Hello Friends of Enterprise South Nature Park!
THIS WEEK'S ACTION TO SAVE THE PARK:
We are asking everyone to write/call their Hamilton County Commissioner and ask that they protect the 19-acre Boy Scout’s tract that the City and County are jointly purchasing, which is landlocked by Enterprise South Nature Park land and is not accessible without lifting permanent protections. Find your Commissioner on our list here.
Need a boilerplate?
“I am writing to urge the Hamilton County Commission to follow the recommendation of the Regional Planning Commission and rezone the 19-acre Boy Scouts parcel as OS (Open Space) for recreation and greenspace after purchasing.
The Boy Scouts parcel is landlocked by permanently protected, Enterprise South Nature Park land (also zoned as OS).
This is an opportunity for the City and County to continue to honor the wishes and values of our community, America’s first National Park City, and the promises to conserve ESNP land forever, as stated in the deed.”
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UPDATES:
- We will be tabling at the Chattanooga Outdoor Festival on Saturday April 11th from 11-7. Stop by and say hi! AND we’ll have NEW t-shirts available!
- Thanks to State Bill HB 1738 sponsored by our local State Rep., Greg Vital, April is officially Native Plant Month in Tennessee!
Join Save ESNP on April 19th from 2-4pm to help plant native wildflowers at ESNP around the new Wildwood Playscape.
Register here! (volunteers will receive a Save ESNP t-shirt) - Also on April 19th is Chattanooga Zero Waste Fest at Stove Works from 11-6!
- If you missed our April hike, save the date for our May Birding Hike on 5/2! This time we are collaborating with the Ornithological Society of Chattanooga. This event will be drop-in style from 7am-11am, with two local birders leading short birding walks through the park. More info soon!
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In the NEWS:
Chattanooga aims to buy land next to Enterprise South Nature Park
Chattanooga, Hamilton County eye joint purchase of Scout-owned land near Enterprise South
Wamp proposes diverting Hilltop Drive funds to new road projects. See what they are
See all the latest on our PRESS page.
Thank you all for being a part of this giant community effort.
-Melissa, with Elspeth, Nathan, and Hadrien