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Axios
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Celebrate Easter, Earth Day and spring in Nashville
Spring is in full bloom in Nashville, and a warm and sunny weekend stretches out ahead of us. Several events are on tap as the city celebrates Easter, Earth Day and the start of the sunny season. 🐰 Eggstravaganzoo: The annual celebration Saturday at the Nashville Zoo will include staggered Easter egg hunts for different age groups, face painting and, of course, quality time with a menagerie of animals. Don't forget to bring a basket. 🎨 Great Spring Art Hop: Cheekwood's take on the classic Easter event will feature 48 egg hunts spread across Friday and Saturday. About 36,000 eggs filled with treats will be scattered around the botanical garden. The festivities will also include crafts, food trucks and live music. 🐀 Hunt for "Easter Rats": Yes, you read that correctly. The Hermitage is hosting scavenger hunts this weekend in Andrew Jackson's historic home. It's based on a family story about Jackson's granddaughter Rachel. "After a long day of dyeing eggs for a fun Easter egg hunt at her school, rats threatened to put a sour note on the festivities when they ate the eggs," The Hermitage reported. "The young (and young at heart) are invited to help us save Easter by finding the rats, who are hiding throughout the mansion." 🌎 Earth Day Festival: Head to Centennial Park Saturday to celebrate nature's bounty. The Nashville Tree Foundation will give out 1,250 free trees while supplies are available. (It might be worth showing up at 11am, when the event begins.) There will also be an electric vehicle car show, talks about home composting and gardening, and a free yoga class. 🍇 Music in the Vines: Sit and sip on a dry cabernet while enjoying jazz and bluegrass music and the breathtaking view of the sprawling 95-acre property at Arrington Vineyards.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Resolution seeks study on impact of Bradford pear tree in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — There is a new proposal to look at the effects of a well-known tree that some say should be banned in Tennessee, the Bradford pear. Rep. Clay Doggett (R-Pulaski) is encouraging colleagues to support a statewide study of the impact of the Bradford pear. Experts believe many of the impacts are negative, including the crowding out native plants, the trees' rapid spread and the vulnerability of the tree to strong storms. The resolution claims the Bradford Pear is now in more than half the counties in Tennessee. Bradford Pear HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 150Download Nashville hot chicken up for official state food in Tennessee legislature 'They just disrupt ecosystems, I definitely think they should not be planted in any capacity whatsoever, any outright ban would be a win for the state of Tennessee,' explained Jason Sprouls with the Nashville Tree Foundation. South Carolina has just joined the list of states banning the Bradford pear tree, which includes Ohio and Pennsylvania. Other states are also considering bans. The resolution will be discussed Tuesday by a state house committee, which would urge the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture to do a study looking at the effect the Bradford pear tree has on agriculture and forestry in the state. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
