A staffer from NYS Parks cutting the meadow along Ridge Road. October 2022Kids participating in a summer program hosted by The Olana Partnership, August 2025A tree stump along Lake Road recalls the Manhattan skylineOlana Partnership president Sean Sawyer addressing “Art and Landscape,” the first public event held at the Frederic Church Center, June 14, 2025Over the years The Olana Partnership & NYS Parks worked to bury the overhead power lines that were installed in the 20th century. This scar, visible from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, is the last visible remnant of the poles, the last of which was removed in July 2008. Photo taken in February 2014In autumn the NYS Parks staff uses a machine to clear the roads of fallen leaves. An Olana Partnership volunteer works in the gardens near the Frederic Church Center for Art & Landscape, August 2025
