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Green Star Awards®
The Professional Grounds Management Society®
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In 2021, Cornell
University earned a
prestigious PGMS®
Green Star Award
for its submission
pictured above.
collaborates with the
National Association for Olmsted Parks for a new awards category
By Stephanie Bruno, CAE, and Anne Neal Petri
his year marks the 50th anniversary of the Professional Grounds
Management Society's (PGMS®
) (tinyurl.com/2zmjuw5c)
Green Star Awards®
program, bringing national recognition to
oldest awards programs in the industry, the Green Star Awards®
grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence. One of the
has more
than 15 different entry categories, including Parks, Recreation Areas, Hotels,
Athletic Complexes, Public Works Sites and Educational Institutions.
Former award recipients include American University, Disneyland, Sarah
P. Duke Gardens and Cornell University.
PGMS®
and NAOP collaborated
on the new awards category " Olmsted
Property, " which will recognize
properties whose maintenance
practices ensure the integrity of the
historic landscape as part of the annual
PGMS®
Green Star Awards®
.
Going forward, NAOP will partner
with PGMS®
on educational offerings
focused on the work and design
principles of the Olmsted firm.
" This new awards category honIn
conjunction with the 2022
awards celebration, the National
Association for Olmsted Parks
(NAOP) and hundreds of organizations
across the country celebrate
the 200th anniversary of
Frederick
Law Olmsted's
ors the profound influence and impact
that Frederick Law Olmsted's
legacy has on landscape architecture, "
says Joe Kovolyan, CGM,
president
of PGMS®
birth
(tinyurl.com/2t4skd6t). In a career
spanning half a century, Olmsted
designed some of the most
famous landscapes in the United
States, including Central Park in
New York and the Emerald Necklace
in Boston. Recognizing the
profound influence of Olmsted as
a social reformer and founder of
American landscape architecture,
. " PGMS®
was thrilled to have the opportunity
to collaborate with NAOP, and
we look forward to an excellent
submission year. "
The new Green Star Awards category
evaluates Olmsted properties
in the following categories: landscape
maintenance (20 percent);
safety
properties have
landscape management
and maintenance that are
carefully planned and implemented
based on historic documentation.
Furthermore, these properties
are principally focused on retaining
historic
landscape authenticity.
Special projects are designed to limit
impacts on the historic landscape
and exceptional measures are taken
to protect the site/resource and
to minimize construction impact.
The award will recognize institutions
where the historic landscape
has been thoroughly researched and
documented and guides treatment
and stewardship. In these institutions,
historic preservation is a primary
management/maintenance
goal
with a focus on protecting,
preserving and retaining historic
landscape features. The field staff
have a clear understanding of the
historic landscape and their role(s)
in preserving it. In addition, the
staff is provided with educational
opportunities in historic landscape
preservation.
For more information on the
Green Star Awards®
the
,
photo
and
template
application,
tinyurl.com/yy3hbrwz.
(15 percent); challenges
(20 percent); Olmsted design and
management principles (20 percent);
and stewardship, education,
and training (15 percent). Olmsted
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Stephanie Bruno, CAE, is Executive
Director of the Professional Grounds
Management Society®. Anne Neal Petri
is President and CEO of the Professional
Grounds Management Society®.
portfolio
visit
PGMS®
including
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY COLOMAIO
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