Nashville Chapter Meeting, REI Brentwood, TN, 6 PM. Heather Gallagher, Ranger at Beaman Park in Nashville, will present our monthly program about accomplishments in trail, bridge and other park improvements with the help of TTA volunteers. She will share photos of new park acquisitions and her passions for all things Beaman Park. Plan to attend and join us for dinner prior to the meeting at Jason’ s Deli, next to the REI, at 5:00. Bring a friend! Contact Libby Francis, libbyslibbys@comcast.net, 615-319-7501, for details.
Tuesday, July 11 – Chapter Meeting – 7:00 pm CT. Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station. Nichole Hidalgo Jordan of TennGreen Land Conservancy will be our speaker. TennGreen is a statewide land conservancy nonprofit organization that works to protect land and connect people in Tennessee. TennGreen provides outdoor experiences, establishes conservation easements and assists in acquiring privately held land. For more information contact Chapter Co-Chair Jeanne Conatser at djconatser@comcast.net.
Monthly Chapter Meeting, Meet 6:00 P. M. CDT, at Wade Bourne Nature Center, 2308 Rotary Park Dr, Clarksville. Two volunteers will provide snacks for everyone. Bring your own drinks. Contact Paula Sanders 954-993-5541 or Suva Bastin 931-645-2849.
Tuesday, Aug 27 – Nashville Chapter Meeting, REI Brentwood, TN. 6 P.M. It’s time for our annual Show and Tell meeting! Members and friends ARE the program – along with pictures of your adventures on trails, from Tennessee to Timbuktu. You’re welcome to bring your photos on a thumb drive (best), CD, or hard copy. The more the merrier! Please sign up in advance for this with Doug Burroughs, 615-587-0085 so we can apportion time fairly to all who want to show photos. Bring friends too and prepare to be inspired to get out there. Plan on joining us for dinner at 5:00 at Jason’s Deli next door to REI.
Monday, September 25, 7:00 pm at the DW Wilson Community Center, 501 N. Collins Street, Tullahoma.
Our program speaker is TTA Scenic City Chapter member, Will Latham. About a year ago, the Scenic City Chapter hosted a 2-day professionally led trail safety and first aid course with a CPR certification option. While many topics in this program were targeted toward TTA hike leaders, the knowledge and training can be critical for any of us, even if we just take a short hike with a friend. Will Latham will present an overview of this interactive and engaging course, including suggestions that our Highland Rim Chapter can use in planning to offer this program, not only to our local members, but any interested TTA members and the community.
Before the meeting, at 5:30 pm, we will meet for dinner at La Fiesta Bar & Grill, 1410 N. Jackson Street, Tullahoma next to the Quality Inn. Please contact Highland Rim Chapter Chair Patty Deen if you plan to attend dinner so I can confirm the number for our reservation. Contact Patty at pdeen@palomar.edu or 760-703-8115 for more information.
Monday, October 16, 7:00 pm at the DW Wilson Community Center, 501 N. Collins Street, Tullahoma. Our featured speaker is Highland Rim Chapter Member, Marietta Poteet. In 2022, five members of TTA walked the Cotswold Way. Marietta Poteet was the lead and will present a slideshow of their walk. The 110-mile-long Cotswold Way is a national trail that explores the quintessential English countryside beginning in the town of Chipping Campden and ending in Bath. Marietta will share some unusually exciting adventures of the groups’ walk through this beautiful green landscape of rolling farmland, quiet woods, picturesque villages all steeped in history.
Before the meeting, at 5:30 pm, we will meet for dinner at La Fiesta Bar & Grill, 1410 N. Jackson Street, Tullahoma next to the Quality Inn. Please contact Highland Rim Chapter Chair Patty Deen if you plan to attend dinner so I can confirm the number for our reservation. Contact Patty at pdeen@palomar.edu or 760-703-8115 for more information.