by friends | Aug 13, 2026 | Plants and Trees, Restoration and Maintenance
For the past 35 years, the Warner Parks S.W.E.A.T. (Special Work Education and Trails) Program has employed hard-working summer and winter crew members to maintain and improve Warner Parks trails, facilities, landscaping, and natural areas. For 8 weeks this season,... 
by friends | Aug 6, 2026 | Plants and Trees, Wildlife
Photo by Terry Cook. By Elyse Dilks, Naturalist with the Warner Parks Nature Center Butterflies are some of the most charismatic insects of the world. Have you ever taken the chance to fully observe them as they prance around the air like aerial ballerinas?... 
by friends | Jul 29, 2026 | Friends of Warner Parks, Restoration and Maintenance
Photo by Gary Pinkerton A Letter from Benji Armistead Dear Reader, I am in trouble here. When friend, meadow mentor, and visionary Terry Cook first asked me to write this update, I thought I had successfully dodged the assignment. My argument was simple: I have zero... 
by friends | Jul 22, 2026 | Birds
Photo by Charlie Curry By Jenna Atma, Avian Biologist with Warner Parks’ BIRD Program Have you been wondering when hummingbirds will finally show up in your yard this year? Plot twist—they’ve already been here for a while! Many of Tennessee’s Ruby-throated... 
by friends | Jul 16, 2026 | Birds, Uncategorized
Purple Martins in Downtown Nashville. Photo by Terry Cook. By Jenna Atma, Avian BiologistWarner Parks B.I.R.D. Program Every summer, downtown Nashville becomes the stage for one of nature’s most spectacular performances. Beginning in late June and lasting...