Olmsted Conservancy Seeks Members

 

Cazenovia Park, part of Buffalo's Olmsted Park system, was built in 1893. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, which manages the parks, has planted more than 2,500 new trees and shrubs in ?EUR??,,????'??Caz?EUR??,,????'?? since 1999.

Frederick Law Olmsted?EUR??,,????'???s parks and parkways in Buffalo, New York represent one of the largest bodies of his work and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (the Conservancy), a not-for-profit that began as Friends of the Olmsted Parks in 1978, became partners with the city of Buffalo in 1995. Through a city and county conservancy agreement that became effective on July 1, 2004, the Conservancy became the first not-for-profit organization in the nation to manage a park system.

Olmsted Park includes six major parks, eight connecting parkways, nine circles and seven smaller spaces, comprising about three-quarters of the city?EUR??,,????'???s parkland.

The Conservancy is embarking on its 2005 appeal for new member. Thirty dollars or more makes you a member and includes invitations and discounts to Conservancy sponsored events and the quarterly newsletter, the Leaflet.

To learn more, visit www.buffaloolmstedparks.org and click ?EUR??,,????'??join.?EUR??,,????'??

Note: The Conservancy is looking for a new executive director. Deborah Ann Trimble, who held that position until June 28, 2005, was hired as development director of the Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, Florida.