Water City USA (Nashville Clean Water Project)

Mission Statement

Our Mission: Water City USA is dedicated to inspiring public stewardship, volunteerism, education and support of clean water concerns in ways that preserve, protect and enhance local rivers, streams, creeks and lakes and adjacent lands in the watershed.- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -A well kept secret in Nashville involves the nearly 300 linear miles of streams across Davidson County that are federally classified as impaired. This list has remained virtually unchanged for 8-10 years, even after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sued Nashville for millions of dollars in 2007 over polluted waterways. The entire expanse of the Cumberland River from the Woodland Street Bridge to the Bordeaux Bridge is on this ‘polluted’ list. The Nashville Clean Water Project believes our city deserves a better effort, and certainly better water. We’ve stepped into this conversation as the region’s ‘free agency’ environmental nonprofit, meaning we’re not obligated to a specific body of water, we’re only bound to doing good work. We’re doing it doubly well with a fraction of the staff and budget as other organizations in our space. By offering a full suite of information, advocacy, stewardship and volunteer opportunities, we’re increasing the public’s understanding of our local rivers, streams, creeks, lakes and our interconnected watersheds. Our programs engage the audience most often ignored ? the actual citizenry whose activities, actions and neglect are most responsible for the good or poor conditions of our region’s fresh water. Although focused on Middle Tennessee, our work benefits the environment and living organisms, including humans, that depend on clean water for hundreds of miles downstream? all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.

Website
http://www.nashvilleh2o.org

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Urban Green Lab Inc.

Mission Statement

At Urban Green Lab, we teach communities how to live sustainably. Founded in 2009, we work to ensure all of us have access to sustainable living education. Through a focus on classrooms, households, and workplaces — places where culture begins — Urban Green Lab transforms spaces into “labs” for learning what it means to live sustainably by training professionals, organizing and facilitating the exchange of best practices, connecting institutions with services, and encouraging people to feel good about being part of the solution.

Website
http://urbangreenlab.org

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Turnip Green Creative Reuse

Mission Statement

“Fostering creativity and sustainability through reuse.”Our mission of fostering creativity and sustainability through reuse guides everything that we do at Turnip Green Creative reuse. Creative reuse is an incredibly effective way to keep material out of our landfills while enhancing our community and helping art come into the world. We partner with artists, schools, teachers, and businesses to breathe new life into old, unwanted or damaged items that would normally be thrown away. We do this through our pay what you wish retail space, education outreach, green galleries, and inclusive open studio space.

TennGreen Land Conservancy

Mission Statement

TennGreen Land Conservancy conserves land where people and nature can thrive. TennGreen envisions large, connected natural areas that support diversity of life, inspire appreciation of nature, and spark action to protect the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the land that sustains us all.

Website
http://www.tenngreen.org

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Tennessee Urban Forest Council

Mission Statement

The Tennessee Urban Forestry Council’s official mission statement is ‘To promote healthy and sustainable urban and community forests in Tennessee’. As a non-profit, created by the TN Dept of Agriculture, Division of Forestry in 1991, we have been working closely with this Division to achieve this mission. Our organization complements the mission of the Division of Forestry through our education efforts and community engagement endeavors.

Website
http://www.tufc.com

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