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#NatureZen: Little Pinocchios
Words and photos by Melissa McMasters On July 14, I was taking a masked-up walk through the Old Forest with one of our favorite Overton Park alumni, Brooks Lamb. (Here’s […]
#NatureZen: Find That Moth!
words and photos by Melissa McMasters Happy National Moth Week, everyone! This week we celebrate the beauty and life cycle of an organism with more than 150,000 species worldwide. Because most […]
#NatureZen: The Magical World of Amphibians
Today, we’re thrilled to have a guest edition of #NatureZen by Dr. Sinlan Poo, a Research Scientist at the Memphis Zoo. Dr. Poo is a behavioral ecologist who is broadly interested in parental […]
#NatureZen: Hop to It!
words and photos by Melissa McMasters Today we’re looking at some tiny jumping insects: the leafhoppers. Despite the name, they’re not closely related to grasshoppers–the main distinctions are size (leafhoppers […]
#NatureZen: Delicate Dancers
words and photos by Melissa McMasters For this edition of #NatureZen, we’re traveling a bit beyond the borders of Overton Park. To find the delicate creatures we’re admiring today, we […]
Making it count in Overton Park
Watching the Poplar/Tucker entrance to Overton Park for eight years, our staff could confidently say that park usage peaks during the beautiful days of March. For the first time, we […]
#NatureZen: Leaving the Nest
words + photos by Melissa McMasters; comic by Rosemary Mosco of Bird and Moon In your recent outdoor wanderings, you may have come across one of spring’s great gifts: the […]
Overton Park now open to vehicles
As of Wednesday, May 27, the barricades prohibiting vehicles from entering Overton Park have been removed and all access points are now open. However, please note that many park amenities […]
Invasive plants are no match for volunteer Bill Bullock
After 35 years working at MLGW, Bill Bullock was ready to spend time giving back. Over the past three years, Overton Park has been the recipient of untold hours of […]
#NatureZen: The Pawpaw and the Swallowtail
by Melissa McMasters, Conservancy Director of Communications “Everything’s connected.” This phrase is never more true than when we’re examining ecosystems, and how every organism depends on another for its survival. […]