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Early Forest : Tree Photography and Information: Overton Park Arboretum Review
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Friday, February 13, 2009. Overton Park Arboretum Review. Old Forest Trail Arboretum. Overton Park, Memphis. Location: Poplar Ave. and Veterans Plaza Drive, Memphis, Tennessee (MAP). Contact Info: Park Friends Inc. http:/ www.parkfriends.net/. I stopped to visit the arboretum one cool December morning while passing through Memphis, TN. I was excited to visit this particular park because of the giant ex-National Champion Shumard Oak that is along the Old Forest Trail. Sign at Parking Lot. Further explorat...
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Overton Park Musings: October 2010
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. St Jude wants to take over the downtown city/general services maintenance area near its campus, and the city is beginning to think about moving both it and the one in Overton Park to one consolidated location. The zoo has ideas about what might be a good use for that space. They want overflow parking first and foremost. The CA has an article. Beginning the pubic debate. Let your voice be heard by the city! Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Proposed Memphis Belle Memorial. I am nerv...
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Overton Park Musings: September 2010
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Friday, September 10, 2010. First Bicycle/Pedestrian coordinator for Memphis. Memphis has its first bicycle/pedestrian coordinator. Finally, and I hope that smart growth and walkability will get more attention from the city now. Midtown needs a few north/south protected bike lanes to get people safely across Union/Poplar/Central. Maybe the new coordinator can get that whole area properly taken care of. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Park Friends Fan Box. Park Friends on Facebook. View my complete profile.
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Overton Park Musings: May 2010
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Monday, May 10, 2010. I'm off on vacation for the next couple of weeks, but I'll be home to tend this space again at the end of May. Y'all enjoy springtime in the park while I'm gone. There has been a strong uptick of graffiti in the park over the last months. It is all through the forest trails, on water fountains, posts, anything that doesn't move. It's always something of a problem, but I'm seeing a lot more of it lately. Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Music in the Parks. Di Anne Price plays the Shell. Tons ne...
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Overton Park Musings: June 2010
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Great Trail Work Session. Twenty people showed up on a Monday night to help work on the running trail - many thanks to everyone who came out! It was a joint project between Park Friends and Rhodes college, and the entire trail got raked and trimmed. Sunday, June 27, 2010. Trail Work Help Needed. Friday, June 4, 2010. New Midtown Dog Park. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Park Friends Fan Box. Park Friends on Facebook. Speak out on park issues facing the entire community.
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Overton Park Musings: Mowing the Grass
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Sunday, March 11, 2012. This week's Memphis Flyer has an article. Unfortunately, park maintenance is always the first thing cut when the budget gets tight, both locally and nationally. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Park Friends Fan Box. Park Friends on Facebook. Park Friends is the only non-profit group in Memphis dedicated to providing a community voice to all our public parks. We are a Midtown-based group that. Focus our volunteer efforts on Overton Park, the grand old park of the Memphis, but.
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Overton Park Musings: July 2010
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Saturday, July 24, 2010. Emails needed before Tuesday! Please email the mayor and city council to let them know you support Jim Strickland's resolution. My letter is below. People present for the council meeting wearing park shirts Tuesday morning would also be very welcome. Dear Mayor Wharton,. Thank you for your support of our parks and green spaces. President, Park Friends. Thursday, July 22, 2010. Old Forest Good for Health. The New York Times published an article. Saying that spending time in parks ...
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Overton Park Musings: Security Alert
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Friday, July 8, 2011. Please keep your eyes open, your cell phone with you, and stay out in the public areas of the park if you are by yourself. Take a big dog with you if you can. Thursday we had 50 golfers play the course, now that it's open full time again. Hopefully this increased traffic in the park will provide security for everyone. July 12, 2011 at 8:59 AM. Thanks for the alert, Martha! July 14, 2011 at 7:56 PM. July 15, 2011 at 8:53 AM. July 15, 2011 at 9:10 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Overton Park Musings: Port-a-Potty in Lick Creek
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Friday, March 9, 2012. Port-a-Potty in Lick Creek. View this morning looking down from the stone bridge at hole 2 over Lick Creek. The port-a-potty washed into the creek from down in the golf course maintenance area. We periodically lose trash cans too close to the creek during flash floods, and yesterday's rain was a doozy. Several trees were down right around the bridge as well, so it hung up right under one of the old WPA stone bridges (the one between holes 2 and 3 of the golf course). Port-a-Potty i...
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