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Conservation & Advocacy
Olmsted parks and places adapt in the face of climate change

Field Notes
A Long History for a Short Bridge

Field Notes
Downing Park Conservancy Sports New Logo

Field Notes
Buffalo’s South Park Arboretum Awarded Level 1 Accreditation

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Recap: The Olmsteds in Wisconsin

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Memories of Washington Park

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Trinity College Secures Arboretum Status

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Olmsted Parks Conservancy and KSU bring goats to Iroquois Park

Field Notes
Main Drive Restoration: Looking to the Past for Planting Fields’ Future
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40 Mile Loop continues to expand 40 years after master plan
2023 is the 40th anniversary of Portland, Oregon’s 40 Mile Loop Master Plan, a plan rooted in the City’s Olmsted legacy. John Charles Olmsted’s 1903 report and parks plan submitted to Portland’s Mayor and Park Board recommended a system of parks connected by roughly 40 miles of parkways and tree-lined boulevards. For nearly 50 years, […]
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Employs Augmented Reality
Earlier this summer, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (Project No. 00700) launched the Olmsted App 2.0, an update to their original mobile app that launched in 2018. The app features updated wayfinding capability, an event calendar, and the latest news. The app also includes cutting-edge technology and imaginative 3D models, through augmented reality (AR), to […]
Biltmore’s Bass Pond: Re-Creating the Missing Island
Did you know Biltmore’s Bass Pond originally had two islands within it? One of the islands (or “islets,” as landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted referred to them) mysteriously disappeared over the years. However, our horticulture team recently worked to re-create this feature as part of our mission to preserve the estate in Asheville, North Carolina. […]
Personal Reflections
This blog series explores people's personal connections to the Olmsted family and their beloved landscapes.

Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted and Friends: Meet Philip Loughlin

Personal Reflections
Meeting Beauty
