Alan Frye is the newest member of the Friends of Warner Parks team, our restoration expert and resident stone mason!
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Friends of Warner Park
Additional Improvements to Percy Warner Park Entrance
Friends of Warner Parks will fund improvements to the Percy Warner Park entrance including the installation of a new plaza and enhanced landscaping.
Three Edwin Warner Park Shelters to Temporarily Close for Restoration
The Edwin Warner Park Land & River Restoration Project is the first step of a larger initiative to relocate active use areas away from the riverbank and protect riparian buffer zones in the Warner Parks
The Warner Parks Have Grown…
At the end of December, we added 8 additional acres along Highway 100 to the Warner Parks, bringing our total acreage from 3,187 to 3,195!
Staff Picks: Favorite Hiking Trails
We did a roundup of our staff’s favorite hikes in the Warner Parks for anyone looking to get outside and explore a new trail this winter. We hope you feel inspired!
2021 Year in Review
Inspired by the land and supported by our community, we are excited to share all that we have accomplished this past year on our mission to protect Warner Parks…
Book Release: ‘A History of Nashville’s Warner Parks’
Friends of Warner Parks’ new book A History of Nashville’s Warner Parks takes readers through the history of this cherished park land from 500,000,000 years ago to the present.
Trail Angels of Warner Parks
2020 Derecho in Warner Parks One year ago, a sudden thunderstorm generated straight-line winds with tornadic force. This “derecho” brought down a massive oak tree in Warner Parks at the exact time that William Nolan and Cassie Rooke were passing by on the Mossy Ridge...
Bob Parrish: Living Library
Bob became the second Warner Park Nature Center Director in 1977, instrumental in establishing the nonprofit status of Friends of Warner Parks and affectionately known as the Living Library.
Enhancements to Warner Parks
New Signs & Maps + Historic Stonework Restoration Park users will notice quite a few updates to trails, maps, and stonework throughout Warner Parks. And there are still more to come! Already in the Works Metro Parks is in the process of creating and...