Help Save Our Park Woodlands! 

Trees in Cherokee and Seneca Parks are under attack from invasive plants. Help us raise money to restore the park woodlands. We need an additional $175,000 of a $5,000,000 goal by June 1, 2010. Each dollar donated will be matched 100% by James Graham Brown Foundation.

DONATE NOW to help restore these parks.

To learn more about Olmsted Parks Conservancy's plan to save the Woodlands from invasive plants. CLICK HERE. 

Park Tours-Download

We are pleased to bring you a 'Parkcast' audio tour of Cherokee Park. The MP3 compatible tour is easy to download and will provide exciting information about Frederick Law Olmsted, park history, environmental impacts to the park, and more.

Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Our mission is to enrich the life of everyone in our community by restoring, enhancing and preserving the historic Olmsted-designed parks and parkways, Louisville’s great natural and recreational assets.

Louisville is proud to have one of four park systems designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the "Father of American Landscape Architecture". This beautiful system has 18 parks and 6 parkways and stands today as one of Olmsted's best-preserved works, reflecting the genius of his vision.

For Louisvillians, these parks are inexorably tied to our identity. Help keep these treasures for future generations. 

Olmsted's Vision

Take a short tour and learn about the genius of Frederick Law Olmsted's vision for Louisville's park system. This informative rich media tour provides an insightful historic perspective to why Louisville is now considered the "City of Parks".