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An update on Greensward parking and the new trail in the Old Forest
Overton Park Conservancy, the Memphis Zoo, and the City of Memphis are excited to share that work is underway on the project that will end Greensward parking and create a […]
NatureZen: Spring Song
words and photos by Melissa McMasters As I walked through the Old Forest this week, the sound of yellow-rumped warblers cautiously testing their voices and Carolina wrens belting familiar tunes […]
NatureZen: Hawk Love
words and photos by Melissa McMasters I often say that next to spring (the undisputed champion), winter is my favorite time to be a birder. The leafless trees make birds […]
NatureZen: Blue Monday
words and photos by Melissa McMasters A few decades ago, a British travel agency began a marketing campaign around the idea that the third Monday in January was the most […]
NatureZen: Speaking in Tongues
words and photos by Melissa McMasters If you’re the sort to make New Year’s resolutions, now is the time to grudgingly start thinking about your plans for self-improvement. A few years […]
NatureZen: A Butterfly Top Ten
words and photos by Melissa McMasters As the mornings finally start to turn crisp, I get a familiar feeling. It happens every fall: I’m so grateful to make it to the […]
Conservancy and Zoo to add pollinator habitat in Overton Park
We’re excited to share that the Memphis Zoo and Overton Park Conservancy have been awarded a grant from the American Zoological Association’s Conservation Grants Fund. Our proposal to create a […]
NatureZen: Fall Warbler Fashion
words and photos by Melissa McMasters Here in Memphis, wood-warblers are birds that we see only in fleeting glimpses. Just a few species breed this far south, so our encounters […]
Happy 901 Day from our new Executive Director
Today officially marks my first day as your new Executive Director of Overton Park Conservancy. While we are lucky Tina will be sticking around a bit longer during a transition […]
NatureZen: Pollinator Paradise
Sometimes small changes can have a big impact, and that’s been made thrillingly clear with Overton Park Conservancy’s addition of two pollinator-friendly planting beds at Veterans Plaza this summer. After […]