Help Re-Open Chickasaw Park Clay Tennis Courts
Olmsted Parks Conservancy, working alongside West Louisville Tennis Club, seeks to raise $5,000 to reopen historic clay tennis courts in…
Olmsted Parks Conservancy Presents the First Frederick Law Olmsted Award
The first Frederick Law Olmsted Award was presented to Earl F. Jones, Executive Counsel for GE Appliances, at the 2019…
Advocacy in Action
Sarah Wolff, Program Director of Community Engagement, has been busy setting meetings with newly elected Metro Council Members who have…
Cherokee Park: Bonnycastle Hill Restoration Project
July 16, 2018 Update Great weather has brought great progress for this project! The pavilion is moving along well! The…
Podcast with Councilman Brandon Coan
Recently, our President Layla George had a discussion with Councilman Brandon Coan about Olmsted Parks Conservancy and the work we…
Prairie and Waystations are Blooming
Take a walk through the Cherokee and Seneca Parks and you will see the flowers starting to bloom in the…
Board of Trustees Plant in Shelby Park
Shelby Park is cleaned up and ready for summer! Thanks to our Board of Trustees, the park has 70 new…
The Impacts of Your Olmsted Parks
You visit, volunteer, workout, drive-by or through one or many of the Olmsted Parks, but did you think about the…
Successful Mayor’s Week of Service
Thanks to all the volunteers who came out during Mayor’s Week of Service! 51 Trees Planted and Mulched! Louisville…
How to Plant a Tree to Thrive
The best time to plant is late fall, after the weather has cooled down, through spring, before the weather has…
Replenishing the Tree Canopy
Thanks to donations to Olmsted Parks Conservancy, more trees were planted in your Olmsted Parks. It is important to replenish…
Thank You Kentucky Colonels
The commission of Kentucky Colonels recently granted $10,720 to Olmsted Parks Conservancy to purchase a heavy-duty trailer for hauling large…
Layla George-New President and CEO
Olmsted Parks Conservancy is pleased to announce Layla George will be its next President and CEO. Layla, a Louisville native,…
Bench Restoration
Olmsted Park Steward John Hayes has been improving the woods in the parks, not by removing invasive plants, but restoring…
Volunteers Make Improvements at Chickasaw Park!
Thank you to all the GE employees and Bellarmine athletes recently volunteered in this popular neighborhood Olmsted Park. The groups…
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