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Landscape Workdays 2025

In 2025, we are teaming up with the Village of Riverside to help beautify our green spaces.

The parks along Riverside Road & around Indian Gardens follow the meandering Des Plaines River. Scottswood Common & Longcommon Common, including Big Ball Park, serves as the backbone of Riverside’s landscape architecture. Both were intended to be part of a green space stretching all the way to downtown Chicago. The triangle at Longcommon and Downing is one of the largest & most visible triangles in Riverside. It is complemented by the nearby triangle at Longcommon & Kent with its’ majestic Oak trees. Harrington Park, along Harlem Avenue, is the most recent green space to be designated as a Public Park. Patriots Park, along 26th Street, is the newest playground constructed.

Frederick Law Olmsted designed the parks in Riverside to provide changing vistas for both pedestrians & vehicles. His plan can be better realized by reducing shrub overgrowth, eliminating weeds and opening up the river view. Join us as we tame, and then maintain your public parks of Riverside.

All workdays are scheduled for Saturdays from 9am-12pm. Look for the Riverside Public Works dump truck. Come for an hour or three, whatever your schedule allows. Supervised children are welcome. Service hour credits are available. Bring your favorite work gloves and a water bottle. All other supplies & snacks will be provided.

HELP BEAUTIFY OUR PUBLIC PARKS

March 22nd 9am – 12pm Patriots Park
April 12th 9am – 12pm RBHS Community Day-Guthrie Park
May 3rd 9am – 12pm Indian Gardens
May 17th 9am – 12pm Longcommon
June 14th 9am – 12pm Longcommon
June 28th 9am – 12pm Longcommon
July 26th 9am – 12pm Harrington Park
August 16th 9am – 12pm Akenside & Longcommon Triangle-Partner with LAC
August 23rd 9am – 12pm Longcommon Triangle-Partner with Carolyn’s Crew
September 6th 9am – 12pm Longcommon & Downing
October 4th 9am – 12pm Riverside Road
October 18th 9am – 12pm Riverside Road
November 8th 9am – 12pm Longcommon & Herrick

For more information or to be added to our FLOS landscape committee e-list, please contact
Holly Machina or Cindy Kellogg, Olmsted Society Landscape Committee Chairpersons:
gro.yteicosdetsmlonull@syadkrow or 447-0226 or www.olmstedsociety.org

www.facebook.com/olmstedsociety

Mike Collins, Riverside Forester su.li.edisrevirnull@snillocm or 708-442-3590 ext. 502