Warrie price biography
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I am a civic servant who has been involved in non profit/government work throughout my professional life.
In , I founded The Battery Conservancy to rebuild and revitalize the historic Battery, the twenty-three acre park at the tip of Manhattan, New York, and to bring back to dynamic use the park’s national monument, Castle Clinton. With a great board of directors and inspired government partners, we have raised over $62 million to fulfill these goals over the past twelve years.
How would you define a cultural landscape?
A cultural landscape is one that has been or will become a part of the daily life and the life-long memories of the people who traverse it.
Why did you get involved in the landscape that was threatened in your community?
The existence of the Battery was never threatened in its designation as parkland, but its cultural life was truly threatened because it had been neglected for so long. It had been rebuilt over 50 years ago and the
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The Battery (Manhattan)
Public park in Manhattan, New York
"Battery Park" redirects here. For other uses, see Battery Park (disambiguation).
The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a acre (10&#;ha) public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor. It is bounded by Battery Place on the north, with Bowling Green to the northeast, State Street on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. The park contains attractions such as an early 19th-century fort named Castle Clinton; multiple monuments; and the SeaGlass Carousel. The surrounding area, known as South Ferry, contains multiple ferry terminals, including the Staten Island Ferry's Whitehall Terminal; a boat launch to the Statue of Liberty National Monument (which includes Ellis Island and Liberty Island); and a boat launch to Governors Island.
The park and surrounding area is named for the artillery batteries that were built in the la
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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at a First Bloom Event
Castle Clinton National Park
New York City, New York
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MRS. BUSH: Thank you. LizBeth just said she was very nervous, but we couldn't tell. You did a really great job. Thank you very much.
And Chris, thank you also. Thank you for talking about Lady Bird Johnson. I actually got a letter from Lady Bird Johnson a few years ago, and she wanted me to know about Battery Park. And she wanted me to meet Warrie Price. And that's how inom met Warrie Price, was because Lady Bird Johnson wrote me, and inom had the chance to come here and tour the Battery with Warrie Price. And it looks better every time inom come, more and more planting. And I'm so thrilled to have this chance to be here with you today.
And especially with the members of the Boys Club of New York and the Lower East Side Girls Club. Thank you all for joining us today. (Applause.) inom got to plant a few native plants with the members of these two, the Girls Club and the Boys