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New parking plan restores Greensward, forest
Today Overton Park Conservancy, along with our partners at Memphis Zoo and the City of Memphis, is proud to announce a permanent solution to the Zoo’s parking needs that not […]
NatureZen: Heavenly Hummingbirds
Words and photos by Melissa McMasters In medieval times, the word “gorget” (from gorge, the French word for “throat”), referred to a cloth wrapped around a woman’s neck and head. Over […]
Help us clean up after last week’s ice storm
Last week’s ice storm had a devastating impact throughout the city of Memphis, and the cleanup will take a long time. This week our team has been assessing the damage […]
Stories: Nicole Dorsey
Nicole Dorsey is a Memphis artist, and the Art Education Coordinator for Carpenter Art Garden, right down the street from Overton Park in Binghampton. As part of our Overton Park […]
Overton Park moves forward
This story originally appeared in our Fall 2021 newsletter. As we celebrate 50 years since the progress of Interstate 40 through Overton Park was halted by a Supreme Court victory, […]
NatureZen: Slow It Down
Words and photos by Melissa McMasters At the end of a string of chaotic days recently, an Instagram scroll brought me to a gentle reminder. In the Northern hemisphere, we’re heading […]
St. Jude Marathon is this Saturday!
Overton Park Conservancy is thrilled to welcome the runners of this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon to the park once again on Saturday, December 3, 2022. This year, the runners […]
Parking project back on hold as new funds sought
The Zoo parking lot expansion has been paused again, as City officials, Overton Park Conservancy, and the Memphis Zoo work together to identify potential sources of funds for a parking […]
NatureZen: Could It Be…Actual Fall?
words and photos by Melissa McMasters Every year after the calendar tells us that fall has officially arrived, we experience a few days of glorious crisp temperatures followed by the […]
Return to 2018 parking plan announced
Last week, it was announced that the Zoo’s parking lot reconfiguration project was set to resume in 2022, after a two-year pause. We understand why this news came as a surprise […]