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.

In partnership with Bell & Associates Construction and Metro Parks and Recreation, Friends of Shelby will build a 1/3 mile section of trail creating a complete one-mile walking loop in Shelby Park. The project will be a catalyst for future investment in the wetland boardwalk and ADA-compliant trail called for in the park master plan.