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Olmsted Network Announces 2026 Award Winners
Recognizing green space champions from coast to coast.
Research & Writings
Q&A with Author Francis R. Kowsky
A conversation with the author of Calvert Vaux: Landscape Architect.
Conservation & Advocacy
A Threat to Public Voice in Historic Preservation — And Why We’re Fighting It
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has voted to advance sweeping revisions to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted & Friends: Meet Janet Atkins
Janet Atkins, our newest board member and the founder and CEO of Ridgeway Philanthropy LLC, shares her passion for Olmsted with us in this brief interview.
Field Notes
Olmsted Linear Park playground gets a new look
In Atlanta, GA, Springdale Park receives playground and stormwater improvements.
Field Notes
Recap: 2024 Annual Conference
The Olmsted Network recently hosted our 2024 Annual Conference in New York’s Hudson River Valley. Landscape tours included Olana State Historic Site, Downing Park, Vassar College, Hudson River State Hospital and Springside National Historic Landmark.
Field Notes
Students plant roots in Newburgh, NY’s Downing Park
Made for the Olmsted Network’s 2024 Annual Conference, a video by Timeline Productions celebrates the partnership between the local garden club and sophomores at Newburgh Free Academy-West.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Natalie Hammock Sweat
The Olmsted Network mourns the loss of Atlantan and Olmsted champion Tally Sweat.
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.
Field Notes
The Capitol’s Original Olmsted Trees
In this republished blog, the Architect of the Capitol celebrates the history of tree planting and tree preservation at the U.S. Capitol Grounds by highlighting some of the oldest trees on the grounds.
Field Notes
A Farewell to Anderson Park’s Olmsted Oak
In a violent storm, Anderson Park in New Jersey lost its elder statesman— a giant white oak that had been there since before the park opened.
Personal Reflections
A visit to Buttonwood Park
Come along as Mark Roessler, our communications specialist, visits Buttonwood Park in New Bedford, MA.
Advocacy
The Olmsted Network Joins Coalition to Protect West Potomac Park
At stake is not only West Potomac Park but the principle that America’s civic landscapes must be shaped through transparent, lawful, and public processes.
Defending America’s Civic Landscapes
The Olmsted Network joins the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s legal efforts to protect the integrity of the White House grounds.
White Stadium Case Heads to Massachusetts’ Highest Court
The Olmsted Network defends Boston’s Emerald Necklace—and public parks nationwide.
Olmsted & Friends
This series of interviews highlights the people who have long championed Olmsted and the Olmsted Network.
Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted & Friends: Meet David Price
David Price is due to retire in June 2026 after 39 years of service to Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, FL, overseeing the most significant period of growth in the landscape's 100+ year history.
Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted & Friends: Meet Christian Zimmerman
Over the course of 35 years, Christian Zimmerman oversaw the restoration of Olmsted’s Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY.
Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted & Friends: Meet Layla George
Layla George, Olmsted Network board member and former Olmsted Parks Conservancy President, shares her appreciation for Olmsted in this brief interview.
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