CAP Board of Directors Quarterly Meetings
The Clean Air Partnership of Middle TN holds quarterly board meetings. All CAP meetings are open to the public.

Current 2010 Meeting Schedule:*

DATE: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
TIME: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Lentz Public Health Center, 311 23rd Avenue North, Nashville, TN, Room 220

DATE: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
TIME: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Lentz Public Health Center, 311 23rd Avenue North, Nashville, TN, Room 220

* The dates, times, and locations listed above are subject to change.  To confirm meeting information, please e-mail Melissa Stevens, CAP communications director at Melissa@cleanairpartnership.info.

Air Quality 101 Workshops
Come learn the basics about air quality in Middle TN including the types of air pollution we experience, simple ways to improve it, what to do on Air Alert Days, and more! Four sessions are currently scheduled. The dates and times are listed below. The workshops are free and open to CAP partners, their employees and the general public. Space is limited and registration is required. Click here to download the registration form.

DATE: Monday, July 19, 2010
TIME: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Mt. Juliet Public Library, 2765 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet, TN

DATE: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
TIME: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Hendersonville Public Library, 140 Saundersville Road, Hendersonville, TN

DATE: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
TIME: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Gorham-Mac Bane Public Library, 405 White Street, Springfield, TN

DATE: Thursday, July 29, 2010
TIME: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Dickson Public Library, 206 Henslee Drive, Dickson, TN

Tennessee Recycling Coalition Mid-Year Meeting
The mid-year meeting features all your favorite parts of the conference compressed into a short time-frame- workshop, technical tour, golf outing, exhibit hall, great sessions, and networking events. For more information, please visit the TN Recycling Coalition website at www.trc-online.org.

DATE: Monday and Tuesday, August 9-10, 2010
TIME: Varies by day
LOCATION: Meadowview Conference Center and Resort, 1901 Meadowview Parkway, Kingsport, TN

Greenway Ecology Workshop

The workshop, led by Tennessee Environmental Council Executive Director John McFadden (PhD) and Landscape Architect Kevin Guenther of Design Resource (www.designresourcegp.com), is ideal for local park and greenway managers and greenway design consultants. The course will include both lecture/discussion and hands on components and will cover some basic ecological concepts, ecological assessment of greenways and how to make practical and cost effective aesthetic and ecological improvements. Participants will be building a rain garden as a part of the workshop. A boxed lunch will be provided and CEUs are available. Register online at http://www.tectn.org/display_event.php?id=669

DATE: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Patterson Park Community Center, 521 Mercury Boulevard, Murfreesboro TN

Tennessee Pollution Prevention Conference
The Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership (TP3) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this September and the TP3 members are hard at work planning for the fifth biennial statewide conference. The general theme for this year’s conference will be the relationships between good business and living practices with sustainability and pollution prevention ideals.

Topics include:

• Renew-Reuse-Conserve; Living Lightly on the Earth
• The New Green Economy and Sustainable Business
• Changing to Meet New Challenges

For more information or to register to attend, visit the TP3 conference website at http://www.tp3conference.org.

DATE: Thursday and Friday, September 23-24, 2010
TIME: Varies by day
LOCATION:  Montgomery Bell State Park, Burns, TN