Meet our 2017 Summer/Fall Interns
We are delighted to have talented undergraduate student interns with us this summer and fall. Each are studying diverse fields while…
Volunteers Help Make Park Improvements!
We have many groups of dedicated volunteers that help each week in the Olmsted Parks. Over the last few months,…
Hard Work Paid Off in Elliott Park
Over several days, Olmsted Parks Conservancy coordinated 28 volunteers to enhance the much-loved Elliott Park. Projects completed were: Painted exterior…
Celebrating our Volunteer Janet Dakan
We celebrated Janet Dakan(on the right) and her 10 years of volunteer service! Week after week, month after month, year…
Monarch Butterfly Waystations in Olmsted Parks
Let’s Create a Monarch Butterfly Waystation in Iroquois Park! With a population in rapid decline, the Monarch Butterflies need our…
How to Plant a tree to thrive.
Anna’s Best Tree Planting Tips & Techniques! Although planting season is just about to end, it is always important to…
Planting O’ The Green
Planting O’ The Green helps expand the City’s tree canopy including Cherokee Park. As a way to help Metro Louisville expand its…
Junior Park Steward starts recycling in Seneca and Cherokee Parks
Olmsted Parks Conservancy volunteer Lauryn Grady has implemented a recycling program for Seneca and Cherokee Parks. Grady, an Assumption High…
$100,000 Matching Grant Achieved to Complete $11.6 Million Campaign
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED! We are pleased to announce we raised the needed $100,000 to earn a matching…
Creative Contest for Students
Olmsted Parks Conservancy has an exciting opportunity for middle and high school students to use their creative juices while hanging…
Mimi announces her retirement.
After nearly 10 years as President, Mimi Zinniel has announced her plans to retire. Mimi has been at the helm…
Iroquois Park North Overlook is Open!
September 14, 2016 It was a beautiful day to celebrate the opening of the North Overlook at Iroquois Park. This…
Opportunity for Healthy Change
Our goggle-wearing “mad scientists” are tending small plots of land in Cherokee Park. This part of the exciting two-year organic herbicide…
Iroquois Park Switchback Trail – CLOSED
Explore Iroquois Park! The Switchback Trail is permanently closed due to severe erosion. Please protect and respect your Park by…
Bridges of Cherokee Park RENOVATION
The Bridges of Cherokee Park The bridges of Cherokee Park are part of what makes this Olmsted-designed park so beautiful.…
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