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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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Personal Reflections
Growing Up in Forest Hills Gardens
Landscape historian and the author Judith B Tankard remembers her formative years in Forest Hills Gardens.
Reprints
FLO Jr on Creating Kings’ Canyon National Park
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Reprints
Olmsted’s Explanation of the Back Bay Fens
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Olmsted 200
FLO Honored with Street Namings in NY and WI
This article was republished from our August 2022 newsletter.
Reprints
John Charles Olmsted: The True Purpose of a Large Public Park
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Reprints
JCO and Opposition to Building in the Parks
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Reprints
Olmsted on Preserving Niagara Falls
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Reprints
FLO Jr and John Nolen on City Planning
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Reprints
FLO Jr’s Role in Creating the California State Park System
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
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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