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In memory of George E. Cates
This week our hearts are heavy with the loss of one of Overton Park Conservancy’s visionary founders, George E. Cates. Anyone who remembers the Overton Park of ten years ago will […]
Stories: Bill Colton
Park supporter Bill Colton generously shares his memories of Overton Park with us today. If you’d like to share your Overton Park story, click here. When I was 10 (insert […]
NatureZen: Happy Bee Day to You
Words and photos by Melissa McMasters Today is World Bee Day, an international effort to convey the importance of bees to our food systems and to the diversity of life […]
NatureZen: The Elusive Indigo Bunting
Today’s guest post is by Steve Adelman, a writer who is an up-and-coming outdoorsman after living the majority of his life in major cities. He can be found most Sunday […]
Restrooms and rentals update
Park Restrooms The restrooms at the East Parkway Pavilion are set to reopen this Saturday, May 1. The Rainbow Lake Pavilion plumbing suffered a good deal of damage during its […]
Time to stay off the golf course!
Those big piles of dirt are about to look a whole lot greener! This week marks the beginning of “sprigging” the renovated Overton Park golf course. Both fairways and greens […]
NatureZen: Connecting Our Hearts to Nature
In part one of our Earth Day series, Melissa shared how naming what she sees in nature helped her develop a deep connection to conservation. In part two, Fields offers […]
NatureZen: How A Name Can Spark a Connection
Today people around the world celebrate Earth Day, an observation created in 1970 to show global support for protecting the environment. As supporters of Overton Park Conservancy, we know that […]
$50K for 50 Years Giving Challenge
Overton Park has been at the center of the Memphis community for over a century. As we emerge from a year when the park was the only sanctuary available for […]
Golf course construction on track despite rains
With the recent rains, you may be wondering whether the team at King Collins Golf Course Design has been able to continue their renovation of the Overton Park golf course […]