The Middle Tennessee Group hosts monthly social gatherings featuring updates on local issues and actions as well as lightning talks on nature and environmental topics. These are free and open to the public. Light refreshments provided. They are held at Radnor State Park and Natural Area Welcome Center on the second Thursday on every month from March to to October.
Upcoming programs have info about registering.
Most programs since 2021 include video recordings. Click on the program title below and scroll down on the description to find the link to the recording.
The Universe Beyond Earth
August 9, 2018
Dr. William (Billy) Teets, the outreach astronomer at Vanderbilt University’s Dyer Observatory, presented "Light - Our Tool for Understanding the Universe".
Topics covered a wide range.
What is light? A terminology refresher on the types of...
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
July 12, 2018
Frankie Fachilla from Citizens' Climate Lobby discussed their advocacy efforts to address climate change.
In order to generate the political will necessary for passage of their Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal, CCL trains and supports volunteers...
Cultural and Natural Features of Cedars of Lebanon State Park
June 14, 2018
Park Manager Wayne "Buddy" Ingram presented a program describing the cultural and natural features of Cedars of Lebanon State Park. The park is rooted in the history of the land and its signature tree, the Eastern Red Cedar.
Born out of Franklin D...
May 2018 Program - What's Ahead for Radnor Lake State Natural Area
May 10, 2018
Park Manager Steve Ward discusses development and plans for Radnor Lake State Natural Area
April 2018 Program - Climate Impacts in Tennessee
April 12, 2018
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MTG Program Nashville Proposed Transit Plan
March 8, 2018
Erin Hafkenschiel, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Sustainability, discussed the Nashville Mayor's proposed transit plan.
MTG Program Sustainability in Schools
February 8, 2018
Sustainability education and practice in schools