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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.
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Olmsted parks are not difficult to find in Buffalo. We have one of our 6 major parks in virtuallly every neighborhood in the city. |
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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! |
ResourcesAnnual Report 2010 download hereEmerald Ash Borer threatens our Ashes! Read more, donate now to Save our Ashes! Read the official press release from the NYSDECInterested in a self-guided walking tour of South Park? Click here to download Kirshner and Kirshner's "A Walking Tour of Olmsted's South Park Arboretum"Read about invasive species in the area.Learn about our Olmsted Naturally committee and initiative to go green in our park management.Riverside Park – River Rock Gardens Rehabilitation Project - read moreLearn more about our Maintained Meadow areas; click here for an overview.First Annual Report from the Buffalo Parks Commissioners in 1869 - click here to read! |
What's Going On |
| 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. |
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| The Master Plan |
| The Olmsted system is the hallmark of Buffalo’s urban landscape, providing some of the city’s most memorable and enjoyable places. Over time, the strategic reinvestment articulately mapped out in The Plan for the 21st Century will allow this resource to thrive well into the future, providing future generations of Buffalonians and visitors to our region an incomparable open space resource. |
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