Memorial Park Master Plan Implementation Underway: Inaugural Project Begins...
About the Eastern Glades On December 7, 2015–just eight months after the Master Plan’s approval by City Council—the Conservancy, the Uptown TIRZ and HPARD broke ground on the first major project in...
View ArticleEcological Conversion Underway in Old Archery Range
Ecological Conversion in Memorial Park’s Old Archery Range Forest restoration requires patience and meticulous data-driven planning to be successful. The Society for Ecological Restoration...
View ArticleEastern Glades Construction Update - March 2017
In order to facilitate construction of Eastern Glades Phase I, the following activity will take place: 1) Memorial Drive will see lane closures in the coming weeks. The impacted portion of Memorial...
View ArticleConstruction Impact, April 2017
Eastern Glades: Construction Impact Update for Park Users and Residents of Surrounding Neighborhoods 1. Crestwood Lane Closures, April 25-28 There will be intermittent lane closures on Crestwood at...
View ArticleJim Porter Conservation Internship - Summer 2018
Memorial Park Conservancy is proud to have the opportunity to offer the Jim Porter Conservation Internship for the Summer 2018. The selected intern will conduct natural resource research and...
View ArticleMemorial Park Accelerates Visionary Plan with $70 Million Gift from Kinder...
Houston's largest single parks grant is catalyst for public-private partnership with City of Houston Published: April 25, 2018 HOUSTON, TX — April 25, 2018 – Kinder Foundation is offering a grant...
View ArticleUnder-the-Radar Houston Couple Gives $10 Million to Memorial Park
Published: July 9, 2018 | papercitymag.com | By Shelby Hodge Stepping out from the comfortable shadows of modest anonymity, philanthropists Emily and Robert Clay are crossing the threshold of notoriety...
View ArticleThe standing dead: 'Zombie Trees' line city
After a year that saw dryheat, flooding and ice, landscape maybe stressed, arborists say Published: September 6, 2018 | Houston Chronicle | By Molly Glentzer A leaf-peeper driving through Houston might...
View ArticleWhat to expect on the new walking path in Houston's Memorial Park
Published: October 12, 2018 | Houston Chronicle | By Molly Glentzer Before dawn, the thick rubber treads of our Nikes and New Balances made a measured, steady tick-tock with each step along the crushed...
View ArticleA New Stretch of Running Trail Is a Pleasant Surprise at Memorial Park
Published: October 12, 2018 | Houstonia | By Gwendolyn Knapp Like most runners who frequent the 2.93-mile crushed granite running loop, better known as the Seymour Lieberman Trail, at Memorial Park...
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