Jan 15, 2021 | News & Updates, Playground
Happy New Year! We’re happy to report our progress on planning a new playground. Over the past year, the Washington Park Conservancy has convened a committee including fifteen individuals representing local neighborhood associations and community based organizations...
Dec 22, 2020 | News & Updates
Dear Friends, The past week has brought much attention to Holiday Lights in the Park. A central aspect of the discussions in the press, on social media, chat boards, and among many citizens is the numerous burdens the event places on the neighbors, businesses, and...
Jun 1, 2020 | News & Updates
For the first time in Albany’s history, the LGBT and Transgender Pride Flags have been raised in Washington Park to mark Pride Month for the month of June. The raising of the flags has been being sponsored by the City of Albany and the Washington Park Conservancy,...
May 31, 2020 | Horticulture & Landscape, News & Updates
A few weeks ago, commemorating Arbor Day, we reported about our plans to add a record number of new trees to the Park this year. The Clover-Leaf Nurseries crew, assisted by Conservancy board members Bill Lemmon and Tom Pfeiffer, competed the tree planting last week....
May 18, 2020 | Events, News & Updates
The Conservancy’s annual Tulip Dig and Sale, which is produced each year in cooperation with the City of Albany, will not take place this year. In addition to the impact of COVID-19 on logistical planning, the tulip beds in the park had a disappointing showing this...
May 16, 2020 | News & Updates
It’s an understatement to observe that 2020 is not unfolding the way any of us expected, including for the Washington Park Conservancy which is marking its 35th anniversary this year. While we are not moving forward with the ambitious schedule of public programs and...
