Our vision is clean water and healthy ecosystems for the Rivers of Tennessee championed by the people who live here. This means you!
Wetlands are among the most dynamic and diverse ecosystems on Earth. These areas, often found where water meets land, provide critical environmental, economic, and recreational benefits. In Tennessee, wetlands are
Discover where water goes after you flush in the Greater Nashville area, exploring the sewage system, current models, future updates, and ways citizens can stay informed and involved.
In Tennessee, we have more than 50,000 miles of winding, biodiverse rivers and streams – along with more than a half-million acres of lakes and eco-diverse marshes. With such an abundance
Harpeth Conservancy, along with legal and engineering experts working for Friends of the Piney, reviewed PSC’s materials submitted to the Commission the week prior. Our overarching assessment—based on decades of working with local, state, and federal agencies’ permitting requirements to protect public health and waterways—was that PSC provided insufficient details to county decisionmakers about how the development will address severe flooding and flood safety, sewage treatment, and drinking water.
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) is asking for public comments on a series of proposed and expanded water withdrawals (by drinking water utilities) from one of the most biodiverse rivers in the world—the Duck River—which flows through Middle Tennessee.
Wetlands play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance and supporting biodiversity, and Tennessee is no exception to the significance of these precious ecosystems.
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