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Own a piece of Riverside history by purchasing a retired street sign through our on-line auction! In an effort to fund improved way-finding signage and support Riverside’s Sesquicentennial, many of Riverside’s current iconic street signs are being offered for bid for a two-week period, starting January 20. Each sign represents a slice of Riverside’s rich […]

Noted landscape historian and landscape and environmental author Cathy Jean Maloney, a resident of Riverside, Illinois, will share thoughts on the “Sister Suburbs” of Frederick Law Olmsted’s First and last subdivisions: Riverside (1868) and Druid Hills (1893). These two historic neighborhoods were linked by a proclamation celebrating the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted. Ms. Maloney […]

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages nationwide. The Brooklyn Bird Club will lead Prospect Park’s GBBC contingent in an effort to count birds and create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Sightings made during the walk will be submitted to the GBBC website […]

National Historic Landmark Village of Riverside, IL, represents the quintessential American suburb designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1869. This pioneering plan is a joy to experience every day. Residents, however, must balance the goals of preservation with the demands of new technologies, recreation, climate change, shifting demographics and social trends. Decisions […]

Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture and founder of one of the nation’s most influential landscape architecture firms, was born in Hartford in 1822. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth, the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office and Preservation Connecticut commissioned a study of the Olmsted heritage in the state, encompassing […]

Parks for all people was one of Frederick Law Olmsted’s guiding principles. Nearly 200 years before the environmental justice movement, he designed parks as democratic spaces. Today, in too many places, these public spaces are under attack, viewed as building sites where access can be limited to those with money and power. This free webinar will […]

The Olmsted Network is heading down south on April 4-6, and you are invited to join us for three days of food, fun and educational tours. Tickets for the full event are $325 and include dinner at Mary Mac’s, transportation on Saturday and five expert-led tours. Friday, April 4:The trip will begin at 6 pm […]

Join the Olmsted Network for dinner at Mary Mac’s Tea Room in Atlanta, GA! Known as Atlanta’s Dining Room, Mary Mac’s has famously served up classic Southern cooking and hospitality since 1945. Dinner will include a buffet of Southern staples, a brief presentation on our organization and Atlanta’s Olmsted heritage and the chance to mingle […]

A brief history of the Olmsted brothers parks and residential development design projects in Utica, NY, between 1906 and 1931. The webinar will include a discussion of recent efforts to rehabilitate Frederick T. Proctor Park, the culmination of the firm’s collaboration with local philanthropist Thomas R. Proctor. Philip Bean earned degrees from Union College, Oxford […]

Trees are essential allies in the fight against climate change. They absorb carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, helping to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. They also regulate local climates, cool urban areas and provide habitats for countless species.  Join us on August 19 for a special Conversations with Olmsted webinar all […]

The Olmsted Network invites you to join us in Boston, MA, on October 23-25, 2025! Home to Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site and the Emerald Necklace linear park, Boston is— in many ways— ground zero for the Olmsted legacy. Together, we’ll explore this rich history with an array of experts and learn about how […]

Beyond the Emerald Necklace: Charles Eliot’s role in expanding the Olmsted vision to regional and statewide landscape planning. The first unpaid intern in the Olmsted office in Brookline, Charles Eliot (1859-1897) later traveled in Europe for self education before establishing an independent practice in Boston. In 1893, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and John Charles Olmsted convinced Eliot […]