- Earth Month Participation Giveaways @ Cumberland River CompactNashville, Nashville, TN
## The Cumberland River Compact is celebrating Earth Day (April 22) all month long in April! When you take part in any of the activities below, your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of four prize packs at the end of the month.
Ways to join in on Earth Month:
- Become a monthly donor to the Cumberland River Compact
- Participate in No Mow Month
- Join us for the Earth Month Kick-off event, Tuesday, April 2, 4 pm – 6 pm @ East Nashville Beer Works
- Volunteer for a tree planting or stream clean up in the month of April
- Purchase a rain barrel from the Compact
- Pledge to steward a stream through Adopt-a-Stream program
- Attend Nashville SC’s Greener Goals Game where Compact Volunteer, John Ponzio, will be honored as “Hero of the Match”!
- Tag us on socials and show us what action you are taking in your yard, local stream, watershed, or community to improve water quality in the Cumberland River basin.
- Come see us at a community event and sign up for the newsletter:
- Saturday, April 13 – The Compact @ Franklin Arbor Day Festival
- Saturday, April 20 – The Compact @ Centennial Park Earth Day Festival
- Saturday, April 27 – The Compact @ Gallatin Square Fest
Wait-- who is the Cumberland River Compact?
The Cumberland River Compact is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to enhancing the health and enjoyment of the Cumberland River and its tributaries through action, education and collaboration. Our various projects and initiatives include volunteerism, stream restorations, stormwater flooding and pollution prevention, E-Stem programs for Tennessee teachers and experiential education programs, agricultural impact reduction through River Friendly Farms. - Mossy Ridge Trail - Evening Hike for Experienced hikers (Bring a Light!)Percy Warner Park - Deep Well Entrance, Nashville, TN
HIKE STATS:
Time: Hike starts promptly at 6:30 P.M.
Place: Deep Well entrance of Percy Warner Park (Google Maps)
Distance: 5½+ total miles
Estimated Hike Time: 2+ hours
Difficulty: Moderate (Can be very strenuous for novice hikers - Headlamps/flashlights are needed)
Hike Leader: Mike Hicks
Notes: Dogs on a leash okay (Park regs require no more than 6-ft leash - you may be ticketed if you fail to use a leash!)The Mossy Ridge Trail is the longest of the three loop footpaths in the Warner Parks. An ideal training hike, the path leaves the Deep Well trailhead and winds through rich hollows and dry ridges of the Harpeth Hills, making frequent but never sustained elevation changes. Scattered in the woods are big trees and a spring-fed waterfall. At 4.5 miles, the Mossy Ridge Trail qualifies as a full-fledged hike that will not disappoint.
Description courtesy of Johnny Molloy
Note that because of changes to parking/access at the Deep Well entrance, the hike is now ~5.5 miles.
Directions to Deep Well entrance of Percy Warner Park:
From the point where Highway 100 begins at Highway 70 near the Belle Meade Post Office, head west on TN-100 1.7 miles to the large stone gates on the left with Deep Well Entrance sign that mark the entrance of Percy Warner Park (Immediately after the Vaughn Gap Rd/Music City Bikeway Stop Light). Turn left from Highway 100 and pass through the gates, staying right when the road splits. We meet at the Highway 100 Trailhead (1st Pavilion on the left - small pavilion after the 1st set of parking areas). If coming from Old Hickory Blvd or further west, the Entrance will be on your right ~¾ miles past the Old Hickory Blvd Red Light between Edwin and Percy Warner Parks (Just before the Vaughn Gap Rd/Music City Bikeway Stop Light).
We have dinner afterward at Sam's Place Belle Meade sports bar (6051 TN-100, Nashville, TN 37205 at the HWY 100 & HWY 70 split).
Standard Notice, Disclaimer:
Meetup organizers/ leaders are not guides. Expect the same risks and take the same precautions you would take if you were hiking alone. You are solely responsible for you own safety and well-being.
By signing up for this and/or attending this Meetup event, you acknowledge, understand, accept, and agree that hiking and other activities can be dangerous and can cause serious bodily injury and possible death. The organizers of this group and current and former members can not be held responsible or liable in any way for the actions of any participant-including you- at ant event.
All attendees participate at an event at their own risk and are solely responsible for any damage to their property, and/or any injury to themselves or their guests.
By signing up for this event, you affirm that you understand this disclaimer and that you knowingly and voluntarily agree not to bring any type of a claim arising out of or related to this Meetup event against the organizers of this Meetup group. - Mossy Ridge Trail - Evening Hike for Experienced hikers (Bring a Light!)Percy Warner Park - Deep Well Entrance, Nashville, TN
HIKE STATS:
Time: Hike starts promptly at 6:30 P.M.
Place: Deep Well entrance of Percy Warner Park (Google Maps)
Distance: 5½+ total miles
Estimated Hike Time: 2+ hours
Difficulty: Moderate (Can be very strenuous for novice hikers - Headlamps/flashlights are needed)
Hike Leader: Mike Hicks
Notes: Dogs on a leash okay (Park regs require no more than 6-ft leash - you may be ticketed if you fail to use a leash!)The Mossy Ridge Trail is the longest of the three loop footpaths in the Warner Parks. An ideal training hike, the path leaves the Deep Well trailhead and winds through rich hollows and dry ridges of the Harpeth Hills, making frequent but never sustained elevation changes. Scattered in the woods are big trees and a spring-fed waterfall. At 4.5 miles, the Mossy Ridge Trail qualifies as a full-fledged hike that will not disappoint.
Description courtesy of Johnny Molloy
Note that because of changes to parking/access at the Deep Well entrance, the hike is now ~5.5 miles.
Directions to Deep Well entrance of Percy Warner Park:
From the point where Highway 100 begins at Highway 70 near the Belle Meade Post Office, head west on TN-100 1.7 miles to the large stone gates on the left with Deep Well Entrance sign that mark the entrance of Percy Warner Park (Immediately after the Vaughn Gap Rd/Music City Bikeway Stop Light). Turn left from Highway 100 and pass through the gates, staying right when the road splits. We meet at the Highway 100 Trailhead (1st Pavilion on the left - small pavilion after the 1st set of parking areas). If coming from Old Hickory Blvd or further west, the Entrance will be on your right ~¾ miles past the Old Hickory Blvd Red Light between Edwin and Percy Warner Parks (Just before the Vaughn Gap Rd/Music City Bikeway Stop Light).
We have dinner afterward at Sam's Place Belle Meade sports bar (6051 TN-100, Nashville, TN 37205 at the HWY 100 & HWY 70 split).
Standard Notice, Disclaimer:
Meetup organizers/ leaders are not guides. Expect the same risks and take the same precautions you would take if you were hiking alone. You are solely responsible for you own safety and well-being.
By signing up for this and/or attending this Meetup event, you acknowledge, understand, accept, and agree that hiking and other activities can be dangerous and can cause serious bodily injury and possible death. The organizers of this group and current and former members can not be held responsible or liable in any way for the actions of any participant-including you- at ant event.
All attendees participate at an event at their own risk and are solely responsible for any damage to their property, and/or any injury to themselves or their guests.
By signing up for this event, you affirm that you understand this disclaimer and that you knowingly and voluntarily agree not to bring any type of a claim arising out of or related to this Meetup event against the organizers of this Meetup group.