The firm that Frederic Law Olmsted founded over a century ago was involved in over 1200 landscape architecture projects throughout Massachusetts, ranging from expansive 500 acre public parks to intimate private gardens.  One of its greatest achievements is a six-mile "emerald necklace" of ponds, parks, and parkways that winds its way through Boston.  The one-hour slide lecture will sample this rich landscape legacy and explore the ideas that shaped some of the most treasured lands in Massachusetts.  Our speaker, Alan Banks, Supervisory Park Ranger, oversees the historical interpretation of Frederic Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, MA.