This weekend, we surpassed the $25,000 mark in donations to the Greensward project, which unlocked another $25,000 in matching funds from an anonymous donor. We’ve also received several large pledges, putting us close to a quarter of our goal in only a week’s time. We
As of Friday afternoon, we have exceeded $21,000 in donations toward unlocking a $25,000 match from a generous anonymous donor. We hope to get the full matching amount by the end of the weekend! (You can double your gift by visiting www.overtonpark.org/greensward.) Thanks to several
Yesterday, Memphis City Council passed a resolution with two major impacts to the Greensward parking project. One amendment removed the July resolution’s mandate that all parking spaces be supersized 10′ x 20′ spaces, replacing it with a standard space size of 9′ x 19′. This
In the quest to see as many bird species as possible, I took three walks in the Old Forest this weekend and then made it my first stop on Monday morning. On the first walk, I was accompanied by several nice folks as part of
Congratulations to our Rhodes College Urban Forestry Fellows Helen Hope, Ethan Williford, and Mac Wilson, who won first place for their research poster about regeneration dynamics in the Old Forest. They received the honor at the International Society of Arboriculture – Southern Chapter conference in
And we’re off! If you’re just joining us, we at Overton Park Conservancy are using the month of April to highlight two important components of the Old Forest: the birds that pass through during spring migration, and the invasive plant species that we’re working to eradicate.
Today City Council’s Parks & Environment Committee voted to send a resolution accepting $250,000 each from Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo to its full Council meeting on April 11. These funds represent the full cost of the design and engineering phase of the
Overton Park Conservancy’s Board of Directors has voted unanimously to authorize the release of $250,000 to the City of Memphis, and we will ask City Council to accept these funds at Tuesday’s meeting. This contribution represents 50% of the costs for the design and engineering
This spring, we’re attacking two invasive plant species in the Old Forest–nandina and mahonia–and we need your help to do it! Because both plants’ seeds are spread by birds, and nandina’s toxic berries can actually poison and kill them, we decided to let the birds
The City of Memphis is preparing for several new road projects, one of which will ultimately provide a benefit for Overton Park users. As the City repaves Cooper St. from Central to Washington, they will be adding bike lanes on Cooper. The project will stop
