11 June
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State of the Park 2021: Return to Our Roots
About State of the Park Memorial Park Conservancy’s State of the Park is an annual moment to celebrate the past year’s advancements and future projects at Houston’s signature urban wilderness and recreation park. On September 30, 2021, the Conservancy presented its third annual State of the Park as a virtual event with the theme: Return
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Memorial Park gets $10 million boost to restore endangered Gulf Coast Prairie
Houston Chronicle | by Diane Cowen | 9.30.21 As work continues on the new Memorial Park land bridge, the Wolff Foundation has stepped up to donate $10 million toward the creation of 45 acres of Gulf Coast Prairie, an endangered ecosystem, that will grow across the surface of the bridge and the basins on each
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Here’s How Crews Are Building a Land Bridge in Memorial Park
Houston Business Journal | by Jeff Jeffrey | 9.10.21 Memorial Park Conservancy said the land bridge and prairie project is scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022. Read full article HERE.
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Memorial Park Land Bridge Takes Big Step Forward with New Tunnels
Houston Chronicle | by Diane Cowen | 9.9.21 The Memorial Park land bridge that will add 25 acres of native prairie over six lanes of traffic has reached a construction milestone: Two pairs of concrete tunnel tubes are in place with 500,000 cubic yards of dirt piled on top. Passersby essentially see four giant mounds
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