Natural Regeneration Areas
The Olmsted Parks are getting back to nature. These Natural Regeneration Areas are being added to bring a sense of nature's reality back to the park system. For far too long the lawnmower has been king of the parks. Now the tide is slowly turning and nature is being given permission to retake sections of the parks system. From Thomas Herrera Mishler:
Frederick Law Olmsted believed in the restorative power of nature, designing a park system for Buffalonians that would allow them opportunities to escape the urban neighborhoods into a bit of "sylvan beauty". Naturalized buffers around the perimeter of parklands help to reinforce the sense of leaving the bustle of traffic behind and entering Olmsted's vision of picturesque landscapes.
The natural regeneration area in the parks also represent battlegrounds where the conservancy staff works hard to remove aggressive invasive plants and replace them w a more biodiverse plant community. We strive for beautiful landscapes that we can share with native birds and other wildlife. A taste of woodlands in the city, creating stormwater recharge areas and bands of shade, a respite for all.
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