Category: Conservation & Advocacy

Field Notes
Act Now: Stand with Fairsted
The Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site—known as Fairsted—faces budget and staff reductions.

Field Notes
Revitalizing Portland’s Olmsted Parks
In this Q&A, Suzanne Bishop explains how a passionate group of advocates are pushing for a new parks funding model in Oregon’s largest city.

Conservation & Advocacy
SOS: Franklin Park
On Wednesday, March 5, the Olmsted Network hosted a discussion on the privatization of White Stadium in Boston’s Franklin Park. Watch the webinar recording now and take action by signing onto our letter by Monday, March 10.

Personal Reflections
A Visit to Prospect Park
Come along as Mark Roessler, our communications specialist, visits Olmsted and Vaux’s Prospect Park with Prospect Park Alliance Archivist Amy Peck.

Field Notes
Preserving Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY
A site of national significance, this remarkable Kirkbride hospital and its grounds— designed by Olmsted and Vaux— are currently at risk.

Conservation & Advocacy
Now Open: 2025 Olmsted Network Award Nominations
Do you know an Olmsted champion in your community? Nominate them for the Caroline Loughlin Volunteer Service Award or the Olmsted Stewardship Award by May 15!

Field Notes
Riverside Park Conservancy launches “More Trees, Less Trash”
Experts Margaret Bracken and John Herrold answer questions about the Conservancy’s latest tree initiative.

Field Notes
The Olmsted Society marks Riverside’s 150th Anniversary
The Olmsted Society celebrates Riverside’s 150th anniversary with a new logo and a renewed commitment to Stewardship, Education and Community Engagement.

Field Notes
Fires Threaten Olmsted & Vaux’s Prospect Park
As drought conditions grip New York City, Prospect Park Alliance contends with the recent blazes in Brooklyn’s Backyard.

Conservation & Advocacy
Olmsted’s Legacy at the Capitol Lives On
The Olmsted Network’s guide to the U.S. Capitol Grounds makes its way to Congress just in time for the upcoming presidential inauguration.

Field Notes
Beloved Olmsted scholar’s library finds a new home
Tony Horwitz’s collection of Olmsted books was recently donated to the University of Virginia’s Center for Cultural Landscapes.

Field Notes
Battered, Biltmore Rises
As the Asheville, NC, region struggles to recover from the unparalleled devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, America’s largest home offers its neighbors aid.

Field Notes
A waterfall flows again in Harlem
The restoration of a cherished cascade in New York City’s Morningside Park unites city officials, neighbors and Columbia University staff and students.

Field Notes
New Land Acquired for Olmsted-Beil House Park
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.

Field Notes
A New Fight for Sunlight
A proposed 14-story building threatens to put the Brooklyn Botanical Garden's plants and greenhouses in the shade.