The Maine Olmsted Alliance for Parks and Landscapes has promoted the preservation and protection of Maine's historic parks and cultural landscapes through advocacy, research, publications, and education.

It has offered a variety of resources and services to members and the public.


  • We have partnered with Down East Books to produce Designing the Maine Landscape, a book which distills and displays the Alliance's years of research and writing in the field.


  • We have completed a comprehensive survey of the historically significant public and private designed landscapes in Maine.


  • We have published a biannual Journal that contains comprehensive articles on Maine landscapes and historic sites, landscape designers, technical and practical acticles of interest, and reviews of books relevant to our mission.


  • We have hosted lectures and tours for members and regularly sponsored other educational activities with organizations such as Maine Preservation and Architalx.


  • We have worked to expand the base of support for historic landscapes and to encourage successful new design.


The Alliance is a nonprofit organization supported by its members and public and private organizations.


 

 

 

 

Designing the Maine Landscape

This collaborative effort between the Alliance and Down East Books celebrates the history and legacy of Maine’s historic landscapes, including familiar parks open to the public, private estates, golf courses, rural cemeteries, and designed neighborhoods. Among the landscapes included here are the Asticou Terraces, Asticou Azalea Garden, and Thuya Garden in Northeast Harbor; Capitol Park, the Blaine House, and Blaine Memorial Park in Augusta; Camden’s Village Green, Amphitheatre, and Harbor Park; the Portland park system; Hamilton House in South Berwick; and the campuses of the University of Maine at Orono, Berwick Academy, and Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin colleges.