Welcome to Overton Park Conservancy

Calling all Overton Park lovers! If you spend a lot of time in the park and would like to help the Conservancy at our events, pick up litter, help us identify maintenance needs, and interact with other park visitors, consider joining our Volunteer Ranger program. Our next information and orientation session is on Saturday, April 25 and we`d love to meet you. If you`re interested, visit the link in our bio and sign up for the session. Thanks as always to ServiceMaster by Stratos for sponsoring the Volunteer Ranger program! ...

Got a homeschooler in grades 3 through 5 who loves the outdoors? Bring them to Overton Park this Friday, April 17 for a special nature journaling session with Caroline Schratz of integrativewellness901! Students will learn to document the wild wonders of the Old Forest through sketches and notes. Suggested donation is $5, and tickets are available at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/opceventform/event/kidsnaturejournaling/. ...

Congratulations to our former Executive Director Tina Sullivan, who received the @tennesseeasla`s prestigious Frederick Law Olmsted Award last night. The award promotes the ideals Olmsted established to ensure the health and enjoyment of the environment by all. Tina’s work embodies the spirit of Frederick Law Olmsted, balancing beauty, equity, conservation, and public service.

Tina says, "Overton Park has been shaped by gifted landscape architects from its earliest design to its most recent evolution. My role was to honor that foundation while ensuring the park remained adaptive, loved, and lived in by the people it serves. To be recognized by Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects feels like a vote of confidence - not just in my work, but in the park`s bright future."

Congratulations Tina, and thanks to Tennessee ASLA for recognizing her work to make Overton Park a welcoming and beautiful place for all Memphians! ...