Events | September 2019

Come out to Cherokee Park for an evening of invasive plant removal. Our urban woodlands need your help thinning exotic species to make space for native plants, increased biodiversity and improved animal habitat. Tools, gloves and guidance are provided. Please dress for the weather with appropriate footwear. Bring a water bottle and a positive attitude! […]

Come out to Seneca Park to help restore this popular destination by removing invasive plants and planting in our urban park woodlands. Other projects might include weeding in landscaped areas, mulching or painting. When projects arise in other Olmsted Parks, this group could relocate together if volunteers agree. Please dress for the weather with appropriate […]

Come out to Iroquois Park to help beautify this historic greenspace. Projects might include maintaining rain gardens, removing invasive plants and cleaning up our urban park woodlands. Please dress for the weather with appropriate footwear. Tools, gloves and refreshments will be provided. Hope to see you out there!

PRESENTED BY THE TRAGER FAMILY FOUNDATION Fête in the Forest SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 | 5:00 – 11:00 PM Join Olmsted Parks Conservancy for a truly one-of-a-kind enchanted evening in Iroquois Park, where 250 guests will gather to celebrate the Conservancy’s 30th anniversary. At Fête in the Forest, presented by the Trager Family Foundation, you’ll enjoy […]

🎺  Olmsted Parks Conservancy’s 30th anniversary party – Fête in the Forest presented by the Trager Family Foundation – is bringing music from New Orleans most treasured jazz venue, Preservation Hall, to Iroquois Amphitheater on September 14. 🎷 The Preservation Hall Brass Band’s repertoire spans from traditional New Orleans classics and spirituals, to the hard-hitting marching tunes heard in New Orleans […]

Come out to Seneca Park to help restore this popular destination by removing invasive plants and planting in our urban park woodlands. Other projects might include weeding in landscaped areas, mulching or painting. When projects arise in other Olmsted Parks, this group could relocate together if volunteers agree. Please dress for the weather with appropriate […]

FREE Community event! Hosted by Olmsted Parks Conservancy and produced by Ben Sollee & Hal Riedling, this year’s Neighbrohood Bike-In series includes five dates in five Olmsted neighborhood parks: June 15                       Shelby  Park July 20                       Bingham Park August 17                   Boone Square September 21            […]

Come out to Seneca Park to help restore this popular destination by removing invasive plants and planting in our urban park woodlands. Other projects might include weeding in landscaped areas, mulching or painting. When projects arise in other Olmsted Parks, this group could relocate together if volunteers agree. Please dress for the weather with appropriate […]

Birds are on the move again in Louisville…and Cherokee Park is a great place to see them! Join us for a family-friendly birdwatching hike through the Nettleroth Bird Sanctuary area of Cherokee Park, where we’ll listen and look for both resident and migratory birds. Learn more about the everyday birds who call Louisville home, and […]