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‘WINTER BLAST’ Annual Opening Celebration

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‘WINTER BLAST’ ANNUAL OPENING CELEBRATION AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PARK ICE RINK ON MLK DAY, JANUARY 18, 2016

Family fun winter activities brought to you by BlueCross BlueShield of WNY, the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association and Hasek’s Heroes, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the Buffalo Sabres and Mayor Brown and the City of Buffalo

BUFFALO, NY — Weather permitting, old-fashioned pond skating returns to the MLK, Jr Park ice rink on Monday, January 18 at the 2nd annual ‘Winter Blast’ celebration on MLK Day.

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Self-Guided Mobile Audio Tours in Delaware Park

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NEW SELF-GUIDED MOBILE AUDIO TOUR REVEALS LITTLE-KNOWN STORIES ABOUT OLMSTED’S DELAWARE PARK
Free mobile program to be unveiled at press conference on
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
PRESENTING SPONSOR M&T BANK

BUFFALO, NY — Buffalo really did roam in Delaware Park long ago. The region’s first golf course water hazard was located here, not far from where 300 soldiers who died during the War of 1812 still guard the Great Meadow. Hoyt Lake was originally known as Gala Water.

Visitors can now hear these and other captivating stories, thanks to a new self-guided mobile audio tour of 13 sites in Delaware Park. The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the City of Buffalo, and presenting sponsor M&T Bank will introduce the free mobile program during a press conference on Tuesday, October 6.
Press Conference:
Date:   Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Place:  The Rose Garden in Delaware Park
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13th Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Gala

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WNED-TV and President and CEO Donald K. Boswell to Receive Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy’s 2015 Frederick Law Olmsted Award
“A park is a work of art” Gala to Take Place This Evening, in Riverside Park

BUFFALO, NY – WNED-TV and Donald K. Boswell, president and CEO, of Western New York Public Broadcasting, have been selected to receive the 2015 Frederick Law Olmsted Award of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. The award will be presented during the organization’s 13th annual gala in Riverside Park this evening.

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The 10 best parks

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From steamy Sao Paolo to breezy Buffalo – via Birkenhead on Merseyside – here are some of the world’s very best urban green spaces. theguardian by Rowan Moore

Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux are best known as the creators of Central Park in New York City, but their greatest work is the coordinated system of parks and parkways, the first of its kind in the United States, in what was then the boom town of Buffalo.

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Following tragedy, Cuomo orders Scajaquada speed limit reduced to 30 mph

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Our community is mourning the tragic loss of this little boy, the critical status of his sister, and the emotional forever impact on these families. It is out of respect for them that we keep them in our thoughts and prayers at this time.
– Stephanie Crockatt, Executive Director the BOPC board and staff

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday issued an executive order for the state Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on the Scajaquada Expressway to 30 mph following Saturday’s tragic vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy and left his 5-year-old sister in critical condition.

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Stephanie Crockatt Named Executive Director

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Stephanie Crockatt

Stephanie Crockatt, Executive Director

BUFFALO, NY – Stephanie Crockatt has been appointed executive director of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, the organization’s board of trustees announced today. She had held the post on an interim basis since the October 2014 resignation of Thomas Herrera-Mishler as president and CEO.

A native of Michigan, Crockatt joined the Conservancy in June 2014 after seven years as director of external affairs for the University of Georgia College of Environment & Design. From 1999 to 2007, she was president and executive director of the LPGA Tournament Owners Association, an international trade association of corporate title sponsors for the Tour. From 1995 to 1999 she served as tournament co-director for the LPGA Oldsmobile Classic which was played at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing, MI. She graduated from Michigan State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture with a focus on golf course design, and a master’s degree in parks and recreation management.

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Olmsted celebrated during Earth Day event

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Pioneer landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was celebrated Wednesday on Earth Day and for his birthday coming up on Sunday.

The event in the Albright Knox Art Gallery featured Central Park Conservancy President and CEO Douglas Blonsky talking about partnerships between his green landmark and the agencies and facilities surrounding the 843-acre preserve in Manhattan.

Blonsky says he has long-standing ties with the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy.

“I came up about 15 years ago and helped them do some organizational things,” Blonsky said.

“This week is Olmsted’s birthday and it’s really about reminding people of how important a person Olmsted is and bringing awareness to Olmsted parks and the Buffalo Olmsted parks are some of the finest examples of Olmsted’s work, probably his greatest parkway system.”

Blonsky says the parks created by Olmsted are frequently under attack and many have been lost over the years so parks like those locally need to be protected because they are such cultural and community centers.

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