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Local Organizations
These organizations are involved with stewarding and preserving Lake Park, and/or other Milwaukee County parks and historic legacies:
Friends of the North Point Lighthouse
Historic Milwaukee, Inc.
Historic Water Tower Neighborhood
Lake Park Friends
Milwaukee County Parks
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance
Murray Hill Neighborhood Association
Preserve Our Parks
The Park People: Friends of Milwaukee County Parks
Urban Ecology Center
National Advocacy
National Association for Olmsted Parks
NAOP is the only national organization solely dedicated to preserving the Olmsted legacy by providing the advocacy, research, and education needed to protect, restore, and maintain these exemplary parks and landscapes. NAOP advances Olmsted principles and legacy of irreplaceable parks and landscapes that revitalize communities and enrich people’s lives.
NAOP Advocacy Role
Frederick Law Olmsted was a leading voice for providing wholesome, accessible and beautiful green spaces for all people. NAOP continues to advance this vision and the tangible legacy of historic parks and landscapes created or inspired by the Olmsted firm. NAOP’s goal is to build the capacity of its national network to raise awareness, mobilize resources and facilitate collaboration on relevant issues. NAOP supports local advocacy by providing information and tools to effectively respond to advocacy concerns.
NAOP’s Road Map for Advocacy
Other Advocacy Organizations
Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
City Parks Alliance
Frederick Law Olmsted Papers Project
Library of American Landscape History
Library of Congress, Frederick Law Olmsted papers, 1777-1952
National Trust for Historic Places
Olmsted Archives
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Other National Resources
City Parks Alliance (Olmsted links)
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted website
Library of American Landscape History
Library of Congress, Frederick Law Olmsted papers, 1777-1952
City-based Advocacy Groups for Olmsted Parks
Milwaukee is among only six U.S. cities with three or more Olmsted parks, following Boston, Buffalo, New York and Louisville, and tied with Rochester, New York, with three parks.
Boston/Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Buffalo Olmsted Parks (film)
Louisville Olmsted Parks
New York City
Central Park Conservancy
Rochester, New York Olmsted Parks
Landmark Society of Western New York
WXXI-AM Radio Interview: The Importance Of Olmsted Parks In The 21st Century, WXXI-AM (Rochester, NY), 4/18/16
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Chicago has two extant Olmsted parks and was the site of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Frederick Law Olmsted in Chicago, National Association for Olmsted Parks
Olmsted in Chicago: Jackson Park and the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893, American Society of Landscape Architects
Plan for Obama library in Chicago must respect Frederick Law Olmsted parks, Chicago Tribune, 2/21/15
These organizations are involved with stewarding and preserving Lake Park, and/or other Milwaukee County parks and historic legacies:
Friends of the North Point Lighthouse
Historic Milwaukee, Inc.
Historic Water Tower Neighborhood
Lake Park Friends
Milwaukee County Parks
Milwaukee Preservation Alliance
Murray Hill Neighborhood Association
Preserve Our Parks
The Park People: Friends of Milwaukee County Parks
Urban Ecology Center
National Advocacy
National Association for Olmsted Parks
NAOP is the only national organization solely dedicated to preserving the Olmsted legacy by providing the advocacy, research, and education needed to protect, restore, and maintain these exemplary parks and landscapes. NAOP advances Olmsted principles and legacy of irreplaceable parks and landscapes that revitalize communities and enrich people’s lives.
NAOP Advocacy Role
Frederick Law Olmsted was a leading voice for providing wholesome, accessible and beautiful green spaces for all people. NAOP continues to advance this vision and the tangible legacy of historic parks and landscapes created or inspired by the Olmsted firm. NAOP’s goal is to build the capacity of its national network to raise awareness, mobilize resources and facilitate collaboration on relevant issues. NAOP supports local advocacy by providing information and tools to effectively respond to advocacy concerns.
NAOP’s Road Map for Advocacy
Other Advocacy Organizations
Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
City Parks Alliance
Frederick Law Olmsted Papers Project
Library of American Landscape History
Library of Congress, Frederick Law Olmsted papers, 1777-1952
National Trust for Historic Places
Olmsted Archives
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Other National Resources
City Parks Alliance (Olmsted links)
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Frederick Law Olmsted website
Library of American Landscape History
Library of Congress, Frederick Law Olmsted papers, 1777-1952
City-based Advocacy Groups for Olmsted Parks
Milwaukee is among only six U.S. cities with three or more Olmsted parks, following Boston, Buffalo, New York and Louisville, and tied with Rochester, New York, with three parks.
Boston/Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Buffalo Olmsted Parks (film)
Louisville Olmsted Parks
New York City
Central Park Conservancy
Rochester, New York Olmsted Parks
Landmark Society of Western New York
WXXI-AM Radio Interview: The Importance Of Olmsted Parks In The 21st Century, WXXI-AM (Rochester, NY), 4/18/16
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Chicago has two extant Olmsted parks and was the site of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Frederick Law Olmsted in Chicago, National Association for Olmsted Parks
Olmsted in Chicago: Jackson Park and the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893, American Society of Landscape Architects
Plan for Obama library in Chicago must respect Frederick Law Olmsted parks, Chicago Tribune, 2/21/15
