Harpeth Conservancy is grounded in the idea that our community has a distinct ability to come together, champion clean water, and fulfill the vision of healthy ecosystems for all rivers of Tennessee. However, what is so intrinsic to this idea is how connected we as a community are to the rivers, and to the…
It’s a beautiful summer afternoon. You’re lying on the grass, soaking up the sun, watching the clouds go by above you. Maybe you had a picnic in the park. Maybe you’re reading a book in your backyard or enjoying a pick-up game of soccer with friends on the front lawn. But what about the grass…
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