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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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Reprints
Looking Southward
Originally published circa 2008, this blog by John Stauffer of Harvard University explores Frederick Law Olmsted’s trips to the South to research the institution of slavery.
Field Notes
Buffalo: Best Seat in the Universe
The eclipse was a once-in-a-lifetime event, but for the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, planning took all year.
Field Notes
Park Pride’s Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference in Atlanta Attracts Hundreds
It takes many hands to build a parks system that meets everyone's needs.
Parks & Public Spaces
The Past and Present of Downing Park
Downing Park, the last collaboration between Olmsted and Vaux, continues to be a beloved asset in the Newburgh community.
Field Notes
Chicago to Drain Park’s Vital Wetland
Against the recommendations of the Midway Plaisance Park Advisory Council, Chicago is set to disfigure another Olmsted-designed park.
Field Notes
Honoring Joan Bozer, a founding mother of the Olmsted Network
Buffalo city leaders recently named the atrium of the former post office building after preservationist and longtime legislator Joan Bozer.
Field Notes
A Tale of Two Storms
When a 1979 tornado leveled 80% of Louisville's Cherokee Park, it launched the Olmsted Park Conservancy, but it also unleashed a new danger.
Research & Writings
That Artist of Landscape Gardening: Andrew Jackson Downing
Andrew Jackson Downing, a young nurseryman from Newburgh, NY, was America’s leading landscape gardening artist and introduced the nation to the Beautiful and Picturesque.
Conservation & Advocacy
Privatization of Our Parks Is A Real Danger
The Olmsted Network weighs in on the legal challenge to proposed renovations to White Stadium in Boston's Franklin Park.
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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