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Providing Information and Expertise by:

…conducting educational and adventurous field excursions and teaching programs that highlight the natural landscape of the watershed while promoting ways individuals can make a difference expanding our program offerings and utilizing the talents of HRWA members and volunteers who work together to improve water quality and foster environmental stewardship.

The Education and Outreach Program works on projects like:

Expanding the Protecting Our Watershed (POW) program in
Spring Hill to school districts in the Harpeth watershed. POW
trains teachers to use curriculum-based materials to teach the
importance of watershed conservation and water quality.

Conducting workshops and seminars on the importance of rain gardens and rain barrels, and the use of native species for streamside corridors for wildlife.

Holding technical training sessions for the development community on use of new tools for designing development sites to reduce storm water runoff and maintain stable stream buffers.