by friends | Feb 28, 2023 | Restoration and Maintenance
As part of our Primitive Trail Restoration Project, the trail crew will be restoring three bridges along the Cane Connector Trail in Percy Warner Park. This section of the trail will be closed for approximately 6-8 weeks to allow for the demolition and installation of... 
by friends | Feb 3, 2023 | Restoration and Maintenance
Founded in 1991, The Warner Parks S.W.E.A.T. (Special Work Education and Trails) Program employs hard-working summer and winter crew members to maintain and improve Warner Parks trails, facilities, landscaping, and natural areas. S.W.E.A.T. is now one of the... 
by friends | Dec 15, 2022 | Plants and Trees, Restoration and Maintenance
On November 19th, the Cumberland River Compact and Friends of Warner Parks organized a volunteer event to plant more than 100 trees in Edwin Warner Park. The planting event was held as part of the Compact’s Fall Planting Party in support of their Root Nashville... 
by friends | Dec 15, 2022 | Plants and Trees, Restoration and Maintenance
The “King of the Forest” Dominating the forests of the eastern United States, the American Chestnut once formed its own layer of the canopy, nicknamed the “King of the Forest”. Towering above other native hardwoods, the mature American... 
by friends | Nov 30, 2022 | Friends of Warner Parks
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can be overwhelming. Crowded malls and the seemingly endless search for the perfect gift can leave us broken and disheartened (rightfully so!). For most, the Warner Parks have been a place of refuge from the holiday madness–...