Category: Field Notes

After months of advocacy, the Lake Wales City Commission unanimously adopted the Lake Wales Envisioned plan.

The University of Bridgeport recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Seaside Gateway Trail. 

After 25 years of community advocacy, the beloved Carlton Street Footbridge has reopened to visitors of Boston's Emerald Necklace.

Downing Park Conservancy aims to attract new park supporters with its recent rebrand.

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy recently received recognition by ArbNet and Morton Register for the South Park Arboretum.

The Trinity College Arboretum was established during Olmsted 200 and the institution’s own bicentennial year.

Olmsted Parks Conservancy has partnered with Kentucky State University to rid Iroquois Park of invasive plants.

Planting Fields Foundation is continuing the restoration of our Olmsted-designed landscape, including planting 110 oak trees.

Friends of Morningside Park, NYCParks and Columbia University launch research partnership to study toxic pond algae and revitalize the park’s pond and waterfall.

Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy has begun its search for new leadership. The organization is also hiring for several support roles.

Located in the heart of Florida, Lake Wales has a rich Olmsted history. Lake Wales Heritage, the local conservancy, intends to bring FLO Jr.’s vision for the landscape back to life— all while introducing local students to landscape architecture.

Just in time for the summer season, Seaside Park’s long-awaited “park within a park” opens up in Bridgeport, CT.

2023 marks the 40th anniversary of John Charles Olmsted’s 1903 plan for Portland’s 40 Mile Loop, which has been reimagined to span 140 miles.

This is the first in a three-part series exploring the development of Troy University’s campus in Alabama and its ties to the renowned landscape architecture firm the Olmsted Brothers, responsible for some of the most iconic public spaces in America.

Run entirely by volunteers, Olmsted City of Greater Utica has taken tremendous steps forward in educating its community and raising funds for restoration projects.