John Olmsted -- Park Vision and Creation, Part 1 of 2

This is Part 1 of a two part lecture on park creation by John D. Olmsted, given to Rangers and Docents at the South Yuba River State Park (SYRSP), California, on October 14, 2009. Among his many conservation accomplishments Olmsted had been the driving force behind conserving the land and historic bridge at Bridgeport, headquarters of SYRSP. This was the first of what was to have been three sessions to cover Olmsted's conservation philosophy and methods during his 40 years of such efforts. Unfortunately, Olmsted (March 2, 1938 -- March 8, 2011) became too ill to complete any recorded lectures beyond this informative introduction.