Advocacy can take a number of forms. Our work on permitting is one of the things we are most involved in. Our work to reduce nutrient pollution on the Harpeth – and statewide — is one of our most important projects. Sometimes, sadly, when other parties won’t comply with the law, we have had to resort to litigation.
We have been actively working collaboratively with many organizations to protect clean and adequate supplies of drinking water.
We are and have been involved for years in attempting to create recreational experiences that don’t overcrowd or overtax our treasured natural areas. Our work on the Harpeth Blueway, for example, led to a statewide permit on stream access points.
And, of course, we encourage everyone to know where their federal, state, and local representatives stand on conservation issues and to let those representative know your views.
“The Constitution of the United States … grew in large part out of the necessity for united action in the wise of one of our natural resources. … [i]t is safe to say that the prosperity of our people depends directly on the energy and intelligence with which our natural resources are used. It is equally clear that these resources are the final basis of national power and perpetuity.”
On June 1, 2022, Harpeth Conservancy sent comments to the Nashville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Center Hill Dam and
BIG SUCCESS: Franklin Mayor and Aldermen voted UNANIMOUSLY to DENY this Controversial Rezoning and Development Proposal Because of the Extensive Alteration of the Floodplain and
Harpeth Conservancy submitted comments on the 2020 draft 303(d) list of impaired and threatened waters in Tennessee to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Harpeth Conservancy comments to TN Dept. Environment and Conservation on plan to cleaning up the impaired waterway through its TMDL. Read the comments HERE.
Harpeth Conservancy signed onto a letter written by the the Southern Environmental Law Center and 90 other organizations asking the Biden Administration to “promptly finalize
Harpeth Conservancy signed onto a letter written by the American Rivers Network and signed by nearly 50 other organizations to provide input on the Environmental
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