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.
- The Desplaines River Spillway
- The Scottswood Common
- The Swan Pond Walking Path
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