Tennessee Valley Earth Partnership

Dedicated To Coordinating And Supporting Initiatives

To Improve and Protect The Region’s Environment

The mission of the Tennessee Valley Earth Partnership (TVEP) is to promote environmental awareness and Earth Day in general by:

• Providing information and education on environmental issues.
• Partnering with organizations to address environmental issues.
• Making the public and governmental agencies aware of environmental
  issues and coordinating action on those issues.
• Promoting the TVEP, Earth Day, EarthFest and, other environmental
  issues and events.

This mission will be fulfilled by:

• Coordinating, promoting, and encouraging sound environmental
  programs throughout the state of Tennessee and the United States at
  all levels of public and private organizations.
• Providing a forum for information exchange and networking of
  environmental issues in the way of, but not limited to, annual events,
  conferences and workshops.
• Establishing a relationship with national, state, and local
  environmental agencies, nonprofit groups, and other private
  organizations.
• Providing recognition and support to those organizations and
  individuals who wish to exhibit excellence in environmental programs
  and initiatives.
• Providing TVEP representation whenever and wherever feasible.

TVEP is presently:

• Planning EarthFest 2006 www.knox-earthfest.org
• Developing an Environmental Benefit Concert
• Researching a Coupon Book geared to environmental awareness in the region. See example at www.findbluesky.com
• Exploring Go Green, an initiative to develop hands on recycling and environmental education in the schools through the Parents Teachers Associations.  See www.gogreeninitiative.org