FSOP has been working with the Friends of Mount Baker Town Center since this summer to identify potential locations for green space in the newly rezoned town center and to […]
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Herrera-Mishler Talk Available Online
Thomas Herrera-Mishler, CEO of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, spoke at Town Hall in September at a program sponsored by FSOP and the Volunteer Park Trust. The conservancy has worked […]
Vote August 5th!
The 2008 Parks and Green Spaces levy is expiring. In its place, a park district is being proposed for Seattle. If passed, Proposition 1 will authorize the formation of citywide […]
2014 Walking Tour Schedule
Our walking tours are free and open to the public. There is no need to register, just meet us at the starting point at 10:00 a.m. This year we hope […]
4Culture Grant Awarded to FSOP
FSOP is the happy recipient of a grant from King County 4Culture’s Heritage program. This is the first year of a new grant program to provide sustained support to preservation […]
Past and Present of Magnolia Boulevard
Magnolia Boulevard, one of the parkways recommended by John Charles Olmsted in his 1903 plan for parks and boulevards, has been the subject of two articles in Queen Anne & […]
FSOP Comments to Parks Legacy Plan Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting
The Parks Legacy Plan Citizens Advisory Committee was convened this fall to consider what programs, resources, and projects need supplemental funding in addition to the regular city budget for the […]
Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Symposium Announced by NAOP
The National Association for Olmsted Parks will be hosting two symposia, one this fall in Washington D.C and another next spring at Stanford University, to explore the work and legacy […]
New FSOP Website Launches
Welcome to the new Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks website! Explore the site for information about Seattle’s Olmsted legacy and ways to get involved in promoting and protecting it. Use […]
Olmsted Online
OlmstedOnline.org is a new website created by the National Association for Olmsted Parks in collaboration with the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks. Combining scanned original drawings, photographs and correspondence with […]