Winans Meadow, along the Gwynns Falls Trail, Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park. In 1939 Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., recommended acquiring the former Winans estate as an expansion to the stream valley park on Baltimore’s west side.

The Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes, Inc. (FMOPL) is a non-profit membership organization, established in 1986, and affiliated with the National Association for Olmsted Parks. We are dedicated to the protection, enhancement, and appreciation of historic landscapes and green spaces nationwide, and in particular, to the protection and preservation of Maryland’s Olmsted parks and landscapes. We actively encourages the revival of Olmsted’s comprehensive vision for parks and landscapes as essential to our quality of life.

Contact

Contact president Ed Orser at president@olmstedmaryland.org or for general inquiries contact info@olmstedmaryland.org.
Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks and Landscapes
P.O. Box 16244
Baltimore, MD 21210-0244

Board

President
Dr. Edward Orser
Vice President
Dr. Raymond Bahr
Membership Vice-President
Lisa Crawley
Treasurer
Richard Truelove
Secretary
Jackie MacMillan

Directors
Merry Alterman
Howard Aylsworth
David Gadsby
Heide Grundmann
Alexandra Hoffman
Sarah Hope
Steve Kelly
Valerie McGuire
Rebecca Messner
Jim Morrison
Eli Pousson
Joyce Ann Pressley
Lauren Schiszik
Honorable Dana Stein

Emeritus Directors
Morton J. Baum
Judy Dobbs
Marianne Kreitner
M. Edward Shull
Judith R. Smith
Sandra R. Sparks