Lunch & Learn: Olmsted & Pinchot: the Partnership that Shaped America’s Landscape

Through vivid storytelling and live portrayal, step back into the late 19th century to discover how Frederick Law Olmsted’s collaboration with a young Gifford Pinchot at the Biltmore Estate helped ignite the American conservation movement. This engaging program blends history, performance, and the enduring legacy of responsible land stewardship.

A light lunch will be provided.

Presenter/Actor: Kirk Brown
Past President GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators. President GWAF: Foundation for Garden Communicators. Award-winning garden designer. Certified lecturer for the Garden Club Design School. Instructor, Certification Course in Landscape Design: Northampton Community College. Reinactor of Famous People: Carl Linneaus, John Bartram, Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles Wesley, Master Glazier.

Venue: Forest Hall 214 Broad St, Milford, PA 18337
Please note that this lecture space is only accessible via a one-flight staircase. No elevator or ramp access is available.

Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States.

Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux, beginning with Central Park in New York City, which led to numerous other urban park designs, including Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Cadwalader Park in Trenton, New Jersey, and Forest Park in Portland, Oregon.