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January 2022 Monthly Meeting

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Monday, January 24th, 2022
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The Olmsted Parks in Louisville Mary Anne Fox Biological Technician Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Mary Anne will discuss the conservancy's role in woodland management of the Olmsted park system in Louisville, KY. She will cover different types of natural areas they have, the native plants in the parks, and the invasive plants they manage. She will discuss some of the challenges encountered in the management of the parks.

"When Frederick Law Olmsted was commissioned to design a park system for Louisville in 1891, he was already the acknowledged father of America landscape design, famous for his work on Central Park in New York, the U.S. Capitol Grounds, and the Biltmore estate grounds. Olmsted's greatest achievement, however, was his concept of creating a system of parks connected to tree-lined parkways, instead of freestanding parks as was the common practice. His concept was most fully realized in Louisville, the ultimate park system of his career, and one of only four completed such Olmsted systems in the world." (https://www.olmstedparks.org/our-parks/) Mary Anne is a horticulturist and biological technician at Olmsted Parks Conservancy in Louisville, KY. She received a B.S. in Agriculture with a concentration in Horticulture from Western Kentucky University and interned at Bernheim Arboretum and Baker Arboretum in south central KY before moving to Philadelphia, PA, working primarily as an urban gardener and freelance landscaper.  Now, she assists in the management and design of natural areas in Louisville's Olmsted parks. Mary Anne Fox Flyer Click here for a pdf flyer with clickable link to this page. Zoom Details Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting Time: Jan 24, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82682576111?pwd=eURLV29rdnl4SldHbkxOZkNPRmdFUT09 Meeting ID: 826 8257 6111 Passcode: 447560 One tap mobile +13126266799,,82682576111#,,,,*447560# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,82682576111#,,,,*447560# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 826 8257 6111 Passcode: 447560 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kF2cqUsw

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