Looking for the coolest spot in East Nashville? Come join us on Saturday, April 14 in Lockeland Springs. Our new natural area, Lockeland Springs Park, features a deep, shady, spring filled valley full of birds and many kinds of wildlife. It also contains ancient stone channels and walls, the ruins of an old spring house, bridge foundations, and channels. You won’t believe this could be right in the middle of the city!
What’s up? As part of the Lockeland Springs Neighborhood Associations’ Spring Cleanup, teams will be going out to put the sparkle back in the neighborhood. We’ll be clearing out trash and invasive exotic plants, cleaning up streambeds, and opening the right of way for a future trail. Along with street and alley work, we’re preparing this spring filled natural area for our children’s use, for our meditation, and a quiet retreat for all.
To be part of the Springs Spring Cleanup, come at 9 am to the Lockeland Design Center, corner of 17th and Woodland. We want to make the Springs sparkle, and with your help it certainly can. You’ll have a great time, and we’ll all be the better for it.
Be sure to wear boots,gloves and tough clothes, especially if you want to wade in the water down by the springs… Along with the beauty we’re uncovering, there are also some things to watch out for, like slippery rocks, some thorns and poison ivy, as well as some broken glass around the old water bottling platforms. When we’re through, much of this will be cleared out…We’re going to give “Spring Cleaning” a whole new meaning.
The first 30 folks will get a fresh blueberry muffin from Sweet Sixteenth Bakery!!
Call Jim Polk at 507-8844 if you need further directions.