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Chattannooga, Tennessee 37406
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/in CaribbeanSEA/by NaomiGREAT VW sponsored workshop on Sapelo Island!
/in Uncategorized/by Mary Beth SuttonThanks to VW and our teacher leader, Jim Watson, we had a fantastic workshop on Sapelo Island. Check out the prezi and watch for more pictures. THANKS, VW!!
Prezi Link:
http://prezi.com/9jbvqbtqgph3/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Thanks to USXPress and all our Bonnaroo Volunteers!
/in Uncategorized/by Mary Beth SuttonWHAT A WEEK!! We started this week in the 95 degree sun working with Clean Vibes on our REcovery of reusable goods at Bonnaroo. The rest of the week, we welcomed lots of new visitors to the shop and put together more tents than anyone thought possible! Thanks so much to the volunteers who helped us in Manchester and at the shop, Manning, Mary Catherine, Rita, Mike H, Ginger, Michael, Rijn, Wenona, Heidi and Adeline, Corinne, Caleb, Vanessa (all the way from Bogota!!) Bob, Cierra, Katie, Lizzie, Mary Taylor, India, Sean, and ESPECIALLY the amazing ladies, Mollie and Berry who always help


coordinate this cleanup!! MC, DJ, Manning, Caleb, Vanessa, and Natalie really helped out at the shop as well and Tyler coordinated volunteers. Here’s the link from usxpress about our partnership: http://www.usxpress.com/Press-Room/News/Article-35.aspx. We couldn’t have done it without you all!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
MesoAmerican Reef 2015
/in Uncategorized/by Mary Beth SuttonThe 2015 report on MesoAmerican Reef Health shows some progress, but many sites are still in critical condition. The MAR has more protected areas and more herbivorous fish, very important to control the algae that competes with the coral cover. Get the info for yourself: http://www.healthyreefs.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MAR-EN-small.pdf
Good for business, good for the environment!
/in TenneSEA, Tennessee Valley, Water Quality/by Mary Beth SuttonI challenge every business owner to really consider the benefits of stormwater green infrastructure. You can be like those who argue that they could never afford to implement the new stormwater regulations and that it will be bad for business, or you could really learn about green infrastructure and find out how GREAT it can be for business!
Bill Raines is gaining lots of kudos for being the first to embrace retrofitting his site to incorporate green infrastructure for stormwater treatment. Although he embraces it fully at this point, it took many years of conversations, calculations, and investigations. Many times over the past five years, Mr Raines has thrown up his hands and said it just wasn’t going to work. Most of the engineers we worked with said the same thing. It took Josh Rogers and Adam Reynolds from the City and County water quality departments to really bring things around to feasible. His tax reductions have been great motivators for implementing this wetland. He had extra incentives, including creating a learning lab for students at Skyuka Hall, which is located at his Four Squares site. If SEA hadn’t been there the entire time, bringing new ideas, explaining how things worked, helping with the calculations….it wouldn’t have ever happened. We were there thanks to the 319 grant funded through the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Our idea in 2009, when the uproar over huge increases in stormwater fees was at its peak, has resulted in lots of education not just for the kids, but for Mr Raines and me, many engineers, and many developers. Everyone should now realize that it IS not just possible to install green infrastructure, but it is economically beneficial as well.
Watch the story produced by WRCB TV:
WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather
Mountain Creek Water Keepers at Skyuka Hall (formerly Scenic Land School)
/in Uncategorized/by Mary Beth SuttonCongrats to our graduating interns!
/in CaribbeanSEA, Education/by Mary Beth SuttonSara and Hannah have interned with us this semester and graduated yesterday! Matt interned with us last summer.



We are so proud of them!! We love our connection with UTC Departments of Environmental Science, Engineering, Outdoor Recreation and Business! We couldn’t do our projects without you!
Thrasher Elementary Celebrates Earth Day
/in TenneSEA/by NaomiDennery Caribbean SEA Young Adults Helping with Whiptail Survey on Maria Islands
/in Caribbean, CaribbeanSEA, Conservation/by Mary Beth SuttonCaribbean Beach Party this FRIDAY!!
/in Uncategorized/by Mary Beth SuttonCome join us for some Caribbean fun at the Bessie Smith Hall this Friday, May 1st. Calypso band with steel drum music and good Caribbean food from Mrs. B’s Reggae Cafe, Dish T’ Pass, and Tom Kale’s amazing cooking skills!! and yes, there will be rum. and other libations, even a delicious and healthy fruit punch!
Wear your favorite tropical dress and come ready to have fun!