Individual Actions

Things that homeowners and community members can do to protect clean water

Americorps Members Serve HC and the Community

(L-R) Americorps members Lily Sronkoski with Plant the Seed and Kaitin Liphart with Richland Creek Watershed Alliance provide tornado relief with Harpeth Conservancy Americorps members Haley Tucker and Meriweather Bean. Three HC Americorps members deployed for tornado recovery Harpeth Conservancy is grateful to currently have three Americorps members, who provide mission focused administrative support, volunteer …

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Preserving Rural and Agricultural Land-A Core Focus of Harpeth Conservancy

“The risk of losing Middle Tennessee’s iconic rural lands, agricultural production, and scenic landscapes is very real and is affecting all drinking water supplies and water quality” (The Tennessean, May 17, 2018 Cover Story). Rural land is rapidly disappearing in middle Tennessee—regional planning is needed to preserve our rich history, farmland, waterways, and clean water, not to mention alleviate …

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Support the Williamson County Land Use Plan

Contact Mayor Rogers Anderson, County Commissioners and the Planning Commission to THANK THEM for Adopting the Plan   UPDATE:  Historic Votes in early March 2020! County Commission Votes to Endorse the Plan at Monday’s meeting:  20-1!   (March 9, 2020) Press on County Commission Vote:  Tennessean, Williamson Herald.    Planning Commission Votes 8-2 to Adopt the Plan!  (March 12, …

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Fertilizers and their Environmental Impact

By Brian Conner Healthy, green grass is a sign of a homeowner’s labor of love, and when it comes to your yard, you want it to be perfect. Mowing, weeding, fertilizing, edging and aerating are parts of the package. It’s possible to care for your lawn and preserve the environment when fertilizing your Tennessee lawn. …

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The Harpeth River Watershed Association Puts Citizenship and Service in Action

Volunteers to plant over 100 trees to stabilize an eroding river bank on the Little Harpeth River on MLK Day Nashville, TN (January 14, 2016) – The Harpeth River Watershed Association will led a dozen Middle Tennessee volunteers in the planting of over 100 trees into a stretch of eroding river bank on the Little Harpeth …

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