You may have noticed some new signs appearing in the park recently giving special thanks to businesses, organizations, and individuals who have generously contributed to park operations. The signs include some eye-catching numbers, and we’ve gotten some questions about them. “It really costs $1,000 a
This story originally appeared in our Spring 2016 newsletter. Overton Park is in the spotlight. Recently, a national audience tuned in to see the park featured in the PBS documentary “Ten Parks That Changed America.” The story of the “little old ladies in tennis shoes”
It’s clear to Overton Park Conservancy that the most important part of managing a park is creating an excellent visitor experience. That means that from the time you arrive at the park until you leave, you should encounter a clean, beautiful, safe space. You should
Overton Park survives and thrives based on the support of the people who love it. At Overton Park Conservancy, we’re well aware that people giving their time, effort, and dollars to the park are doing so because this place means so much to them. We’ve
Overton Park Conservancy is excited to announce the launch of a new group: Overton Park Roots! Like our membership program, the Roots group engages our community in protecting the park, while giving back lots of fun benefits. For a $240 annual donation, Roots members receive:
There’s no denying it: we’re in the dog days of summer. It’s hot, it’s humid, and it’s hard sometimes to leave the air-conditioned comfort of home and get outside. But we still see so many people enjoying the park: having family reunions at the pavilions,
Time to open up the ol’ Overton Park mailbag and answer a few questions! I’ve seen some pretty big trees coming down near Memphis College of Art. What’s going on? City of Memphis crews are taking down a few mature trees this week that are
It’s time for the results of our final Speak Up 2013 question, about an area of the park we plan on giving some attention to over the next several years. The top answer for this question was that people weren’t sure what could be done
Now that you’ve told us what you love about Overton Park and what it looks like in an ideal world, it’s time to see where you think there’s room for improvement. We’ve been talking a LOT about parking recently, but we want to reiterate that
There was no question on this year’s Speak Up survey where we had more consensus than the one about Rainbow Lake. While the specific responses differed, the vast majority of respondents favored keeping it as a water feature of some kind. Rainbow Lake faces challenges
