Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation Events

Last update Thursday April 08, 2010 09:43 -0500

April (various dates). Meet up with Foundation Advisor and Tennessee's State Naturalist, Randy Hedgepath! http://state.tn.us/environment/parks/naturalist/ 

April 5-11, 2010. Tennessee Natural Areas Week.  Check out all the places to go at http://tn.gov/environment/na/pdf/naweek2010.pdf.

Saturday, April 10, 2010, 7:00-11:00 p.m.  Green Tie Affair at the Limelight in Nashville.

§  Music by Rhean & The Restless

§  Delicious appetizers and cash bar

§  Network with some of the greatest environmentalists in Tennessee

§  Shop for cool items such as vacation packages or a gas sipping Honda Scooter at our silent and live auctions

§  Free trees as part of the Council Tennessee Tree project

Visit www.tectn.org/greentie.php for more details or to register.   

April 13-14, 2010. Green Business Summit.

Lipsomb University will host its annual Green Business Summit. The Green Business Summit offers two full days of workshops, case studies, information exchange, and peer-to-peer networking among the sustainable business community. The Summit schedule includes two breakfasts, seven 1.25 hour sessions of three concurrent workshops, two keynote luncheons, the Tennessee Green Business Leadership awards, the "Tokens" Radio Show, the Green Business Exchange, and other network events. For more information or to register, click here.   

April 17, 2010. Earth Day in Tennessee.  

Check with your local community to see what events may be planned.  For the Nashville event at Centennial Park, go to: http://www.nashvilleearthday.org  Please stop by our booth and see Ashley!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Mack Prichard - Forever Green Tennessee Event at the Farmers Market, Nashville.

Celebrating the Lands of a FOREVER GREEN TENNESSEE and the Life and Work of Tennessee’s Premiere Conservationist MACK PRICHARD

Forever Green Tennessee is the top priority of the 2010 Sustainable Tennessee Agenda. The Tennessee Real Estate Transfer Funds, established in 1986, help conserve land for parks, wildlife areas, greenways, cleaner water; and preserve the natural beauty of Tennessee.  These "dedicated" funds were taken in 2003 and 2008 to help balance the State budget and could be lost permanently.  This event will support our work on Forever Green Tennessee and is a great opportunity to learn more about the issue and how you can help. 
 
We will also present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Mack Prichard, Tennessee State Archaeologist and State Naturalist Emeritus.  Mack has been preserving the majestic places of this state from the time he was 16.  From his work protecting Radnor Lake to the South Cumberland State Recreation Area and the Forever Green Tennessee initiative, Mack Prichard has become a treasure among the Tennessee treasures he has worked so hard to protect.   
 
As Mack said, "So much done, so much left to do".  Please join us as we honor one of Tennessee´s greatest heroes and learn about the conservation history of our State. You can be part of his legacy in saving the great places in Tennessee by supporting the Forever Green Tennessee initiative.
 
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