We're a nonprofit group. Our mission is to preserve and defend the Old Forest of Overton Park for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
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- Overton Park Nature Hike
Sunday, November 29 at 10:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Saturday, November 14 at 10:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Sunday, October 25 at 10:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Saturday, October 10 at 10:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Sunday, September 27 at 10:00am - CPOP @ Cooper-Young Festival
The fabulous Cooper-Young Festival
Saturday, September 19 at 9:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Saturday, September 12 at 10:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Sunday, August 30 at 10:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Sunday, August 23 at 10:00am - Overton Park Nature Hike
Overton Park
Saturday, August 8 at 10:00am
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- Got forest? 7:48am Nov 20
- A kinder gentler mudpit? 3:11pm Nov 7
- Consolation Prize 11:16am Nov 3
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Citizens to Preserve Overton Park "Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty." (John Ruskin)
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park
Join CPOP for a free guided nature walk! We'll discuss the history and botany of Overton Park as we explore its old growth forest. Kids are always welcome, and we hike rain or shine.
We meet at the east end of Old Forest Lane, next to the Rainbow Lake parking area. Email naomi@spiny.com or call 278-2396 if you need more info.
Time:10:00AM Sunday, November 29th
Lately we've been lax about taking photos on our Old Forest nature hikes. Here's a psychedelic view of a hike we led for an adorable troop of Brownies in early November:Our most recent hike drew more than 30 people, no doubt thanks to the gorgeous fall weather this month...
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park "The woods are drugging. They are too powerful. I can't describe the grandeur of it all. Nature has upended her horn of plenty here." (Zora Neale Hurston)
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park thanks the 30+ people who walked the Old Forest trails with us yesterday!
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park You've only got TWO more days to sign our petition to unfence the 17 acres! Locations: Otherlands, Midtown Video, Breakaway on Union, Outdoors Inc. on Union, Maggie's Pharm, Java Cabana, Joe's Liquor, and Hollywood Feed on Union & Broad. Thank you!
Joseph C. Hopkins
I just returned from a delightful lunch at Cafe Ecletic with an old Army buddy of mine. We attended the DAR Veterans Day ceremony held in the Veterans Memorial Plaza at Overton Park. It was a very moving ceremony and when the Bugler played "Taps", I got quite misty-eyed thinking about family and friends.
At 61, I was on...e of the younger Vets in attendance, but it was great to see all of the old WWII guys that were there.
Reading the names on the plaques commemorating the fallen from World War I to the present day is always enlightening. Shelby County's contribution to the rolls of War dead was considerable.
It was a beautiful day and the Park was gorgeous.
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park "Don't call this world adorable, or useful, that's not it. / It's frisky, and a theater for more than fair winds. / The eyelash of lightning is neither good nor evil. / The struck tree burns like a pillar of gold." (Mary Oliver)
Earlier this year, we worked with Park Friends Inc...
Thomas An incredible jewel!
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park "The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park Feast your eyes on fall colors!
Time:10:00AM Saturday, November 14th
Location:Overton Park
I've been corresponding with Brian Carter over at the Zoo regarding the backside of Teton Trek.Dear Mr. Carter,I visited Teton Trek a couple of weeks ago and thought that the forest backdrop was breathtaking. In fact, from most of the exhibit, you can't even tell that there is a road behind there...
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park Hey forest lovers, don't forget to sign our petition to unfence the 17 acres! Locations are: Otherlands, Midtown Video, Breakaway on Union, Outdoors Inc. on Union, Maggie's Pharm, Java Cabana, Joe's Liquor, and Hollywood Feed on Union & Broad.
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park
Join CPOP for a free guided hike along the beautiful Old Forest nature trails at Overton Park. We'll discuss the history and botany of the only old growth forest in Memphis.
Our hikes cover about 1.5 miles at a leisurely pace. Kids are always welcome. We meet at the east end of Old Forest Lane, next to the Rainbow Lake parking area.
Email if you need more info!
Time:10:00AM Sunday, October 25th
Location:Overton Park
