Early Roots of Greenway Design?  A Look at Frank A. Waugh’s Ecologic and Scenic Study Plans from the 1930’s

Frank A. Waugh (1869-1943) founded a program of Landscape Gardening at the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1903, now the Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His cutting edge work from the 1930’s showcases early studies of ecology and landscape planning. It is particularly useful to examine this little-known work for contemporary inspiration of greenway design. Throughout his 40 year tenure in Amherst, Waugh enthusiastically exhibited a deep passion for the landscape, perhaps the most important ingredient to healing the landscape with greenways today.