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Mission

Mission:   The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, (BOPC), is a 501c3 not-for-profit, independent, community organization that promotes, preserves, restores, enhances and ensures maintenance of Olmsted Parks and Parkways in the greater Buffalo area to guarantee Olmsted park experiences for current and future generations.

Core Purpose:   To honor yesterday’s heritage, enhance the quality of life today for neighbors and visitors and create a legacy for the Buffalo of tomorrow.

We have a few strong and enduring beliefs that guide the rightness of our decisions.  They are our core values.  Guiding principles are aspects we strive to achieve, though are not yet core values.

The Long Term - 10 years

Not enough to just state a goal, the ten-year vivid description describes what it will be like in 2019.  The full description is contained in this document, and can be summarized:

The Buffalo Olmsted Parks are a leading visitor destination and community resource comprised of connected historic parks, parkways, avenues, and circles, where clean and safe landscapes are celebrated and revered as major works of public art.  The Conservancy’s Plan for the 21^st Century has begun to effectively stitch the fabric of the City back together while providing exceptional education and advocacy programs and events.

Always forward looking, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy provides leadership, dialogue, and collaboration to promote sustainable stewardship and financial viability for the park system.