Reflections on the opening of Memorial Park’s Kinder Land Bridge and the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, Memorial Park Conservancy celebrated the official opening of the Kinder Land Bridge and theCyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie at The Biggest Picnic in Texas. The nearly 100-acre destination reconnects the north and south halves of the park with safe passage for humans and animals over Memorial Drive and reestablishes native coastal prairie to enable a more resilient ecology and diverse habitat. After four years of planning and execution, this marked the first time Houstonians could explore the prairie and ascend to the top of the Kinder Land Bridge to take in the views. An estimated 15,000 Houstonians joined in this history-making moment.

Houstonians gather at Memorial Park for The Biggest Picnic in Texas on Saturday, February 11, 2023 to celebrate the opening of the Kinder Land Bridge and the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie. Photo courtesy of Memorial Park Conservancy.

 Sarah Newbery, Director of Parks and Greenspace for Kinder Foundation, has been an integral member of the team implementing the “Ten-Year Plan,” which enables Memorial Park Conservancy to accelerate design and construction of significant components of the Memorial Park Master Plan. In recognition of this milestone moment, we asked Sarah a few questions to reflect on the team’s recent achievement.

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Hear from some of the women who founded Discovery Green

In honor of Women’s History Month, Discovery Green recently shared a blog post highlighting a few of the women whose vision set the course for the creation of Discovery Green. In it, Nancy Kinder, Julie Sudduth, Mary Margaret Jones, and Lauren Griffith reflect on the park’s 15 year history and offer their hopes for the park in the next 15 years ahead. Click here to read the full post.

L to R: Nancy Kinder, Mary Margaret Jones, Julie Sudduth, Lauren Griffith