Harpeth River Project The River as an Outdoor Laboratory A network of water traverses our country.
Tiny creeks merge to form streams that eventually flow into mighty rivers.
At the confluence of these small tributaries and the larger rivers, the volume grows stronger and gains momentum. So it has been with the Harpeth River Environmental and Educational Project. Beginning as a small effort in 1993, the notion of using the Harpeth River as an outdoor classroom has gained support and strength from all the teachers, students, and community members who have worked to develop an important educational project. Like tributaries, one idea has flowed into another, and the Harpeth River Project has emerged as a major cross-curricular effort of the Williamson County School System. Our Mission Water quality decline and habitat degradation are regarded as two of the most important environmental problems of our time.