If you’re looking for a unique and scenic location for your next party, meeting, a wedding or other ceremony; consider one of the venues in the Olmsted Parks.
Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get your hands dirty helping the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy in its mission to maintain the historic Olmsted parks in Buffalo. We have need for gardeners, tree planters, and office help too!
Master Plan
As of May, 2008, here is the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy's Plan for the 21st Century
Five years in the making, this management and restoration plan will guide the future of the Buffalo Olmsted Park & Parkway System.
As of February of 2011, the BOPC presents Olmsted Park and Parkway System DESIGN GUIDELINES for New Construction and Landscape Features Adjoining and within the viewshed of the Olmsted parks, parkways, and historic streetscapes of Buffalo, New York. Click here to view.
History
In the late 1800s, visionary citizens brought Olmsted to Buffalo. It was here that Olmsted, inspired by Joseph Ellicott's radial street layout, designed his first system of parks and parkways, and proclaimed Buffalo to be "the best designed city in the country, if not the world." During the 1901 Pan American Exposition, Buffalo was celebrated not only as the City of Light, but the City of Trees.