Sir Peter Crane (Yale University) will discuss "The Future of Plants: Diversity, Conservation and Sustainability," March 1, 2012 (7:30pm, Hardie Auditorium, Palmer Hall). Crane's visit is co-sponsored with Rhodes' Biology Department, Environmental Studies & Sciences, the Spence L. Wilson Chair in Humanities, and the University of Memphis Department of Biological Science.

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Does Your Yard Measure Up? Learn essential steps to a healthy, sustainable landscape by signing up for the Home Landscape Workshop offered by Shelby County Extension!  Advance registration required.

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Dr. Tom Fox is renowned for his beautiful photographs of the upper Wolf River, but in this presentation he will share the fine art images captured on more than twenty backcountry explorations of the Grand Canyon. To find Longinotti Auditorium, turn into the driveway at the Emergency Room entrance off Park Ave. at the light.  Drive straight to the back of the hospital to the parking lot.  Enter the building at the double doors under the sign for Longinotti Auditorium, which will be the first door on the left.

Wolf River Conservancy 7th Annual Tree Planting

Shelby Farms Park   MAP
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2012
(Rain Date 1:00 p.m., Sunday, March 18 – see below)

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

PLANT A TREE IN HONOR OR MEMORY OF SOMEONE.


The Wolf River Conservancy is leading our 7th Annual Tree Planting this year with an important community partner, Shelby Farms Park. The WRC and, we hope, over 100 volunteers will gather to plant about 2,000 trees – thereby assisting Shelby Farms Park in achieving its ultimate goal of planting one million trees within the Park and the surrounding neighborhoods.

We plan to meet at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the northwest section of Shelby Farms Park, near Farm Rd, where the park has a tree nursery (click here for a map and complete directions).We plan to organize into teams and plant about 2,000 small, slender trees, 3 to 4 feet tall with no root balls, into pots containing potting soil. Once these trees grow larger, they will be moved to their permanent locations within the park.

We have also ordered 150 larger trees, 5 to 6 feet tall with root balls, that will be planted in nearby fields. These trees will require 5 teams of two to three people, each team with a shovel. Each team will plant approximately 30 trees.

Our event may last until 2:00 p.m., so please bring a picnic lunch, drinks, gloves, shovels, etc. We look forward to working together again with our volunteers to make a lasting difference in “greening” our community!

Rain Date Info: If the weather appears threatening Saturday morning, please check our website after 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, to see if we have postponed the planting until our 1:00 p.m., Sunday, March 18, rain date.

The Brooks Museum has partnered with the Wolf River Conservancy and Outdoors, Inc. to bring to Memphis, three acclaimed films of Canadian canoeing enthusiast, Bill Mason. The series will start on Thursday, March 22 with a special screening of the feature film “Waterwalker” and will be followed with weekend showings of two shorter films. More details will be communicated as soon as its available and posted via social media and website. Go to www.brooksmuseum.org for tickets and information.