By Joe Chapman This spring, you might notice your neighbors’ grass growing tall. No need to worry, this may be on purpose! Households across Nashville are pledging to let their […]
Every year, the Cumberland River Compact and Metro Water Services plant thousands of trees throughout Davidson County as part of the Root Nashville campaign. This winter, the campaign celebrated a […]
On November 19th, volunteers with the Cumberland River Compact and Friends of Warner Parks planted more than 100 trees in Edwin Warner Park. The trees were planted as part […]
Appalachia’s Coal-Mining Legacy: Reforesting for the Future SUBSCRIBE TO RIVER TALKS ON APPLE PODCASTS, SPOTIFY, OR GOOGLE Summary: The Appalachian Mountains serve many roles: important habitat for incredible biodiversity, inspiration for artists, […]
Climate change is an ever growing concern here in Nashville and in the wider world. Despite the fact that it was older generations who set climate change in motion, youth […]
Announcing the Urban Heat Youth Fellows Program! The Cumberland River Compact is partnering with MTSU professors Dr. Adelle Monteblanco and Dr. Alisa Hass to offer the Urban Heat Youth Fellows […]
Subscribe to River Talks on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google. Summary: Clean and abundant water is provided to communities across the United States by skilled and trained environmental professionals. Yet the water workforce […]
Summary: The rivers and streams of the southeastern United States feature astounding biodiversity, warranting the nickname of “underwater rainforests” of life. From the colorful tangerine darter to the charismatic […]
By Cumberland River Compact AmeriCorps Alumni, Morgan Florsheim Climate Change is “baked in”. In the past couple of years, “resilience” has become a real buzzword in the environmental and climate […]
Summary: Climate change comes with ample risks to Middle Tennessee, but there is also the opportunity to build resilience in the face of these changes. We know climate change […]
