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2021 Botany Blitz

...in your boot treads. Don’t be intimidated if you don’t know many plants yet – that’s what the app is for! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1st5Kmnl1Q For more information, visit Kentucky Native Plant Society....

Volunteer Event: Tyler Park

...expected rain and thunderstorms. A list of other upcoming volunteer opportunities can be found on our website at www.olmstedparks.org/events. We hope to see you in the park another time soon!...

Tyler Park

*FULL* Volunteer Event: Seneca Park

Thank you for your interest in volunteer opportunities with Olmsted Parks Conservancy! Registration for this project is full and closed. For a list of other upcoming opportunities, please visit www.olmstedparks.org/events....

Seneca Park

Volunteer Event: Baxter Square *FULL*

Thank you for your interest in volunteer opportunities with Olmsted Parks Conservancy! Registration for this event is full and closed. For a list of other upcoming events, please visit www.olmstedparks.org/events....

Baxter Square

Cancelled: Volunteer Event: Bingham Park

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Olmsted Parks Conservancy! Unfortunately we have had to cancel this project. For a list of other upcoming opportunities, please visit www.olmstedparks.org/events. We...

Bingham Park

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Olmsted in the News

...http://www.whas11.com/news/local/local/42-years-later-tornado-impact-lingers/117860303 Iroquois North Overlook progress story: http://m.wlky.com/news/Iroquois-Park-overlook-construction-nears-completion/38860508 The Burn at Iroquois Park: http://www.courier-journal.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2016/03/30/gallery–prescribed-burn-at-summit-field-at-iroquois-park/82436346/ http://www.wlky.com/news/controlled-burn-underway-at-iroquois-park/38764586 Then WHAS Great Day Live featured a story about renewal and our Olmsted Parks: http://www.whas11.com/mb/life/family/sandwich-generation/help-keep-louisvilles-parks-in-great-condition-by-volunteering/110202273 Kirby...

Elliott Park & Bingham Park Master Plans

...services include urban design, landscape architecture, community planning, visioning, public outreach and strategic planning.  Our design process combines creativity with technical experience on projects ranging from large-scale regional community planning...

How to Remove Invasive Species from Your Yard!

...Olmsted Parks that damage our precious trees. They have created some “How To” videos so you, too, can tackle these unwanted plants in your own back yard! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHaC3ZMKcLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hauRAGK1VcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnbhGpGy6xI...

Social Distancing Stations

...commute quickly and easily to a park. Before the pandemic, some Olmsted Parks were already highly used – with Cherokee and Seneca averaging 1.6 million visitors annually, according to the...

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Spring Wildflower Guide

...now dogwoods. Our park woodlands are slower to wake up, but there is still much to see. Spring ephemerals are native wildflowers that grow on the forest floor, completing their...

Bush Honeysuckle

...The leaves are compound, oppositely arranged and entire, with a dark green topside and a pale-green, fuzzy underside. The plants’ stems and branches are usually hollow, unlike its native lookalikes....

Types of Tennis Courts in the Olmsted Parks

...shots, which helps preserve energy instead of coming to complete stop while hitting returns. Why should I play on clay courts? Clay tennis courts are one of the most forgiving...

Porcelain-Berry

...axils by mid-summer. The 2-4 seeded fruits start out pale lilac, turn green and finally mature to bright blue, resembling miniature bird’s eggs. Porcelainberry invades open and wooded habitats, spreading...

Birdwatching for Beginners

...in the Nettleroth Bird Sanctuary in Cherokee Park or the prairie meadows in Summit Field in Iroquois Park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fjg1Eh9hqI See list of birds found at Nettleroth Bird Sanctuary https://youtu.be/GFKzKcbOHtg See...

Tree Scavenger Hunt

...pink flowers surround the bare twigs of the redbud tree. Later in the spring, heart shaped leaves dangle from the branches. The redbud is commonly found along woodland edges and...

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