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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 […]
Stories: Justin Merrick
Justin Merrick is the Executive Director of Center for Transforming Communities, an organization dedicated to building up the cultural, economic, social, physical and municipal health of neighborhoods. Overton Park Conservancy […]
#NatureZen: Spring Firsts
words and photos by Melissa McMasters The last week has been full of somber anniversaries and memories of when the world shut down. It’s been a year of loss, sacrifice, […]
Stories: Kaci Murley
Conservancy Deputy Executive Director Kaci Murley shares the story of a special day in Overton Park. On a sunny Saturday in December 2020, Ian and I pulled up to Overton […]
Stories: David Hill
Conservancy board member David Hill shared one of his all-time favorite family videos with us. Here you can see three of David’s sons and a friend emerging one-by-one from within […]
Stories: Michele Adelman
Overton Park Conservancy board member Michele Adelman shares that she and her husband Steve love to walk their dog Milton in the Old Forest. It’s one of their favorite things […]
Fifty years ago today…
Fifty years ago today, Overton Park’s future was decided in the Supreme Court of the United States. On March 2, 1971, after well over a decade of battling local, state, […]