May 21st – NTOS monthly meeting
May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT
Join us for our monthly meeting on May 21st. We begin gathering at 7 pm, our business meeting and announcments start at 7:15 pm followed by the evenings program:
“Smart Yards and Bird-friendly Habitats” –
presented by Gretchen Judkins
Join Gretchen Judkins from Tennessee Smart Yards to learn about the nine principles of Smart Yards and how they connect to bird-friendly habitats. Tennessee Smart Yards is a free, online certification program that is all about making your yard more environmentally friendly. Attendees will leave two steps closer to certification with a yard-sketching activity and free rain gauge.
Gretchen Judkins is the Environmental Compliance Specialist for Metro Water Services. She inspects industrial facilities that hold National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and is the public education coordinator for Nashville’s MS4 permit. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In her free time, she enjoys browsing estate sales and going on hikes.