our third and final panel will examine challenges to the public park ideal and we are honored to have, as our moderator allegra happy haines, who is the executive director of denver parks and recreation. she was born in denver, traveled east, and then found herself back home, where she has work for mayors. federico pena and john hickenlooper and served on the city council as president. in addition to her public posts, happy as works for several years as a facilitator with the national civic league and she was a founding board member of colorado black women for political action and mile high youth corps. happy helped us kick off olmstead 200 on april 26, 2021. olmstead is 199th birthday, and you can see her in action on our youtube channel. if you want to look at her a year ago. but we re delighted to have her today and she will moderate this final panel. thank you so much, didi and hello. i think it s afternoon already. good afternoon, everyone. i m excited to be a part of th
examine challenges to the public park ideal and we are honored to have, as our moderator allegra happy haines, who is the executive director of denver parks and recreation. she was born in denver, traveled east, and then found herself back home, where she has work for mayors. federico pena and john hickenlooper and served on the city council as president. in addition to her public posts, happy as works for several years as a facilitator with the national civic league and she was a founding board member of colorado black women for political action and mile high youth corps. happy helped us kick off olmstead 200 on april 26, 2021. olmstead is 199th birthday, and you can see her in action on our youtube channel. if you want to look at her a year ago. but we re delighted to have her today and she will moderate this final panel. thank you so much, didi and hello. i think it s afternoon already. good afternoon, everyone. i m excited to be a part of this final panel and then it s go
our third and final panel will examine challenges to the public park ideal and we are honored to have, as our moderator allegra happy haines, who is the executive director of denver parks and recreation. she was born in denver, traveled east, and then found herself back home, where she has work for mayors. federico pena and john hickenlooper and served on the city council as president. in addition to her public posts, happy as works for several years as a facilitator with the national civic league and she was a founding board member of colorado black women for political action and mile high youth corps. happy helped us kick off olmstead 200 on april 26, 2021. olmstead is 199th birthday, and you can see her in action on our youtube channel. if you want to look at her a year ago. but we re delighted to have her today and she will moderate this final panel. thank you so much, didi and hello. i think it s afternoon already. good afternoon, everyone. i m excited to be a part of th
our third and final panel will examine challenges to the public park ideal and we are honored to have, as our moderator allegra happy haines, who is the executive director of denver parks and recreation. she was born in denver, traveled east, and then found herself back home, where she has work for mayors. federico pena and john hickenlooper and served on the city council as president. in addition to her public posts, happy as works for several years as a facilitator with the national civic league and she was a founding board member of colorado black women for political action and mile high youth corps. happy helped us kick off olmstead 200 on april 26, 2021. olmstead is 199th birthday, and you can see her in action on our youtube channel. if you want to look at her a year ago. but we re delighted to have her today and she will moderate this final panel. thank you so much, didi and hello. i think it s afternoon already. good afternoon, everyone. i m excited to be a part of th
celebrate its centennial in 2016. and the ideas of people like theodore roosevelt, john muir, george catlin, carter watkins, which is some of the names recognized for their contributions to creating america s best idea. national park service. yet it s the name olmstead that is often left off the despite the positive generational impacts of the olmsted s. and more recently we have been reminded of their contributions. the necessary of role necessary role of parks in public spaces during a devastating pandemic with a need to spotlight olmstead legacy. the commissioned a comprehensive study led ethan and ralph and laura meier three incredible authors to better understand these remarkable spanning from the monumental of the yosemite report and the organic act, which helped to create the national park service to enduring conservation efforts to the expanse of design work within park service itself. this report produced a robust of research on the design and planning work of freder