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Parking in a Popular Park
There has been a lot of talk lately about parking and traffic issues in Overton Park. Because Overton Park Conservancy is committed to making the park welcoming for all its […]
Speak Up Results #3: Rainbow Lake
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 […]
Speak Up Results #2: Your Ideal Overton Park
If you could wave a magic wand and make Overton Park 100% perfect, how would you do it? That’s just the question we asked in our 2013 Speak Up Survey, […]
Speak Up Results #1: Share the Love
Last fall, we asked you to give us your feedback on Overton Park–what’s great about it, what’s not-so-great, and what you think the priorities should be for the future. The […]
More Birds of the Old Forest
Since our last spotlight on the birds of the Old Forest, the weather has warmed up slightly. Starting in April, we should begin to see the spring and summer birds […]
Our 15 Seconds of Fame
We at Overton Park Conservancy are big fans of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” for obvious reasons. (In fact, your intrepid communications director may have once carved a Ron Swanson pumpkin […]
Spring Break!
Update: the Chalk Art Festival has been moved to Thursday, March 13 due to cold temps and high winds on Wednesday. Mark your calendar for this coming Wednesday, March 12, […]
Building a Bike Gateway, Part 9
Missed our earlier installments? Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 / Part 8 Try as it might, the mud couldn’t stop Bike Gate. Set it back a day, sure. […]
Building a Bike Gateway, Part 8
Missed our earlier installments? Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6 / Part 7 T-minus four days until Bike Gate is complete! Now that we’re in the home stretch, if you’ve […]
2014 Membership Shirts Are Here!
We’re excited to announce that our brand-new 2014 membership t-shirts have arrived! This year’s limited-edition shirt was designed by Lauren Rae Holtermann and will only be available to members who […]