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The Frederick Law Olmsted Society is dedicated to sustaining Olmsted's vision for Riverside for generations to come. Its members are guided by his concern for humanity, nature, sense of community and the innovative and thoughtful essence of his work. The Olmsted Society invites residents and visitors to join us in learning, protecting the environment, and preserving our cultural and physical heritage.
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Upcoming events
- Presentation: Olmsted’s Riverside: Stewardship Meets Innovation in a Landmark Village
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 07:00 pm - Annual Meeting 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025 07:00 pm
- Presentation: Olmsted’s Riverside: Stewardship Meets Innovation in a Landmark Village
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- Education
- FLOS Garden Groomers Program
- About Olmsted
- Architectural Awards
- History of Dams in Riverside, IL
- Olmsted Collection at Riverside Library
- Parc du Mont Royal
- Reflections on Riverside
- 2023 Reflections on Nature Student Poetry Contest
- FLOS 2022 Poetry Contest Winners
- 2011 Poetry Contest
- 2012 Poetry Contest
- 2013 Poetry and Imagery Contests
- 2015 Reflections on Riverside Poetry Winners
- 2016 Reflections on Riverside Poetry Winners
- 2010 Poetry Contest
- 2008 Poetry Contest
- 2009 Poetry Contest
- Architecture Field Trip – SC Johnson Building
- Membership
- Welcome to Riverside 2024!
- Tributes & Trees Program
- Annual Meetings
- Annual Meeting 2025
- Annual Meeting 2024
- Annual Meeting January 20, 2023
- Annual Meeting January 21, 2022
- Annual Meeting January 16, 2015
- Annual Meeting January 13, 2012
- Annual Meeting January 14, 2011
- Annual Meeting January 15, 2010
- Annual Meeting January 17, 2014
- Annual Meeting January 18, 2013
- Annual Meeting January 15, 2021
- Annual Meeting January 19, 2018
- Annual Meeting January 20, 2017
- Annual Meeting January 22, 2016
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- Olmsted Society Open Meeting
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- “Spooktacular” Riverside!
- Hop Stop 2024
- Guided Tour of the Illinois Institute of Technology Campus
- Hop Stop 2023
- FLOS Fourth of July Raffle
- Olmsted 200
- Housewalk Archives
- Landscape Workdays 2024
- FLOS Planting Day: April 27, 2024
- Spring Workdays – 2023
- RBHS-FLOS Workday: April 15, 2023
- Landscape Workday: November 5, 2022
- Landscape Workday: September 17, 2022
- Landscape Workday: October 16, 2021
- Landscape Workdays: July 10th & September 18th, 2021
- Landscape Workday: May 15, 2021
- Landscape Workday: May 1, 2021
- Landscape Workday: July 18, 2020
- Landscape Workday: March 8, 2020
- 50/50 Tree Planting Program
- Invasion of the Land Snatchers
- Workdays 2009
- Workdays 2010
- Workdays 2011
- Workdays 2012
- Workdays 2013
- Workdays 2014
- Workdays 2015
- Workdays 2016
- Workdays 2017
- Workdays 2018
- Workdays 2019
- Lectures
- Presentation: Olmsted’s Riverside: Stewardship Meets Innovation in a Landmark Village
- Presentation: Cultivating Space: Two New Books about Architecture and Landscape
- Presentation: Early History of Proviso Township and the Surrounding Area
- Presentation: Spongy Moths & Cicadas: Facts & Fallacies
- Presentation: A History of Chicagoland in Maps
- Presentation: Hidden Gems Road Trip
- Living in a Modern or Contemporary House in Riverside
- Native Plants and Living Soil and the Joys of Complexity in the Garden
- The Sweep and Curve: Olmsted’s Riverside by Charles Pipal
- Riverside – The History and the Mysteries
- At Home in Chicago: A Living History of Domestic Architecture
- The Gem of Chicago Wilderness: Ecology and Restoration of the Greatest Ecological Area in the U. S.
- Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses, 1929-1975
- The Seeds of Riverside: Creating an Olmsted 200 Botanical Box
- A Bird Walk with Henry Griffin
- A Look into Urban Bird Migration & What Role We Play
- ATLANTA’S HISTORIC DRUID HILLS AND CHICAGO’S VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE
- Jazz Age Modern: Riverside’s Art Deco & Art Moderne Houses
- Home Rain Garden Discussion Panel
- A. Caldwell and the A-Bomb
- Architecture, Efficiency, and Place
- August 10th – Wild Flower Walk and Talk
- Confessions of a Nature Lover
- Crude by Rail – the Story Behind the Fiery Derailments
- Durable Living Arrangements in Response to the Twin Sides of the Fossil-Fuel Coin
- Environmental Conservation After Dark
- FLOS Lecture: Rethinking Your Lawn
- GOATS DO ROAM – INSIGHTS INTO GOATS AND LANDSCAPING
- Lecture – Backyard Beekeeping
- Lecture – Canada: Landscapes of Modernity
- Lecture – Gardens of China
- Lecture – Gardens of England
- Lecture – Giants in the Park
- Lecture – How Berwyn is Going Green
- Lecture – Riverside, Graceland Cemetery and William LeBaron Jenney
- Lecture – The Impacts of Exotic Species on Native Trees
- Lecture: A Deep Energy Retrofit Case Study
- Lecture: Bird Friendly Gardens and Landscapes
- Lecture: Jackson Park Restoration
- Lecture: Olmsted’s Offspring: From Riverside to Seaside
- Lecture: Salt Creek Greenway Development and Future Connection with Centennial Trail
- Lecture: Secrets from Very Old Trees
- Lecture: The Arcade Building: The Past, Present and the Future
- Lecture: The Mafia in the Western Suburbs
- Lecture: Undamming the Des Plaines
- Lecture: Where Did Martha Go?
- Lecture: How Zero Waste Can Become a Reality
- Lecture: Restoring Wright Buildings to their Rightful Brilliance
- Lecture: What’s Happening in Riverside Lawn?
- Lecture: What’s New (& Old) in the Cook County Forest Preserves
- Lecture: Zoo News
- Olmsted Straight – No Chaser
- Pre-Screening: Ten Towns with Geoffrey Baer
- Riverside in the Urban Millennium – The Need for the Next Civic Spirit
- Riverside: Comprehensive Sewer Study
- Shunde, A Chinese Eco City District Design Competition
- Solar Panels in Riverside: A Case Study
- The Charm of Chickens: Reasons to Raise Backyard Hens
- The Making of Downton Abbey: Setting the Scene
- The State of our Urban Forest
- The Zero Energy Home & Residential Green Roofs
- Trees and Changing Climate
- World’s Fair Gardens
- Wright’s Search for Innovation in Design
- “My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago” — Performance & Book Signing
- Riverside Cruise Nights
- Arcade Mural Project
- FLOS Calendar
- FLOS Theater Outing: Burnham’s Dream
- FRED
- Historic Walking Tours
- Vintage Baseball Game Hits Riverside