通过在西田纳西州建立一个新的非营利性组织, TennGreen Land Conservancy is assisting in the purchase, restoration, and protection of nearly 1,密西西比河沿岸500英亩的土地，孟菲斯市中心对面. TennGreen试图通过收购来确保这片土地作为目的地公园和自然保护区的未来, restoring, 并永久保护这片土地，以恢复原生植被, enhance ecosystem functions, 使大河公园能够满足孟菲斯不断增长的休闲和户外需求, West Memphis, and surrounding communities.
Located between Memphis, 田纳西州充满活力的市中心和西孟菲斯不断增长的旅游便利设施, Arkansas, approximately 1,500 acres of land lies along the western bank of the Mississippi River. Accessible from I-55, I-40, 堤坝步道(横跨110英里的混合用途步道网络，在大河公园已有7英里的步道), and Downtown Memphis via the new Big River Crossing pedestrian bridge, 这个由田野和泛滥平原森林组成的马赛克为我们提供了独一无二的城市天际线景观.
这是恢复流入密西西比河的湿地的一次性机会, 同时发展康乐设施，为中南地区增加旅游机会. 密西西比河滨水区的这一关键区域目前由多个土地所有者控制. 一些土地所有者慷慨地允许有限地开发多用途步道，并允许公众进入一小部分土地用于步行, jogging, and biking. This “proof of concept” park has been well received and well used.
A new 501(c)3, the Big River Park Conservancy (BRPC), has been founded to support the acquisition, restoration, maintenance, and management of the Park in perpetuity. This endeavor includes purchasing the entire 1,500 acres, expanding the existing trail network, building additional park amenities, restoring natural features, permanently protecting the land with a conservation easement, 确保财政资源以维持公园的管理和运作.
这是一个千载难逢的机会来获得和聚集土地并确保大河流公园的未来否则就有可能永远失去公众对这片土地的使用权. 创建大河公园有三个阶段:通过收购组合, restoration and enhancement, and permanent protection of the land.
Purchase
密西西比河滨水区的这一关键部分目前被细分为多个所有权. 其中一些土地所有者已经通过投资建设步道系统并邀请公众进入，建立了滨河公园的社区愿景. However, without single ownership, 确保大河公园和潜在设施的机会将逐渐消失.
Currently, TennGreen收购了其中的146英亩，BRPC收购了另外270英亩. 这些是关键的地块，作为通往剩余公园场地的门户. Additionally, TennGreen有18个月的选择权，可以再购买大约800英亩的土地, 与剩余土地所有人的积极对话和谈判正在进行中，以完成1,500-acre park. 一旦获得资金，BRPC和TennGreen随时准备购买剩余的地产.
Restore and Enhance
Once the properties have been acquired, 在征询社区意见的情况下，我们会委托制定一份全面的公园总体规划, key stakeholders, and project partners. 该计划将包括湿地恢复和徒步旅行等娱乐设施, bike paths connecting to the adjoining 110-mile Levee Trail, event spaces, and areas for passive play and nature interpretation. 该公园由湿地和河漫滩组成，这些湿地和河漫滩已被改造为农业用地, 很大程度上降低了密西西比河的水质，密西西比河定期洪水泛滥.
Once restoration is complete, as the level of the Mississippi River fluctuates throughout the year, the floodplain will absorb and hold the rising waters, and in the process, the floodplain plants will filter pollutants, degraded farm soils, 以及洪水的碎片，然后将更干净的水注入河流. Conserving the land, re-establishing native vegetation, 重建湿地和低地硬木栖息地将恢复自然生态过程，这对野生动物和水质至关重要，对健康的生态系统至关重要.
Additionally, 这个生态系统为整个中南部的孩子们提供了许多教育和编程的机会. TennGreen和BRPC与Ducks Unlimited合作，协助为此次收购筹集资金并制定计划, execute, and maintain the wetland restoration work, 并将修复工作纳入他们的保护教育计划中. West Memphis, 阿肯色州将很快欢迎新的酒店和赌博游客到其城市中心附近拟议的公园地点. With 13 million annual visitors, Memphis is already an international tourism destination, and with a wave of new construction and revitalization underway, even more growth is expected.
大河公园将成为一个休闲的目的地——通过自行车连接两个城市, foot, 甚至乘船——通过提供自然和娱乐活动提升西孟菲斯和东阿肯色的知名度，这将产生意识和经济效益.
Protect
新成立的大江公园管理委员会将拥有并经营大江公园，作为一个可向公众开放的自然保护区，并提供配套的娱乐设施. Committed to the permanent protection of the site, BRPC的创始董事会成员将与TennGreen合作，对该物业制定保护地役权.
而地役权将有意鼓励公众进入，并允许建造步道和其他低影响的公园设施, 它将有意禁止不兼容的开发和未来的细分. In addition to the conservation easement, 将设立一大笔捐款，为工作人员提供资金, park amenities, educational and recreational activities, and general maintenance in perpetuity. 大自然保护协会的捐赠和TennGreen持有的保护地役权将为未来几代人的大河公园的未来提供保障.