Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

What do your Olmsted Parks mean to you? 2020 has been a trying year, and your support helps to ensure we have the resources to maintain and care for these historic green spaces today and for future generations. Help us sustain the parks that sustaining you by making a year-end donation: bfloparks.org/support : Kyle Toth, Promotional Productions

Mesmerizing sunset over Colonial Circle! Special thanks to the Peter C. Cornell Trust at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo for adopting this historic Olmsted landscape in 2020. YOU too can help sustain your parks that have been sustaining you. Donate at bfloparks.org/support

From supporting daily park maintenance to our diverse workforce, your donation helps us sustain the parks that have been sustaining you! Donate today at http://bit.ly/donatetobfloparks Promotional Productions #WeAreOlmstedStrong

ICYMI! Fall foliage at Colonial Circle peaked last week Learn more about this historic Olmsted landscape at the free self-guided mobile audio tour of Olmsted's West Side, presented by Rich Products: bfloparks.org/audio-tours

Learn about the Marcy Casino, Calvert Vaux’s lost work and the Lonely Club of Buffalo in the final episode of the Historical Walking Tour Around Hoyt Lake, presented by M&T Bank. Special thanks to volunteer historian Jim Mendola for sharing these wonderful stories! Watch past episodes here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/bFLOParks/3367466020012414/ : Bensound.com

This #ForestryFriday, meet Dana O'Malley, Tree Care Technician with Olmsted's forestry team. Dana joined the team back in August, and together with two other team members, they care for all the trees in the Olmsted Park System, from pruning and treating ash trees to removing hazardous/dead trees. bfloparks.org/staff : Bensound.com #WeAreOlmstedOrange

Learn more about the Conservancy, develop professional skills and network with your peers by joining the Young Professionals for Olmsted Parks. Applications are open through end of this month (1 week left!) Learn more at bfloparks.org/ypop

Happy Wednesday! We are excited to learn about the benefits of our parks and being in nature. Follow Zhi as she interviews park users on finding #PeaceintheParks. Special thanks to Molina Healthcare for their support. bfloparks.org/peace Resources mentioned in the video: Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health by Yale Environment 360, https://e360.yale.edu//ecopsychology-how-immersion-in-natu... The Health Benefits of Parks by National Trust for Historic Preservation, https://www.tpl.org/health-benefits-parks Parks and Improved Mental Health and Quality of Life by National Recreation and Park Association, https://www.nrpa.org//parks-improved-mental-health-qualit/ Music from Bensound

This week's #WeAreOlmstedOrange staff spotlight features tree care technician, Bryan Zells! We are thrilled to welcome Bryan to the Olmsted team in August 2020. bfloparks.org/staff : Bensound.com

*Please note* Cazenovia, Delaware and South Park Golf Courses are CLOSED today (Monday Oct 19th, 2020) due to Rain & Cool Temps. Golf courses will re-open on Tuesday, Oct 20th at 8:00 a.m. Details at bfloparks.org/golf