At one time, cities were little more than stone and brick. But in the mid-1800's Frederick Law Olmsted began changing all that. The landscape architect designed some of the most important park systems in the country. But decades of neglect and nature's wrath are threatening Olmsted's largest park system. Joyce Kryszak has the story of plans to restore it:

You've no doubt heard of, and maybe even taken a stroll through New York's Central Park. It was Olmsted who created that 800 plus acres of sprawling urban backyard. But Olmsted didn't just carve out a magnificent green space. He also carved out a reputation for himself, and a demand for his designs for parks all over the country. Olmsted's green thumb-print can be found all the way from Boston's Emerald Necklace to Yosemite National Park. Brian Dold is a landscape architect from Buffalo, New York. He says even his profession is an Ol...
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Host intro: At one time, cities were little more than stone and brick. But in the mid-1800's Frederick Law Olmsted began changing all that. The landscape architect designed some of the most important park systems in the country. But decades of neglect and nature's wrath are threatening Olmsted's largest park system. Joyce Kryszak has the story of plans to restore it: