It seems like there’s always something going on in Overton Park. Right now we have construction at Rainbow Lake Playground, some lovely blooms beginning to show at the formal gardens, and tons of activity at Overton Bark. But what about some of the other things
“What’s up with Rainbow Lake?” We’re hearing this question a lot, and we appreciate your concern. Hot, dry conditions this summer have caused lake levels to drop and algae to grow faster than usual. We have manually removed algae twice, added water to the lake,
We need all park visitors to be aware of reports we’ve received that several individuals were robbed on the trails in the Old Forest in the past few days. The suspects are teenaged black males and some are riding bicycles. Four arrests have been made
Memphis Public Works will begin work adjacent to the Overton Bark site today in order to repair 200 feet of collapsed retaining wall along Lick Creek. The City’s contractor will need to clear vegetation along the west bank of the creek to allow space to
Thursday afternoon’s storm hit Overton Park hard. We had big trees down, trash cans (and the trash inside) blown all over the park, and truckloads of debris. Yesterday the Overton Park Conservancy landscaping crew cleaned all of our managed area, while Memphis Park Services worked
