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Three New Nature Centers for Nashville Opening in 2007!
Initiated by Mayor Purcell and adopted by the Park Board in 2002, the Metropolitan Parks & Greenways Master Plan provides a blueprint for the expansion and enhancement of the park system throughout Davidson County over a ten-year period. Among the plan’s recommendations is the development of a new nature center to be located at each of three of Metro Parks’ premiere natural areas – Shelby Bottoms Greenway, Beaman Park, and Bells Bend Park – and operated as satellites of the existing and highly successful Warner Parks Nature Center, which was established in 1973.
The 810-acre Shelby Bottoms Greenway and Nature Park is located in East Nashville adjacent to Shelby Park. With approximately three miles of Cumberland River frontage and twelve miles of trail, this area features bottomland hardwood forests, open fields, wetlands and streams and excellent habitat for birds, amphibians and other wildlife. The Shelby Bottoms Master Plan was published in 1995 and the greenway opened to the public in 1997.
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
Beaman Park is 1500 acres of natural area in northwest Nashville near Joelton. This area features a Highland Rim forest type, unique plant associations and species and a rugged landscape with steep slopes, narrow hollows, and streams and waterfalls. The Beaman Park Master Plan was published in 1997 and the phase one of the park opened to the public with two trailheads and two hiking trails in 2005.
Beaman Park Nature Center
Bells Bend Park is an 808-acre parcel of land situated along the northwest corridor of the Cumberland River in Davidson County. It is the fourth largest Metro park. This scenic, rural, historically agricultural landscape supports habitat for plants, migratory birds and other wildlife. The Bells Bend Environmental Park Master Plan was published in 2003 and phase one of the park opened in 2007 with four miles of trail.
Bells Bend Outdoor Center