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NY Times

A Walk Through Frederick Law Olmsted's Enduring Gift: America's Public Parks (nytimes.com)

The New York Times explores Olmsted designed landscapes across the country in their photo essay
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At 200, Frederick Law Olmsted Continues to Shape Public Space (bostonglobe.com)

The Boston Globe explores Olmsted's Emerald Necklace in Boston, seven miles of green space that winds through the city.
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WCVB

Visiting Olmsted's Studio in Brookline, Mass., and Exploring the Largest Park in Boston's Emerald Necklace (wcvb.com)

Channel 5 WCVB's Chronicle feautres the Brookline office of Frederick Law Olmsted, as well as the jewel of the Emerald Necklace- Franklin Park.
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WCVB

Celebrating the Visionary Behind Boston's Emerald Necklace (wcvb.com)

Channel 5 WCVB's Chronicle features the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and their work in Boston, particularly with Olmsted Now, the Olmsted Bicentennial celebration in Boston.
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WCVB

Finding Beauty in Olmsted Projects, Large and Small (wcvb.com)

Channel 5 WCVB's Chronicle features several visits to Frederick Law Olmsted designed landscapes.
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An elm returns to the Fairsted landscape

On April 26, 2013, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Olmsted NHS) welcomed a new elm into the Fairsted landscape. Stop by and visit the new elm in the South Lawn!

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Stearns' 2011 Freeman Tilden Award honors Good Neighbors, Collaboration, and Innovation

We are pleased to announce that Education Specialist Liza Stearns has received the prestigious 2011 National Freeman Tilden Award for outstanding contributions by an NPS employee to educating the public. NPS Director John Jarvis called the Good Neighbors education program "a great example of place-based learning opportunities available in national parks." Watch a documentary video that follows third grade students as they participate in the Good Neighbors program.

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Good Neighbors Earns the Award of Excellence from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects

On Thursday, April 28, 2011, staff from Brookline's Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site and partners were recognized by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) for their innovative new Education program, Good Neighbors: Landscape Design and Community Building. One of 23 winning projects selected through juried review, Good Neighbors received the prestigious Award of Excellence reserved for a single entry representing an outstanding contribution to the profession of landscape architecture.
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Last updated: January 23, 2024

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