Time and again, Denver’s park advocates have been helped by the wise people who are part of NAOP’s national network—
people experienced in understanding, explaining, and fighting for the integrity and preservation of historic landscapes.

—Carolyn and Don Etter, Former Co-Managers of Denver’s Park and Recreation Department

    

 

Without NAOP we may not have saved
our park. Druid Hills linear park is the centerpiece of Frederick Law Olmsted’s design for his last suburb. When the
park was threatened by a proposed roadway, NAOP elevated our fight. Here was a national organization giving
us recognition.

—Sally Harbaugh, Trustee Emerita Olmsted Linear Park Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia

    

 

NAOP’s work to protect Washington
Park when it was being proposed as the
central site for the Olympics was much appreciated in Chicago. It underlined
how much the country cares about its Olmsted legacy.

—Victoria Post Ranney, founding member of Friends of the Parks in Chicago and former associate editor of the Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted

    

 

NAOP Sample Advocacy Letters

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Letter to Boston, MA, Mayor’s Office pdf_icon4

re proposed demolition of the historic Perkins Pinebank mansion

Letter to Berkeley, CA, City Council pdf_icon4

re rehabilitation plan for historic Piedmont Way

Letter to District of Columbia City Council Chair pdf_icon4

re Preservation of McMillan Reservoir Park

Letter to District of Columbia City Council pdf_icon4

re potential commercial development of McMillan Reservoir

Letter to DeKalb County Commissioner, GA pdf_icon4

re zoning overlay for Emory Village in the Druid Hills DeKalb Historic District

Joint letter to National Park Service pdf_icon4

re The National Mall Plan, District of Columbia

Letter to the National Park Service pdf_icon4

re The National Mall Plan, District of Columbia

Letter to NJ DEP pdf_icon4

re nomination of Anderson Park to State and National Register

Letter to the Harrison, NY, Planning Board pdf_icon4

re proposed development of Ophir Farm

Letter to Roland Park Civic League pdf_icon4

re proposed land sale, Baltimore, MD

Letter to Village of Riverside, IL pdf_icon4

re creation of a TIF program

Letter to WA State DOT pdf_icon4

re SR 520 bridge across Lake Washington, Seattle, WA

Letter to Chicago 2016 pdf_icon4

re proposed Olympic stadium in Washington Park, Chicago, IL

Letter to New Bedford Park Board pdf_icon4

re proposed expansion of Buttonwood Park Zoo

Letter to the members of the Atlanta City Council pdf_icon4

re a proposed parking deck in Piedmont Park

Letter to Chicago Park District pdf_icon4

re Proposed Ecological Restoration Project for Washington Park