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PAST EVENTS WMC'S HALLOWEEN EVENT -- Saturday, October 31st FUN FOR ALL AGES! 
Thanks to PrintNetUSA for support with brochures. For the Young in Years and Young at Heart:
Come and bring children, grandchildren, friends, new neighbors. WMC Creek Workshop - May 16 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about creeks even if you do not plan to do water monitoring. It should be fun, interesting, and give you insight into what goes on in those creeks that you see every day. The WMC Creek Workshop (given by Vera Vollbrecht, Director of the Warner Parks Nature Center) will be held on Saturday, May 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm In Edwin Warner Park. All ages are welcome. You do not have to go in the water, but it is a good excuse if you enjoy to paddle. It is suitable for adults and children (except the really young). Reserve your spot(s) by contacting Jane Bibring (356-0977; jane@bibring.net). The workshop will meet at the Octagonal Picnic Shelter in Edwin Warner Park. Go right off of Vaughn Rd.; the parking lot for the Octagonal Shelter is on the left immediately after Shelter #5. EASEMENTS MEETING -- Monday, April 13, 7:00 - 8:30 pm The Gordon Jewish Community Center -- 801 Percy Warner Blvd. The West Meade Conservancy is ready to begin building its first official easement groups. Whether you are a current Registry Signer, a potential Registry Signer, or simply someone interested in the preservation of West Meade’s woods, wildlife, history, and streams, you are invited to come to a “Nuts and Bolts” meeting to:
EMILY EVANS TALKS ABOUT STORMWATER AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS -- May 20, Gordon Jewish Community Center, 
Responding to concerns of West Meade residents, Emily Evans, Council Member for District 23 and Chairman of the Metro Council's Public Works Committee, explained why stormwater is a major environmental issue that affects residents in a variety of ways, such as pollution, flooding, and erosion. She discussed the local problems and their possible solutions. Several of Metro's streams, including the Jocelyn Branch of Richland Creek, have been judged by the EPA to be "threatened," and stormwater is the leading culprit. That creek is an important part of the wildlife habitat whose preservation is part of the Conservancy's mission. WILDLIFE IN WEST MEADE -- April 29, 2008 , Warner Parks Nature Center 
About 60 People attended. The speaker is wildlife biologist Andrea English, Diversity Coordinator for Region 2 of the Tennessee Wildlife Agency. SECOND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION -- Sunday, April 20, 2008 Around fifty people came to enjoy the company of others who love the woods of West Meade and learn about results of the Box Turtle research, the critters in our creek, and the Conservancy's place in Davidson County's Ecological Arc. 
BIRDING IN WEST MEADE -- May 8, Tuesday -- Susan Bradfield, 2007 
Susan Bradfield, a licensed bird-bander and naturalist with the Warner Parks Nature Center, talked to 46 bird-lovers about "Birding in West Meade." The talk, held at the Center, was sponsored by the West Meade Conservancy. Jane Bibring, who welcomed the group and introduced the speaker, explained that one of the steps towards the Conservancy’s goal of preserving its woods and wildlife is to educate the public about the area’s diverse animals and plants. Bradfield used skins, slides, memory phrases, and anecdotes to distinguish a wide variety of birds, from great horned owls to tiny warblers, who live in or pass through West Meade and other wooded parts of Nashville. Many of the birds on the slides had been banded at the Center, which periodically offers workshops on bird-banding. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION -- Saturday, April 21, 2007 Click here to read article , or click image below to enlarge 
September 19, 2006- approximately 45 people attended: NATIVE PLANTS AND SHRUBS TALK Gordon Jewish Community Center Mike Berkeley owns a tree nursery in Fairview and lectures throughout Nashville and the state, and talked to the West Meade Conservancy about our native plants and shrubs. July 12, 2006- approximately 40 people attended: ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING Gordon Jewish Community Center 
The chief purpose of this meeting was to discuss ways in which the
neighborhood can show it is serious in its desire to protect its
woods, wildlife, and portions of the Belle Meade Plantation wall from
destruction. Chief topics and activities:
June 20, 2006- approximately 200 people attended: CANDIDATES FORUM Hillwood High School, 400 Davidson Road Residents will hear from Emily Evans and Timothy Lee, candidates for the Metro Council seat vacated last year by Chris Whitson. The event is designed to introduce the candidates to the district. Organized by the 23rd District Neighborhood Coalition (which includes: Warner Parks Community Association, the West Meade Park Neighborhood Association, the Belle Meade Links Neighborhood Association, the West Meade Hills Neighborhood Association and the West Meade Conservancy). For more information, contact Kip Kirby at: publicit@23dnc.org June 8, 2006- more than 116 people attended: THE HISTORY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NORMAN BURNS, Director of the Belle Meade Plantation 
At The Warner Park Nature CenterMuch of West Meade was once part of this historic plantation. Among several still existing markers of the historical connection between West Meade and Belle Meade Plantation is a two mile stretch of the original plantation wall on the ridge above Jocelyn Hollow. The West Meade Conservancy thanks the Warner Parks Nature Center, especially Sandy Bivens and John Sharlet, for its/their support. April 22nd, 2006- about 65 people attended. 
This was the initial meeting of the neighbors, located at the Circle on Jocelyn Hollow. Everyone expressed gratitude for the natural and cultural treasures that surround our neighborhood. We discussed these treasures, affirmed our desire to see them protected, then went on a walk to explore and enjoy them.
It all began with Noah riding his bike up and down our hilly streets delivering 250 copies of this flyer to neighbors one sunny afternoon. |
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