Author: Victoria Vanhuss

After years of advocacy by Friends of Olmsted-Beil House and the Olmsted Network, the acquisition of an adjacent property restores a portion of Olmsted’s Tosomock Farm, protects against development and more.

Janet Atkins, our newest board member and the founder and CEO of Ridgeway Philanthropy LLC, shares her passion for Olmsted with us in this brief interview.

In Atlanta, GA, Springdale Park receives playground and stormwater improvements.

The Olmsted Network recently hosted our 2024 Annual Conference in New York’s Hudson River Valley. Landscape tours included Olana State Historic Site, Downing Park, Vassar College, Hudson River State Hospital and Springside National Historic Landmark.

Made for the Olmsted Network’s 2024 Annual Conference, a video by Timeline Productions celebrates the partnership between the local garden club and sophomores at Newburgh Free Academy-West.

The Olmsted Network mourns the loss of Atlantan and Olmsted champion Tally Sweat.

A proposed 14-story building threatens to put the Brooklyn Botanical Garden's plants and greenhouses in the shade.

In this republished blog, the Architect of the Capitol celebrates the history of tree planting and tree preservation at the U.S. Capitol Grounds by highlighting some of the oldest trees on the grounds.

In a violent storm, Anderson Park in New Jersey lost its elder statesman— a giant white oak that had been there since before the park opened.

Come along as Mark Roessler, our communications specialist, visits Buttonwood Park in New Bedford, MA.

Daniela, a sophomore at Newburgh Free Academy-West, will have her artwork of Downing Park in Newburgh, NY, displayed on our 2024 annual conference materials.

The 1903 Olmsted Brothers plan for Portland, OR, was stuffed in a drawer and forgotten until Barbara Walker found it more than sixty years later. Now, the 40 Mile Loop stretches across 140 miles.

Thank you! You heard our calls for help and answered with letters to the Boston Parks Commission.

The Olmsted Network mourns the loss of former board member and Brooks/Olmsted family member Jean McKee.

As Louisville’s Chickasaw Park recovers from a recent tornado, pledged funding for capital improvements and educational signage soften the blow.