Sierra Club - Tennessee State Chapter

Tennessee State Chapter

Tennessee Chapter Office:
2021 21st Ave. S, Suite 436
Nashville, TN 37212
615-386-3640

Tennessee Groups:
Cherokee (Chattanooga)
Chickasaw Group (Memphis)
Harvey Broome Group (Knoxville)
Middle Tennessee Group (Nashville)
State of Franklin (Tri-Cities)
Upper Cumberland Group (Cookeville)
Watauga Group (Johnson and Carter County - our newest group!)

Tennes-Sierran Newsletter:
The May 2008 issue of the Tennes-Sierran

April 2008
March 2008
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November/December 2007
October 2007
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December 2005
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January 2004
December 2003
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
August 2003

Tennessee Eco-Regions:
American Southeast
Mississippi Basin
Southern Appalachia

State Chapter Administration:
State Chapter Meeting Host Rotation

Host Group Responsibilities

Sierra Club Home Page:
sierraclub.org

Write to Your Elected Officials:
The President
The Vice-President
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives

State Senators
State Representatives
The Governor

U.S. Legislative Information:
thomas.loc.gov

Tennessee Government:
tennesseeanytime.org

legislature.state.tn.us

Tennessee Sierra Club
License Plate Campaign

The Tennessee Chapter has embarked on a campaign to get the state to issue a specialty car license plate honoring the Sierra Club and our Chapter. Here is how you can help.
Gather at least 10 valid signatures on a:
petition (Word) petition (PDF)

Spread the word about the Sierra Club and raise money for your group!

6th Annual
Wilderness First Aid Training

When: June 7 & 8, 2008
Where: Fall Creek Falls State Park
Who: Training conducted by NOLS Wilderness Medicine instructors
Cost: $165/participant includes course materials and lunch/snacks both days
Contact: Katherine Pendleton at katibug1959 @ aol.com or 615-943-6877

Spaceship Earth T-Shirt

SUPPORT THE TN CHAPTER
WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY!

Short Sleeves in two colors (light blue, natural) ~ $16.00 each
Long Sleeves (black) with a cool star field background ~ $23.00 each

Use this order form or order on-line at: mtg/earthtshirt.htm

The Tennessee Legislature:

Talking Points (Word documents) for 4 important bills: Stop Work, Limited Resource Waters, Scenic Vistas, Container Deposit
TCV Comprehensive Bill List 03/28/08
TCV Key Bills 03/28/08
Container Recycling Bill 2008
Legislative Calendar at www.tnconservationvoters.org
Tennessee Government (find your state legislator)

State Chapter Calendar

Conservation Issues:

End Mountaintop Removal (MTR):
Mountaintop removal is a terrible, destructive method of coal mining in which entire mountains are literally blown up, the resulting rubble is dumped into valleys and huge ponds of toxic sludge are created. Mountaintop removal is devastating hundreds of square miles of Appalachia, polluting the headwaters of rivers that provide drinking water to millions of Americans and destroying a distinctly American culture that has endured for generations.
http://www.ilovemountains.org/ http://www.sierraclub.org/petition/mountaintop
http://www.sierraclub.org/wildlands/wildlandsatrisk/mountaintop.asp
Save Our Smokies: North Shore Road, Elkmont Area, Interstate 3, Cades Cove Development
Park Service favors monetary settlement for North Shore Road
Kilowatt Ours:
A documentary film by Jeff Barrie, Kilowatt Ours explores the connection between our energy consumption and problems like air pollution in our cities, haze in the Smoky Mountains, mountaintop removal coal mining, nuclear waste and global warming. For a schedule of showings, see http://www.kilowattours.org/.
Citizens for TDOT Reform: We have made progress, but there is more to do!
Contact Steven Sondheim at stevensondheim @ yahoo.com.
Tennessee Water Sentinels: Please see the web-page at: Tennessee Water Sentinels to learn of the activities of the Tennessee Water Sentinels and how you can help.
DuPont Dioxin Issue:
Your help is needed. See DuPont Action.
Rumbling Falls Cave: thanks to local activists, the city of Spencer has agreed to change its plans for a sewage treatment plant that would have discharged its effluent into Dry Fork Creek and the Fall Creek Falls watershed, including the Rumbling Falls Cave system and the Rumble Room: more background info.
Take Action on Wild Forests:
Comments for New Congressional Initiative
Interim Directive and USFS Roadless Comments

Economic Benefits of Forests
The Sierra Club Forest Protection Campaign

Protect Local Forests: If you see a logging operation that is polluting a creek or other waterway, call ForestWatch at 423-332-7391.

Join the Sierra Club Tennessee Chapter:

State Chapter Meetings:

Summer: July 25-27, 2008, Laurel Fork Lodge www.laurelforklodge.com, 1511 Dennis Cove Rd. Hampton, TN, hosted by the Watauga Group, Chair: Gloria Griffith, gla4797 @ earthlink.net.
Fall: October 24-26, 2008, Pickett State Park, hosted by the Chickasaw Group, Chair: Nancy J. Ream, njream @ aol.com.
Winter: January 22-23, 2009, Cedars of Lebanon State Park, hosted by the Harvey Broome Group, Chair: David Reister, dreister @ bellsouth.net.
Spring 2009: TBA, hosted by the Middle Tennessee Group, Chair: Rachel Floyd, rfloyd557 @ bellsouth.net.

State Chapter Calendar

State Chapter Meeting Host Rotation

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