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Frederick Law Olmsted’s park designs include passages of scenery in which the visitor becomes immersed, experiencing the restorative action of the landscape. To achieve this result, he subordinated all elements of the design to the single purpose of making the landscape experience most profound.

Events

Volunteer Event: Cherokee Park
June 20, 2013 6:00 PM - June 20, 2013 8:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park CANCELLED
June 25, 2013 09:00 AM - June 25, 2013 12:00 PM

This event has been cancelled. Please join us for one of our other regularly scheduled events!

Volunteer Event: Cherokee Park
June 27, 2013 6:00 PM - June 27, 2013 8:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
July 02, 2013 09:00 AM - July 02, 2013 12:00 PM

Help preserve our urban parks! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Roots Day Camp by Earth Path Education
July 08, 2013 09:00 AM - July 08, 2013 3:00 PM

Roots Day Camp
Presented by Earth Path Education in Partnership with Olmsted Parks Conservancy and Shine Louisville
Cherokee Park July 8-12th, 2013

This summer join us for Nature Connection in the wilds of Cherokee Park. Our earth skills adventures will root us into our region, our community and ourselves. We will tune into our bio-region by remembering ways to communicate with what is around us, the birds, the plants and trees, the animals, the human ecology and how we can deepen our relationship to this living web.
The program will inspire skills of awareness and listening, teamwork, and empowerment with the following lessons:
Ancestral Crafts- basketry, water vessels, clay cookware, natural pigments
Primitive Skills- debris shelters, flint-napping, cordage
Plant Wisdom- Identifying edible and medicinal plants
Nature Awareness- tracking, bird language, camouflage, stalking
Community Connection- Storytelling, team building, games, songs

For more information and registration visit www.earthpatheducation.com or call Lena Eastes 502-396-6408

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
July 09, 2013 09:00 AM - July 09, 2013 12:00 PM

Help restore our urban woodlands! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Iroquois Park
July 13, 2013 10:00 AM - July 13, 2013 12:00 PM

Your help is needed to restore a Louisville treasure! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet near kiosk in Amphitheater parking lot. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
July 16, 2013 09:00 AM - July 16, 2013 12:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Tree Triage in Cherokee Park
July 18, 2013 6:00 PM - July 18, 2013 8:00 PM

TREE TRIAGE! Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
July 20, 2013 10:00 AM - July 20, 2013 12:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
July 23, 2013 09:00 AM - July 23, 2013 12:00 PM

Help restore our woodland areas! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Tree Triage in Cherokee Park
July 25, 2013 6:00 PM - July 25, 2013 8:00 PM

TREE TRIAGE! Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
July 30, 2013 09:00 AM - July 30, 2013 12:00 PM

Help restore our woodland areas! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Tree Triage in Cherokee Park
August 01, 2013 6:00 PM - August 01, 2013 8:00 PM

TREE TRIAGE! Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
August 06, 2013 09:00 AM - August 06, 2013 12:00 PM

Help restore our woodland areas! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Cherokee Park
August 08, 2013 6:00 PM - August 08, 2013 8:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Iroquois Park
August 10, 2013 10:00 AM - August 10, 2013 12:00 PM

Your help is needed to restore a Louisville treasure! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet near kiosk in Amphitheater parking lot. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
August 13, 2013 09:00 AM - August 13, 2013 12:00 PM

Help restore our woodland areas! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Cherokee Park
August 15, 2013 6:00 PM - August 15, 2013 8:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
August 17, 2013 10:00 AM - August 17, 2013 12:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
August 20, 2013 09:00 AM - August 20, 2013 12:00 PM

Help restore our woodland areas! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Cherokee Park
August 22, 2013 6:00 PM - August 22, 2013 8:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Seneca Park
August 27, 2013 09:00 AM - August 27, 2013 12:00 PM

Help restore our woodland areas! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet in parking lot near basketball court and across from the Nursery. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Cherokee Park
August 29, 2013 6:00 PM - August 29, 2013 8:00 PM

Help preserve our urban trees! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet along the Scenic Loop just past Cochran Hill Road. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Iroquois Park
September 14, 2013 10:00 AM - September 14, 2013 12:00 PM

Your help is needed to restore a Louisville treasure! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet near kiosk in Amphitheater parking lot. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Iroquois Park
October 12, 2013 10:00 AM - October 12, 2013 12:00 PM

Your help is needed to restore a Louisville treasure! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet near kiosk in Amphitheater parking lot. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Iroquois Park
November 09, 2013 10:00 AM - November 09, 2013 12:00 PM

Your help is needed to restore a Louisville treasure! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet near kiosk in Amphitheater parking lot. Register now.

Volunteer Event: Iroquois Park
December 14, 2013 10:00 AM - December 14, 2013 12:00 PM

Your help is needed to restore a Louisville treasure! Gloves, tools and refreshments provided. Dress for weather and working outdoors. Meet near kiosk in Amphitheater parking lot. Register now.