Overview of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy award winning long range master plan prepared for the editorial board of the Buffalo News. Great graphics showing the planned and proposed restoration of America's first park system.
3. Buffalo Olmsted Parks System Plan for the 21 st Century Why are the parks so important? To honor yesterday’s heritage, enhance quality of life today and create a world-class legacy for the Buffalo of tomorrow
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6. Plan for the 21 st Century Benefits of Parks Parks and Wealth
7. Plan for the 21 st Century Benefits of Parks Parks and the Environment
8. Plan for the 21 st Century Benefits of Parks Parks and Public Health
9. Plan for the 21 st Century Benefits of Parks Safety
31. Buffalo Olmsted Parks System Plan for the 21 st Century Rebuilding Olmsted Parks will rejuvenate the region now & for future Generations
Notes de l'éditeur
I am Thomas Herrera-Mishler, president and CEO of the Olmsted Parks Conservancy .Thank you for inviting us here today to meet with you. With my family, I moved to Buffalo in February of this year and I am here to stay! My background is in landscape architecture, planning and fundraising. Most recently I was executive director of the 178 year-old Massachusetts Horticultural Society, an organization dedicated to encouraging and developing education and public interest in the environment. I am the former director of Toledo Botanical Garden; historic Airlie Gardens and the Awbury Arboretum & Historic Estate in Philadelphia. I am a registered landscape architect and regional planner with a specialization in urban design for projects throughout the United States and abroad including the master plan for the National Conservation Center of Costa Rica.