PARKlife THE MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY NEWSLETTER
Memorial Park is Growing!
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mplementation of the Memorial Park Master Plan began with the Eastern Glades in August. The 113-acre area located north of Memorial Drive between Memorial Park Golf Course and the eastern boundary of Memorial Park will create a passive recreation area surrounded by restored savannah and pine-hardwood forest. According to Thomas L. Woltz, owner of the firm Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBWLA) which is leading the design of the park’s Master Plan, the inspiration for the Eastern Glades came from an unrealized portion of the original Hare & Hare master plan, the Park’s first master plan drafted in the 1920s. Incorporating the gently curving paths and geometries of that era, Woltz planned the Eastern Glades, framing a public space within the “urban wilds” of the park. The design draws upon the Park’s own history, re-establishing a pedestrian entry at one of the original entrances to Camp Logan, a World War I-era training facility which occupied the site nearly 100 years ago. continued on page 7
IN THIS ISSUE
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Forestry Work in the Park
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Memorial Park Conservancy’s Annual Golf Tournament
OUR PARK MISSION: Restore. Preserve. Enhance.
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Urban Wild: Membership with a Mission
2015 • WINTER ISSUE www.memorialparkconservancy.org