By Tom Charlier The sight of deer bounding through the woods may not have surprised Larry J. Smith, but the half-dozen or so wild turkeys that popped their heads up out of the tall grass to gaze curiously at intruders certainly did.

By Joseph Russell People were everywhere, supporting a cause many may not have known about prior to Sunday's 8K road race and 3K family run/walk in support of the Wolf River Conservancy.

From the boardwalks, paved trails and dirt paths already lining its banks, the Wolf River presents itself as a stream of intense contrasts.

By Tom Charlier It bubbles up from a spring-fed pond in the Mississippi hills, then settles into West Tennessee swamps, where lilies bloom in the open water and the rat-tat-tat sounds from woodpeckers echo through a labyrinth of cypress and tupelo trees.

It has taken too long , but Memphis is fortunate that its leaders are catching on to the wisdom of investing in and developing greenways for their recreational, economic, social and environmental benefits.