New Digital Exhibition and Report about Nationally Significant Cultural Landscapes Associated with African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Peoples that are Threatened and At-Risk Louisville’s Chickasaw Park has been included in Landslide 2021: Race and Space, an annual thematic report on threatened and at-risk landscapes in the United States released by The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s […]
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News2022 Olmsted Parks Conservancy Year End Survey
We Value Your Feedback! Thank you for the role that…
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News2022 Tyler Gerth Memorial Photography Contest Winners
Photographers were tasked to Focus on Olmsted Parks for the…
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NewsRequest for Proposal – Beargrass Preserve Master Plan
September 2022 Olmsted Parks Conservancy is soliciting proposals (RFP) from…
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NewsJellyfish found in pond at Shawnee Park in Louisville
Aug 18, 2022 Updated Aug 19, 2022 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Freshwater…
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ActivitiesPark Steward Training: Fall 2022
Are you passionate about your Olmsted Parks and looking for…
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NewsInvasive Species Removal and Targeted Herbicide application
Olmsted Parks Conservancy was founded to take special care of…
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NewsLouisville Parks join the Natural Areas Conservancy Network to Advocate for Healthy Urban Forests in American Cities
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NewsEnjoy Scenic Loop in Cherokee Park car-free the last Sunday of each month
Cherokee Park’s Scenic Loop and its various entry points will…
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Enjoy Scenic Loop in Cherokee Park car-free from 8 AM – 2 PM on the last Sunday of each month
Cherokee Park’s Scenic Loop and its various entry points will…
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ActivitiesUpdate: Cherokee Golf Course
Monday, April 25 at 6 pm is the second and…
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News2021 Annual Report
Take a minute to view our annual report – and…
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NewsOlmsted Parks Conservancy Reimagines Cherokee Golf Course as a Public Park
Olmsted Parks Conservancy recommends converting Cherokee Golf Course back into…
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ActivitiesFrederick Law Olmsted’s Birthday Celebration
Olmsted Parks Conservancy is toasting Frederick Law Olmsted for his…
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NewsNatural Trails: Updates on Cherokee Park, Iroquois Park, and Seneca Park
Closure of Wilderness Loop in Seneca Park will begin today,…
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NewsHelp Your Parks Grow! Support Beargrass Preserve at Cherokee Park
200 years after Frederick Law Olmsted’s birth, Olmsted Parks Conservancy…
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ActivitiesFocus on Olmsted Parks with our 2022 Tyler Gerth Memorial Photography Contest
The Tyler Gerth Memorial Photography Contest will consist of five…
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NewsOlmsted Parks Conservancy Announces Largest Financial Gift in Organization’s History
Funds to be Used to Purchase 25 acres of Land…
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NewsTyler Park Tennis Court Campaign
Help get the tennis courts at Tyler Park completed and…
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NewsKYTC survey on potential widening of I-64
UPDATE: KYTC I-64 CORRIDOR STUDY RELEASED I-64 CORRIDOR STUDY –…
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NewsOlmsted Parks Conservancy and Kentucky Select Properties present the 2nd Annual Pop-up Beer Gardens
Olmsted Parks Conservancy’s Beer Gardens begin this Friday at Tyler…
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
OPC Diversity Statement At Olmsted Parks Conservancy, we value diversity…
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Olmsted Parks Conservancy Announces Largest Financial Gift in Organization’s History
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History
The early 20th century witnessed the flourishing of parks in Louisville,…
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Frederick Law Olmsted
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