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CELEBRATE PARK DESIGNER OLMSTED'S 200th BIRTHDAY WITH THE URBAN PARK RANGERS!
DATES: April 23 – April 30, 2022
LOCATION: Multiple – details below
DETAILS: Join the NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers in celebrating the bicentennial birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, co-designer of Central Park, Prospect Park, Riverside Park, and many others! With free programs in parks throughout the five boroughs, Rangers will visit some of the famous parks that Olmsted co-designed and explore his role in the vision for urban parks and how they are used today.
EVENTS: Here are some highlights:
Heart of Central Park Hike – Manhattan
Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
This two-mile hike will take you through the heart of one of Olmsted's most beloved designs and some of Central Park's iconic attractions, including Bethesda Fountain, Bow Bridge, The Ramble, and Belvedere Castle.
Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Explore Forest Park's many natural treasures and learn how Olmsted's design firm helped shape the main passageway through the 507-acre park that spans five neighborhoods in Queens.
Walk With Olmsted in Van Cortlandt Park – Bronx
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk and talk about the life and legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted. Take in the beauty of Van Cortlandt Park and learn about the man who became known as the "father of landscape architecture," forever changing America's relationship with public parks.
Silver Lake Park Design – Staten Island
Saturday, April 30, 2022 | 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Learn about Olmsted's design principles – including designing open spaces to meet fundamental social and psychological needs and keeping the natural scenery and topography of the site – and how they apply to Silver Lake Park.
Prospect Park Super Hike – Brooklyn
Saturday, April 30, 2022 | Noon.–2 p.m.
Take a long hike through one of Frederick Law Olmsted's most famous pastoral parks. Explore the hidden paths, waterways, meadows and woods the way that Olmsted and Calvert Vaux intended for visitors in this Brooklyn gem.
April 26, 2022 marks the bicentennial birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), a pioneering landscape architect famous for his work co-designing Central Park, Prospect Park, and other well-known urban green spaces.
For a full list of Ranger programs and more information about Olmsted bicentennial events, please visit our website.
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Contact:
Megan Moriarty
212-360-1311
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