Help SPNA keep Richland Creek and the Richland Creek greenway beautiful!

Join SPNA on the morning of Saturday, October 19th to clean-up the creek and surrounding greenway. We’ll be focused that morning on picking up trash along the creek/greenway between the Lion’s Head trailhead and Dutchman’s Curve.

Our clean up will be part of a broader Nashville-wide event happening that day: The Greater Nashville Litter Cleanup! We’ll be partnering with Harpeth Conservancy, the Tennessee Environmental Council, and Metro Parks on this event. They will provide tools for our project and will haul away our trash.

Click the following link to sign up!

Volunteer for Clean-up

Please join us for a Choose How You Move Metro Transit Plan Presentation on Thursday, October 10th at 6:30pm in the Otter Creek Church – West End. The church address is 3534 West End Avenue and there is parking in their rear lot that is accessed from Richland Ave. For this event, please enter through the rear double doors facing the parking lot. 

This is an informational meeting for neighbors and church members to learn and ask questions about the Choose How You Move Metro Transit Plan that would be funded with passage of the Transit Referendum on our November ballot. The presentation will be made by Michael Briggs, Director of Transportation Planning for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. 

As co-hosts, there is no implied endorsement of the Transit Plan or the Referendum. 

Please note that representatives from both the support and opposition camps will be offered a table to distribute materials and visit with interested attendees before or after the program.

The Sylvan Park Neighborhood Association and the Sylvan Park Parents Group will be celebrating the 4th of July in Richland Park again this year! Join us on the morning of Thursday, July 4th from 9 to 10:30 am for a parade around the park followed by crafts and refreshments under the pavilion. Parade participants are encouraged to decorate a bike, tricycle, stroller, wagon, or any other mode of transportation for the walk around the park. Come help us continue a 30+ year tradition of celebrating the 4th of July in Sylvan Park!

Help us keep Richland Creek and the Richland Creek greenway beautiful!

Join SPNA and Harpeth Conservancy on the morning of Saturday, April 13th from 10am - 12pm to clean-up the creek and surrounding greenway. We’ll be focused that morning on picking up trash along the creek/greenway between the Lion’s Head trailhead and Dutchman’s Curve.

You can use the following link to sign up for the event:

Richland Creek Clean Up Volunteer Registration Link - April 2024

We’ll collect trash and debris and learn more about how to be a life-long clean water advocate and river steward. Trash grabbers, gloves, trash bags, and snacks will be provided. Please bring your own water bottle to help us cut down on plastic waste. 

No experience is necessary. All ages are welcome. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Once you've registered using the link above, please fill out the following Harpeth Conservancy waiver: Harpeth Conservancy Waiver

If you have any questions, you can contact us at spna@sylvanpark.org.

Thank you for helping to keep our creek and greenway beautiful!

The Richland Creek Run is a certified 5-mile timed run that takes runners and walkers through the Historic Sylvan Park neighborhood and along the beautiful Richland Creek Greenway.

A popular event that brings together competitive runners, neighbors, and local businesses, the race supports Greenways for Nashville in our mission to create, preserve, and promote greenways in Nashville and Davidson County.

Richland Creek Run XVIII

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Friday, April 5

11:00AM - 1:00PM &
4:00 - 6:00PM
Packet Pickup (Location: Metro Parks Board Room, 2565 Park Plaza, Nashville, TN 37203)

Saturday, April 6

6:30 - 7:30AM: Packet Pickup at Race Site

7:30AM: Dinky Dash 1/2 Miler starts

8:00AM: 5 Miler Run/Walk starts

8:10AM: 1 Mile Fun Run starts

9:45AM (approx.): Individual and Team Awards Celebration 

The Sylvan Park Neighborhood Association has been actively working to maintain our established neighborhood trees, replace dying/dead trees, and plant new trees.  We’ve been partnering with local horticulturists, nonprofits and neighbors to provide ongoing support for our Sylvan Park tree canopy.

Recent efforts to-date have included working with the Nashville Tree Foundation and Metro for volunteer tree pruning events, the removal of several dead trees, and the addition of 34 new trees in the fall of 2022.

The Nashville Tree Foundation and Metro will again support the planting of additional trees in Sylvan Park right-of-way areas this fall, and a volunteer planting date will be held on Saturday, November 4th from 9am to 12:00pm!  Nashville Tree Foundation staff will be on site for a tree planting demonstration and to help volunteers install the trees.  We're anticipating the addition of another 34 new trees (including a mix of 9 different species) to Sylvan Park right-of-way areas this fall!  We welcome volunteers who would like to participate in this training and planting event.  If you'd like to help increase the tree canopy in Sylvan Park, please use the following link to register as a volunteer for this upcoming event:  https://mobilize.us/s/DsaUDZ

To see a map illustrating where the trees will be planted, see the following link:
Proposed Tree Planting Locations 11-2023

Plus, watch for details on a community tree planting day in February 2024 that will offer Sylvan Park residents an opportunity to obtain free trees from the Nashville Tree Foundation for their property.

We hope you're able to join us as we add more new trees to Sylvan Park!

Help SPNA keep Richland Creek and the Richland Creek greenway beautiful!

Join SPNA on the morning of Saturday, October 7th from 10am - 12pm to clean-up the creek and surrounding greenway. We’ll be focused that morning on picking up trash along the creek/greenway between the Lion’s Head trailhead and Dutchman’s Curve.

Our clean up will be part of a broader Nashville-wide event happening that day: The Greater Nashville Litter Cleanup! We’ll be partnering with Harpeth Conservancy, the Tennessee Environmental Council, and Metro Parks on this event. They will provide tools for our project and will haul away our trash.

You can sign up for this event using the following link (look for the “Richland Creek & Greenway Cleanup” box):

Richland Creek Volunteer Registration Link