Nashville Earth Day Announces 2022 Environmental Projects
Event Proceeds To Fund Trees, Bees, and Water Projects Across Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN – (August 24, 2022) – For the past three years, Nashville Earth Day, the city’s official annual event to celebrate Earth Day, has utilized event proceeds to underwrite environmental projects across Nashville. The program, which is managed by Centennial Park Conservancy, has created positive environmental change in our city by funding the planting of 200 trees, caring for 160K bees, planting 6 pollinator gardens, cleaning up 13 waterways, and providing education to thousands of adults and children in parks and classrooms across our community.
“These are important environmental projects that are critical to the sustainability of our ecosystem. We are very fortunate to have Centennial Park Conservancy to help us fulfill our mission to sustainably and equitably provide everyone in Nashville with an inviting network of parks and greenways that offer health, wellness, and quality of life through recreation, conservation, and community,” said Metro Parks Director Monique Horton Odom.
Nashville Earth Day is pleased to announce the six local environmental projects it is underwriting across Nashville with proceeds from this year’s event, including:
Planting of 60 trees at Carter Lawrence Elementary in Edgehill, Dudley Park in Napier, and a streetscaping project in North Nashville - in partnership with Nashville Tree Foundation
Providing annual care for 160,000 bees that reside in hives located in Centennial Park in Midtown Nashville - in partnership with Nashville Area Beekeepers Association
Underwriting the Sustainable Classrooms program to train 24 teachers who will educate 2,400 MNPS children on the importance of sustainable living - in partnership with Urban Green Lab
Conducting pond improvements, planting 10 trees and native plants, and providing a community compost bin at the Friends' House at Mill Ridge Park in Southeast Nashville - in partnership with Friends of Mill Ridge Park
Expanding the planting of native wildflower gardens at Stratford STEM Magnet School in East Nashville - in partnership with Tennessee Environmental Council
Planting of native shrubs, flowers, and grasses to help support pollinators in Green Hills Park in West Nashville - in partnership with Friends of Green Hills Park
“Earth Day is every day, and supporting these local projects is our small contribution to making positive environmental changes in our community,” said John Tumminello, President of Centennial Park Conservancy. “We are grateful to our many partners who make Nashville Earth Day possible and enable us to fund these important environmental projects across Nashville.”
Earlier this year, Nashville Earth Day partnered with the Nashville Tree Foundation to help underwrite an upcoming public art campaign that will raise awareness about the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that will kill approximately 10% of Nashville’s trees in the next five years.
In celebration of National Honeybee Day on August 20 and National Honey Month in September, Nashville Earth Day is giving away a year’s supply of honey harvested by the Nashville Beekeepers Association from the bees that reside in Centennial Park. Follow @EarthDayNash on Instagram and comment on its August 20 post to be entered to win 12 bottles of Centennial Park Honey.
In the past three years, proceeds from Nashville Earth Day have funded the planting of over 200 trees in Boyd, Dudley, Frederick Douglass, Green Hills, Hadley, Hartman, Mill Ridge, and Shelby Parks, plus Carter Lawrence Elementary; cared for 160K bees in Centennial Park and introduced 9K bees to Shelby and Mill Ridge Parks; planted 6 pollinator gardens in Green Hills, Hadley, Hartman, Mullins, and Shelby Parks, plus Stratford STEM Magnet School; cleaned up 13 waterways in Bordeaux, Donelson, Joelton, Madison, Midtown, Southeast Nashville, and West Nashville; and provided education to thousands of adults and children in parks and classrooms across our community. Nashville Earth Day has also facilitated the giving away of 1K trees to the public that have been planted in yards across our community, in partnership with Nashville Tree Foundation and Amazon.
Nashville Earth Day is thankful to the generosity of the corporate and foundation partners who make the annual event and environmental projects possible. The program’s organizers are also thankful to the individuals working at organizations like Cumberland River Compact, Nashville Area Beekeepers Association, Tennessee Environmental Council, Nashville Tree Foundation, and Urban Green Lab that work tirelessly to educate, inspire, and create positive environmental change on a daily basis.
Save The Date - Saturday, April 22, 2023, for the annual Nashville Earth Day celebration in Centennial Park. Follow @EarthDayNash on social media to stay updated on details.
NASHVILLE EARTH DAY 2022 SPONSORS & ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT UNDERWRITERS
Nashville Earth Day is made possible with support from the following socially responsible organizations who share our mutual respect and concern for the environment and desire to inspire positive environmental change in our city.
Presenting Sponsors:
Amazon • Kroger • Republic Services • Sandra Schatten Foundation • WM • HCA Healthcare Foundation
Supporting Sponsors:
First Horizon Foundation • Lipman Brothers • Nashville Parks Foundation • Stringfellow • Piedmont
Event Sponsors:
BNA • Nashville Electric Service • Manuel Zeitlin Architects • Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
In-Kind Sponsors:
6th Man Movers • The Compost Company • Radios 615 • Sheeco • Walk/Bike Nashville
Business Vendors and Supporters:
1 Nashville • Core Development • Live2Dance • Power HRG • Seal Smart
Media Partners:
Lamar Advertising Company • Lightning 100 • The Tennessee Tribune
Program Partners:
Centennial Park Conservancy • Metro Parks • Metro Water Services • Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure