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Washington Park Is Named County Historic Landmark

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Bringing Olmsted Parks & Principles to APHA Annual Meeting

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Montrose Park’s Historic White Oak Partly Removed

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Students in Downing Park Embrace Root for Trees! Program

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Olmsted City of Greater Utica Wraps Big Year with Big News

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Belle Isle Conservancy Searches for CEO

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Ribbon Cutting Celebrates River Restoration for Boston’s Emerald Necklace

Conservation & Advocacy
Crichton Club Speech Paves Way for Olmsted Preservation in Ohio

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Birkenhead Park in Running for UNESCO World Heritage Status
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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
