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Overton Park is a place where Memphians connect with their best selves, with each other, and with the natural world. Thanks to support from our community, Overton Park Conservancy works every day to make that possible.

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April 2025

April 8 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Nature Journaling

East Parkway Pavilion 389 E. Parkway N., Memphis, TN

Free

April 9 @ 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Wednesday Walks

Rainbow Lake 2080 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN

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April 10 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Homeschool Day – Underwater Inspirations

Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN, United States

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People walking on a trail with grass and flowering trees around them

An update on Greensward parking and the new trail in the Old Forest

A bell-shaped green flower with purple sepals

NatureZen: Spring Song

Red-tailed hawk looking over its shoulder at a mockingbird

NatureZen: Hawk Love

Blue jay, Overton Park

NatureZen: Blue Monday

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When it's too rainy for people to be at the park,

When it's too rainy for people to be at the park, the red-shouldered hawks claim the picnic tables!

Spring is in full bloom at Overton Park, so come o

Spring is in full bloom at Overton Park, so come out and join us for some of these April events! Visit overtonpark.org/events for details and registration links.

🗓️ Weds 4/2 – 4/30, 4:15 PM – Wednesday Walks
Make new friends and catch up with old ones at our weekly walk through the Old Forest. Meet at the information kiosk in the Rainbow Lake parking lot.

🗓️ Sat 4/5, 10:30 AM – Gardening with Native Plants Workshop
Learn how to use native plants to attract pollinators to your yard. @theworksinc_memphis will be on hand with plants for sale, so think about what spaces you’d like to fill in your garden! Register at overtonpark.org/event/workshop-pollinator-paradise/.

🗓️ Tues 4/8 – 4/29, 4:30 PM – Nature Journaling
Spark your curiosity with these forays into the Old Forest to record what you see and hear. Bring your own notebook; we’ll have art supplies to share. Every Tuesday at the Old Forest gateway at East Parkway.

🗓️ Thurs 4/10 and 4/24, 11:00 AM – Nature Journaling for Seniors
We’re teaming up with @creativeagingmemphis to offer nature journaling classes for learners ages 65+ in April and May. To register, visit creativeagingmidsouth.org and click the Studio Courses tab.

🗓️ Fri 4/11 and Sat 4/26, 8:00 AM – Songbird Strolls
Come take a casual birding walk with us every second Friday and fourth Saturday at East Parkway Pavilion. We’ll venture into the Old Forest and look and listen for spring migrants. New birders welcome!

🗓️ Thu 4/17, 4:30 PM – Third Thursday Trek
Join Programs Manager Malle Carrasco-Harris for an ecology-themed walk in the woods. Registration opens April 10.

🗓️ Fri 4/25 - Mon 4/28 – City Nature Challenge
Put Memphis on the map in this international competition to see which cities can observe the most wildlife over a long weekend. Events to be announced soon!

🗓️ Sat 4/26, 9:00 AM – Nature 101
Want to know more about what you see when you walk in the woods? Our naturalist-led walks will teach you about birds, bugs, plants, and more. Sign-up begins April 12.

🗓️ Sun 4/27, 12:00 PM – Volunteer Ranger Info Session & Lunch
Learn about becoming a volunteer ranger, and join our current rangers for a cookout at the Golf Clubhouse.

Nature journaling is back this month! Today is you

Nature journaling is back this month! Today is your first chance to meet us in the Old Forest to capture the abundance of spring. Meet us at 4:30 at the "mushroom gate" by East Parkway Pavilion for this free program every Tuesday in April. Bring your own notebook or journal and writing materials. We'll have writing and coloring supplies such as watercolors, coloring pencils, and crayons available to share!

Work is underway on the project that will end park

Work is underway on the project that will end parking on the Greensward and create a new trail in the Old Forest! We expect construction on the new trail this summer with a goal of opening in the fall, and we're currently in the permitting phase for work to move the Zoo's maintenance facility and create a new parking lot along N. Parkway. Get all the details by tapping the link in our bio.

The Old Forest is bursting with life right now, as

The Old Forest is bursting with life right now, as spring ephemeral plants wake up for just a few weeks before the trees leaf out and soak up all the available light. Today's #NatureZen is an appreciation of all the blooms and buzzes in the woods: visit overtonpark.org/naturezen or tap the link in our bio.