Corcoran Sunshine CS Talks | New York, New York
World Urban Parks European Congress 2017 | Birkenhead Park, Wirral, UK
Monaco Sustainability Roundtable | New York, New York
Nippon Club, Inc. | New York, New York
NW Park Friends Community Conference | Liverpool, England
City Parks Alliance – Greater and Greener | New York, New York
Moscow Biennale | Moscow United Federation of Russia
NYC Service Civic Corps | New York, New York
NJASLA | Atlantic City, New Jersey
Garden Club of America | New York, New York
Harvard Club | New York, New York
Lotos Club | New York City
University Club | New York, New York
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Forest Park Forever | St. Louis, Missouri
Emerald Necklace Conservancy | Boston, Massachusetts
Symposium, “How Green Is My City?” for the New-York Historical Society | New York, New York
Rutgers University | Rutgers, New Jersey
University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware
Balboa Park | San Diego, California
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, California
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy | Buffalo, New York
Great Park Conservancy | Irvine, California
Parks & Recreation Department of Little Rock, Arkansas
Assiniboine Park | Winnipeg, Canada
Influence & Awards
Doug is an accomplished and highly sought public speaker who collaborates with parks and lectures internationally.
"As Frederick Law Olmsted was inspired by Birkenhead Park, so to Birkenhead Park was and is inspired by Doug Blonsky. Doug’s unwavering friendship and support has motivated us to achieve what we knew we could be."
Birkenhead Park
Paul Davies, Park Manager
"Doug has been a professional mentor and long-time friend of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Like the Central Park Conservancy, ours is one of the few organizations to steward as well as actively maintain public parks. We have shared and learned much from Central Park and greatly value Doug’s knowledge and perspective."
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Stephanie Crockatt, Executive Director
"Doug was an essential part of Zaryadye project from the start. He joined the Friends of Zaryadye movement in 2011 -- his energy and professionalism helped us to advocate the idea of making a park right near Moscow Kremlin. And from 2013 he was a part of our Consortium, which won the Zaryadye park competition. From those times he carefully observed all design and program work and gave very important advice, which helped to make [the park] beautiful, but also well a maintained and economically sustainable public space."
Zaryadye Park
Petr Kudryavtsev, Co-Author
"I was fortunate to get to know Doug as a colleague and partner when I worked for the NYC Parks Department. Upon moving into my new role as President of the Prospect Park Alliance and Park Administrator, I immediately sought out Doug’s advice and counsel on a range of issues relevant to my new position. He was incredibly generous with his time and provided insights on everything from daily operations to fundraising to developing our strategic plan for the organization. He has become an invaluable friend and mentor and I will continue to seek him out for his thoughtful advice on all areas of urban park management."
Prospect Park Alliance
Susan Donoghue, President and Park Administrator
"Doug Blonsky not only did a superb job of leading the Central Park Conservancy -- he was a generous colleague to park leaders across the country. When Doug accepted our invitation to visit Pittsburg and speak to city leaders he really helped advance our cause."
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Meg Cheever, Founding President and CEO
"As Frederick Law Olmsted was inspired by Birkenhead Park, so to Birkenhead Park was and is inspired by Doug Blonsky. Doug’s unwavering friendship and support has motivated us to achieve what we knew we could be."
Birkenhead Park
Paul Davies, Park Manager
"Doug has been a professional mentor and long-time friend of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Like the Central Park Conservancy, ours is one of the few organizations to steward as well as actively maintain public parks. We have shared and learned much from Central Park and greatly value Doug’s knowledge and perspective."
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Stephanie Crockatt, Executive Director
"Doug was an essential part of Zaryadye project from the start. He joined the Friends of Zaryadye movement in 2011 -- his energy and professionalism helped us to advocate the idea of making a park right near Moscow Kremlin. And from 2013 he was a part of our Consortium, which won the Zaryadye park competition. From those times he carefully observed all design and program work and gave very important advice, which helped to make [the park] beautiful, but also well a maintained and economically sustainable public space."
Zaryadye Park
Petr Kudryavtsev, Co-Author
"I was fortunate to get to know Doug as a colleague and partner when I worked for the NYC Parks Department. Upon moving into my new role as President of the Prospect Park Alliance and Park Administrator, I immediately sought out Doug’s advice and counsel on a range of issues relevant to my new position. He was incredibly generous with his time and provided insights on everything from daily operations to fundraising to developing our strategic plan for the organization. He has become an invaluable friend and mentor and I will continue to seek him out for his thoughtful advice on all areas of urban park management."
Prospect Park Alliance
Susan Donoghue, President and Park Administrator
"Doug Blonsky not only did a superb job of leading the Central Park Conservancy -- he was a generous colleague to park leaders across the country. When Doug accepted our invitation to visit Pittsburg and speak to city leaders he really helped advance our cause."
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Meg Cheever, Founding President and CEO
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Professional Awards & Activities:
2017 ASLA Medal of Excellence
2017 Guides Association of New York City Tourism Achievement Award
2016 ASLA Medal of Excellence
2016 City & State New York: CSR Responsible 100 Awards
2016 American Economic Institute Excellence Award
Silver Spark Award
Cannes Golden Lion
SEGD Merit Award
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum Induction
2015 Good Green Design Award
2014 IDA Gold in Urban Sustainable Design
2014 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award – Cleopatra’s Needle
2014 Award for Excellence for Public Horticulture, Horticulture Society
2012 Fundraising Success: Multichannel Silver Award
President’s Award for Service and Leadership
2012 New York Chapter of the ASLA
2011 Science and Technology Award, Lotos Club, New York City
2011 Alumni Wall of Fame – University of Delaware
2010 Distinguished Achievement in Horticulture — Rutgers Gardens
2009 Distinguished Alumni Award – Rutgers University
Board of Trustees (Ex Officio), Central Park Conservancy
Board of Trustees, Women’s Committee – Central Park Conservancy
Advisory Council, Great Park Conservancy, Irvine, California
Adviser, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Buffalo, New York
Board of Directors (Past), City Parks Alliance, Washington, DC
Board of Directors, Trust for Governors Island, New York City
2018 Founding Trustee, Central Park Conservancy
2019 Executive Board Member – Friends of Rittenhouse Square
