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Friends of Shelby Park

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PO Box 68499 Nashville, TN 37206

EIN Number: 26-2738429

contact information

Phone: 615-636-5124

Hours: No Set Business Hours - Call to Inquire

Website: http://www.friendsofshelby.org/

Email: info@friendsofshelby.org

NTEE Code: C11: Single Organization Support

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

The Friends of Shelby is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, protection, enhancement and stewardship of Shelby Park and Shelby Bottoms. It works to protect the natural and historical integrity of the area by supporting appropriate recreational activities, maintaining and enhancing its features, promoting programs that inspire appreciation and conservation of Park and Bottoms, and advocating for a level playing field for the various user groups.

VISION - GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms is working to create a world-class park, by restoring and preserving its historic importance, protecting its environmental resources and providing amenities for active and passive recreation for all the people who use the park.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Cornelia Fort Revitalization: The Cornelia Fort Pickin' Party series, now in its 5th year, is a series of 4 outdoor music events at Cornelia Fort Airpark. This family friendly event series brings music and crowds and raises awareness of this area of the park. These events raise money to maintain and improve the buildings and natural landscapes in this part of the park. Funds raised at these event have supported capital projects (water and electric), physical activities (outdoor exercise area), and natural habitats (bee aviaries). Furthermore, the FOSP board is committed to completing a bi-annual cleanup of the Cornelia Fort portion of Shelby Bottoms. Shelby Park Tree Replanting & Maintenance: 5 year effort to replant trees and complete planting bed maintenance throughout Shelby Park. Working with the Park department, the Friends of Shelby Park will purchase trees for planting, provide volunteers to maintain planting beds, and remove invasive plant species and trash. Shelby Park Nature Center: Frieds of Shelby Park provides scholarship money for the Nature Center employees and financial support for ongoing park and environmental education programs. Shelby Park Greenway Improvements: Friends of Shelby Park is working with the Shelby Park Nature Center to identify signage needs and general trail improvements throughout the 960-acre park. Much of the signage dates back to the mid-1990s and is in need of repair or replacement to enhance connectivity and educational opportunities along the trails. Friends of Shelby Park will also help support trail improvements, such as adding gritting to greenway bridges and replacing planking. Park Explorer Program: Through our Park Explorers Program, Friends of Shelby brings park and nature-related content to elementary school students and, in turn, brings the students into the Park to explore and learn. Shelby Park Bees: Shelby Bottoms is home to more than a dozen beehives in three locations. Volunteer beekeepers tend hives at the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, on the island in Lake Sevier, and at the Cornelia Fort Airpark. These hives help pollinate plants all across the park and across East Nashville.