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NewsShawnee Park gets new chess tables
Recent improvements to Shawnee Park include restored Lily Pond, floating…
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NewsElliott Park Master Plan complete
In 2020, Olmsted Parks Conservancy, along with Louisville Parks and…
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NewsReintroduction of vehicles to the Scenic Loop in Cherokee Park and Rundill Road in Iroquois Park
To our friends and supporters, I wanted to share with…
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News2021 Spring Membership Drive
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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING We are a high-functioning, results…
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ActivitiesThe countdown to Olmsted 200 begins . . .
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NewsHelp Central Park get a new playground and spray ground!
Olmsted Parks Conservancy is raising funds to upgrade the playground…
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ActivitiesMember Benefit: Spring Speaker Series!
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News2020 Annual Report
2020 was a crazy year for us all, but we…
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Activities2021 Botany Blitz
April 10 – 17, 2021 What is a Botany Blitz?…
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SURVEY: Rundill Road in Iroquois Park and Scenic Loop in Cherokee Park
UPDATE: Surveys for the loop closures will close on Friday,…
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NewsChickasaw Park Survey
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NewsPark Steward Training: Spring 2021
Are you passionate about your Olmsted Parks and looking for…
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NewsNatural Trail Study & Conceptual Plan
As of August 31, feedback on the conceptual natural trail…
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ActivitiesPop-Up Play Days!
For the month of July, we will be visiting 4…
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History
The early 20th century witnessed the flourishing of parks in Louisville,…
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Frederick Law Olmsted
When Frederick Law Olmsted was commissioned to design a park…
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Board of Trustees
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Pop-Up Play Days!
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, WE WILL BE VISITING 4 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS IN CENTRAL AND WEST LOUISVILLE PROVIDING FREE PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH. Olmsted Parks Conservancy is creating a positive park activation to increase usage among four neighborhood parks and provide a healthy recreational activity for area youth. We will be there with with activities and […]
Pop-Up Play Days!
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, WE WILL BE VISITING 4 NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS IN CENTRAL AND WEST LOUISVILLE PROVIDING FREE PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH. Olmsted Parks Conservancy is creating a positive park activation to increase usage among four neighborhood parks and provide a healthy recreational activity for area youth. We will be there with with activities and […]
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The 1974 tornado destroyed eighty percent of Cherokee Park’s hardwood trees and galvanized new support for restoring the parks.
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