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Dozens of volunteers took part in an “Adventure Day on the Greenway” in North Memphis Saturday to not only help clean up the area but also to discover what the trail was all about.
With some help, the Memphis Zoo has installed motion-sensing trail cameras in green spaces throughout Shelby County to learn which species live there. So far, researchers have logged 20 animals. And they’re just getting started.
“I hope that the Greenway provides access for every Memphian to go out and enjoy and experience the incredible natural heritage of their community,” said Wolf River Conservancy Executive Director Erik Houston.
The Wolf River Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited partnered to protect 700+ acres of wetlands in Collierville, Piperton and Rossville.
“We’re turning a toxic dumpsite off of Highland Road into a beautiful, forested area for the community to enjoy.”
Keith joined Eric Barnes to talk about his work and the people like him who helped make the Wolf River Conservancy — both before he joined and after — what it is today.
He’s poured 12 years into the Wolf River Greenway that will connect 1,000 acres of woods and wetlands along the meandering ribbon of a river that flows by neighborhoods, rich and poor, in Shelby County.
The one-mile section, which includes the Greenway bridge and a boardwalk, formally opened Tuesday, May 17.
We’re playing chess, drinking beer, honoring icons and “Walking Tall” this week.
A land dedication ceremony Friday, Sept. 17, celebrated the addition to the 1,138-acre park, which features diverse terrain with Mississippi River flood plains and bluff ridges.
The events include a free one-hour canoe or kayak session, nature walk or one-hour fitness class.
This week on The Sidebar, Eric Barnes was joined by two key members of the staff of the Wolf River Conservancy, Executive Director Keith Cole and Chief Development Officer Kelsey Hamilton Gibbs.
Wolf River Conservancy is almost halfway home in a decades-long quest to build 26-mile Wolf River Greenway spanning Memphis. Next up: completing connection to Shelby Farms Greenline by next summer.
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