May Theilgaard Watts
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May Theilgaard Watts
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May Petrea Theilgaard Watts was an American naturalist, writer, poet, illustrator, and educator. She was a naturalist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, and author of Reading the Landscape of America. She is credited with proposing in 1963 what ultimately developed as a national rails-to-trails program. She argued for preservation of abandoned railroad rights-of-way for public use, and helped gain the development of the Illinois Prairie Path.
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American writer, illustrator, and teacher
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Theilgaard_Watts
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2024-04-07T01:38:35Z
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