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May 8, 2025: Maintaining Healthy Watersheds in Middle Tennessee
May 8, 2025
Jordan Young discusses how TEC uses native plants, tree-planting and armies of volunteers to fight stream erosion.
April 10, 2025: Indigenous History
April 10, 2025
Program speaker Albert Bender offers fascinating glimpse of ancient city
‘At a time when ancient Nashville had a population of 400,000, it ranked as one of the largest cities in the Americas, in fact one of the largest cities in the world.’...
March 13, 2025: Loving Bluebirds
March 13, 2025
March 2025 ProgramLoving Bluebirds ‘Former president Don Hazel, former president of the Tennessee Bluebird Society, gave a great hands-on presentation of the right ways to encourage bluebird nesting and conservation in Middle TN. Hazel...
February 13, 2025: On the Frontlines of Climate and Energy Justice
February 13, 2025
‘Justice requires a carbon-free future’. Dan Joranko led a deep dive into climate and energy justice. Joranko examined how these issues affect the Tennessee Valley region and the impacts of global and regional efforts to decarbonize.
January 9, 2025: The Push for Zero Waste Nashville
January 9, 2025
Learn the latest about Metro’s recycling and waste disposal programs. Jenn Harrman, with Nashville Waste Services’ Zero Waste Nashville, is the featured speaker.
December 12 2024: Our Favorite Places, Hikes, and Trips
December 22, 2024
Our members share their favorite hikes, adventures, or trips with the group.
November 14, 2024: Randy Hedgepath's Favorite Spots
November 16, 2024
Retired State Naturalist and waterfall discoverer Randy Hedgepath led Sierra Club members on a stunning virtual tour of his favorite hikes at the monthly program meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Radnor Lake Visitor Center. MTG members enjoyed Plateau...
October 10, 2024:The Push for Sustainable MNPS Schools
October 10, 2024
Learn how schools, like the ones in Metro Nashville, can easily have huge impacts on the environmental health of Middle Tennessee and our children’s future.
September 12, 2024: Nashville's Transit Referendum
September 12, 2024
Come hear all about the transit referendum proposed by Nashville and up for a vote in November.
August 8, 2024: Birding Hot Spots with Melinda Welton
August 8, 2024
When and where are the best places to experience resident and migrating birds--like the azure-sky colored cerulean warbler, a songster that spends winters in the Andes and may be spotted summering in the deep woods of Tennessee? Hear some clues from...