FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE
1160 OTTER CREEK RD, NASHVILLE, TN 37220 www.radnorlake.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF RADNOR LAKE STATE NATURAL AREA-ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, HABITAT, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT AND TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AREA.

PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF RADNOR LAKE STATE NATURAL AREA.

PROVIDE MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL AREA IN AND SURROUNDING RADNOR LAKE STATE PARK THROUGH IDENTIFICATION OF LAND ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES THAT MEET OUR CRITERIA WHICH INCLUDES VIEWSHED, WATERSHED, WILDLIFE AND PLANT LIFE PROTECTION, PARK SECURITY AND HIKING EXPERIENCE. IN 2019, FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE PURCHASED THE LAST PARCELS WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO BUILD A NEW THREE MILE TRAIL CONNECTING OTTER CREEK ROAD TO A FUTURE TRAILHEAD AND PARKING LOT AT FRANKLIN ROAD.

PROVIDES EDUCATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES, PARK ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND SPONSORED PROJECTS THROUGH NEWSLETTER, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS, AND WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. PARK ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR INCLUDE BIRDING AND WILDFLOWER HIKES, NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES, CANOE FLOATS AND CELEBRATIONS OF AMERICAN EAGLE DAY, RACHEL CARSON DAY, NATIONAL TRAILS DAY AND NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY. ALL PARK ACTIVITIES ARE MANAGED BY RADNOR LAKE PARK STAFF WITH SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE.

CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AT RADNOR LAKE STATE PARK THAT ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE. FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE FUNDS THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AT RADNOR LAKE THAT ENGAGED MORE THAN 2,750 VOLUNTEERS IN 2019 WHO CAME FROM SCHOOLS, CORPORATIONS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. PARK STAFF MANAGES ALL VOLUNTEERS ON PARK PROPERTY AS THEY ASSIST WITH TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND WETLANDS CLEAN-UPS.JUNIOR RANGERS PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HOSTED EVERY SUMMER FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, ENGAGING DOZENS OF LOCAL TEENAGERS IN A SIX-DAY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHICH INTRODUCES INTERNS TO CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES. DAILY WORK INCLUDES TRAIL MULCHING, MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE PARK AND AT THE BARBARA J. MAPP AVIARY EDUCATION CENTER, AND ENGAGING IN A RIVER CLEANUP IN THE TENNESSEE WATERWAYS SYSTEM. OUR POPULAR INTERN PROGRAM ENJOYS HAVING PARTICIPANTS THAT RETURN FOR MULTIPLE YEARS AND WHO REFER THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.FRIENDS OF RANDOR LAKE HELPS FUND THE NATIVE GRASSLANDS INITIATIVE, A FIVE YEAR NATURAL AREAS PLAN TO REMOVE INVASIVE-EXOTIC PLANTS IN TARGET AREAS AND PLANT A CUSTOM SEED MIX TO RETURN ACRES OF LAND TO THE NATIVE GRASSES THAT EXISTED AT RADNOR 50 YEARS AGO. THESE NATIVE GRASSES ATTRACT AND SUSTAIN POLLINATORS AND BUTTERFLIES, AND WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE POLLINATOR POPULATION IN THESE REPLANTED AREAS IN RECENT YEARS.THE BARBARA J. MAPP AVIARY EDUCATION CENTER OPENED AT RADNOR IN 2015. FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE RAISED THE FUNDS TO BUILD THIS FACILITY AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAIN THE EAGLE PROGRAM. AT THE BJMAEC, PARK STAFF CARE FOR SEVEN NON-RELEASABLE BIRDS OF PREY THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS EDUCATION ANIMALS DUE TO PERMANENT INJURIES. THESE RAPTORS, WHICH COULD NOT SURVIVE IN THE WILD, ARE USED FOR EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE THE TWO DAYS A WEEK WHEN THE AREA IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE PARTNERS WITH RADNOR LAKE STATE NATURAL AREA TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL NEEDS AT THE PARK LIKE SPOTTING SCOPES, TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR RANGERS, SIGNAGE IN THE PARK, AND MANY OTHER NEEDS APPROVED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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