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Connecting Memphis to nature, community, and culture.
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Love for the Land: An evening with Brooks Lamb & Home Place Pastures
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Restoring, Revitalizing, Reimagining Overton Park
Overton Park Conservancy has restored the park’s place at the center of Memphis life—and we’re just getting started. From building a Bike Gate to caring for a priceless old-growth forest, we’re sharing nature and community with more than 1.2 million visitors every year.
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Only a few tickets left! Join Brooks Lamb, author of "Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place," and Marshall Bartlett of Home Place Pastures in Como, MS for an evening of food and conversation at the Overton Park golf clubhouse. Tickets for tomorrow`s event are available at bit.ly/opcloveland. Come hear about how small farmers are combining community with sustainability! ...
Overton Park welcomes more than 1.3 million visitors every year for laughter, recreation, and community. Overton Park Conservancy is here to make sure this treasured place gets the care it deserves. This #GivingTuesday, we hope you`ll choose to support the park where every Memphian has a story. Visit overtonpark.org/give to make your gift today! ...
Overton Park is here for all your pre- and post-Thanksgiving dinner walks! We at Overton Park Conservancy are grateful for all the Memphians who make the park a part of their holiday traditions, and who support our work to keep the park beautiful and welcoming. We hope you get a moment to go out today and appreciate the cool air, fall leaves, and maybe even some interesting mushrooms sprouting on the forest floor. Happy Thanksgiving! ...
Tomorrow is our last Songbird Stroll of the year! Join us at 8:00 AM at East Parkway Pavilion for a free, beginner-friendly bird walk. Our winter residents are back, so we`ll be looking for dark-eyed juncos, yellow-rumped warblers, winter wrens, and more. Plus you won`t find a more beautiful place to see the fall colors in Memphis! ...
Registration is now open for our December 2 Science Café, with speaker Dr. Salvador Almagro-Moreno of @stjude! As weather patterns and human distribution change globally, so does the fate of infectious agents: from pathogens that decimate coral reefs to the infamous agent of cholera. In this Science Café, Dr. Almagro-Moreno will discuss the emergence, spread, and evolution of infectious diseases in a changing planet, especially those in ocean ecosystems that are experiencing the most drastic changes of all. This presentation will not just be a call for action, but will also offer insights into solutions and potential approaches to tackle these complex issues. Get your tickets now at the link in our bio or overtonpark.org/sciencecafe. ...
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Together, we can grow Overton Park
Overton Park Conservancy works with visitors like you to protect the park’s natural beauty, enhance its amenities, and create spaces that bring people together. But there’s more to do—and we need your help to do it.


