A New Resource for Today’s Needs

Financial pressures and a variety of modern park needs are putting unprecedented pressures on our parks and our park officials. Through its relationships with organizations such as the Pittsburgh Park Conservancy and Friends of the Parks of Chicago, as well as national organizations such as the Cultural Landscape Foundation and the City Parks Alliance, Friends of the Parks is a resource for some of the most current and creative solutions available to address our local park challenges.

Friends, A Complementary Resource

Our activities complement those of community and municipal park departments. We:

• Support comprehensive, inclusive planning and project implementation with consideration for recreation, landscape design and park heritage;

• Provide advisory opinions on environmental issues affecting the parks;

• Facilitate neighborhood involvement;

• Participate actively in park betterment projects with organization, volunteers and funding;

• Conduct special, one-time community educational events on local and national park issues.