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From coast to coast, we have events for you. Conferences, tours, concerts – and more — will introduce you to the enduring work of the Olmsted firm and how Frederick Law Olmsted’s ideas can help address today’s challenges.

A sketch of the Olmsted firm’s plan for the campus Washington University.
Feature Event

Symposium: The Olmsteds and Campus Design

October 27, 2021
National Building Museum
Washington, DC

In the wake of the Civil War, American universities emerged as important national institutions.  Olmsted believed that the physical environment of learning – buildings and grounds – played a significant role in the success of education.  He planned campuses for Cornell and Stanford and successor Olmsted firms undertook projects at scores of institutions including Duke, Sewanee, Colby […]

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Upcoming Events

May 15 – December 11, 2021

Forest Therapy Walks at Planting Fields

Planting Fields Foundation
Oyster Bay, NY  
June 20, 2021 – April 26, 2022

From Seeds to Tribute Trees in Riverside, Illinois

Riverside, Illinois natural areas. See website for specific location for seed hunts each month. Botanical Boxes available through The Seed in Riverside.
Riverside, IL  
October 1 – 28, 2021

The Seven S’s of Olmsted Design: Camden, Maine’s Harbor Park and Village Green

Camden Public Library
Camden, ME  
October 24, 2021

5K Walk/Run and Kids Fun Run

Planting Fields
Oyster Bay, NY  
October 26, 2021

The Historic Designed Landscape Legacy of Camden and Rockport, Maine

Camden Public Library
Camden, ME  
A sketch of the Olmsted firm’s plan for the campus Washington University.
October 27, 2021

Symposium: The Olmsteds and Campus Design

National Building Museum
Washington, DC  
October 28, 2021

It’s all interconnected: nature contact today, planetary health tomorrow

Zoom
 
Washington National Cathedral
November 1, 2021

Annual Meeting

All Hallows Guild: Washington National Cathedral Gardens
Washington, DC  
November 10, 2021

From Olmsted to the Future: Stewarding the planning and architecture of the Stanford campus

Virtual
 
November 18, 2021

Leave No Species Behind: Saving Nature and Ourselves

Zoom
 
December 2, 2021

Why We Need More National Parks

Trinity College
 
December 9, 2021

OlmstedOnline Workshop: Olmsted Resources at the Library of Congress

via Zoom
 

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We welcome the opportunity to showcase local events across the country celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Please send us details about your event, so that we can consider adding it to our national calendar.

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