Fenced-off area of Overton Park to reopen
Eric Bridges and Annelise Danielson walked a path that will eventually become a new trail in Overton Park’s Old Forest. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
For decades, a dozen acres of old-growth forest have been separated from Overton Park by a chain-link fence, but the area could reconnect to the park’s existing trail system by the end of the year.
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Overton Park Conservancy Memphis Zoo Tina SullivanKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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