| 词条 | Ray B. Oladapo-Johnson |
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Ray B. Oladapo-Johnson is a leading public park designer and administrator, and an expert in the restoration of iconic historical landscapes. He is currently the Vice President of Park Operations at The High Line in New York City. Previously, he was Director of Park Operations at the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, which seeks to restore and preserve Boston's 1200 acre Emerald Necklace park system,[1][2] designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Formerly the Curator of Horticulture at all New York City Zoos,[3] he is credited with being instrumental in the creation of award-winning exhibits including the Bronx Zoo's Madagascar exhibit.[1] Prior to working at the Bronx Zoo,[5] Oladapo-Johnson participated in the co-ordination of the replanting of New York City's street trees and public parks and the creation of street triangles. He also played a key role in helping to replant regions in New York devastated by the Asian Longhorn Beetle.[3] Oladapo-Johnson also worked at New Yorkers for Parks, formerly known as the Parks Council,[3] where he was instrumental in the transformation of community gardens into city public parks. {{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Of Nigerian and Trinidadian heritage, Oladapo-Johnson was educated at King's College Taunton, a private boarding school in England, received his undergraduate degree from prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria before studying urban design at New York City's Pratt Institute. References1. ^Bronx Zoo Madagascar -->[2]2. ^1 {{cite web |url =http://jamaicaplaingazette.com/2011/10/07/convicts-turn-a-new-leaf/ |title =Convicts turn a new leaf |last =Oliveira |first =Rebeca |date =October 7, 2011 |website =Jamaica Plain Gazette |publisher = |accessdate =}} 3. ^{{cite web |url =http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs057/1101800735703/archive/1103944636009.html |title =Emerald Necklace Conservancy |last = |first = |date = |website =Emerald Necklace Conservancy |publisher =Emerald Necklace Conservancy |accessdate =}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |url =http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/jamaica_plain/2011/08/significant_damage_in_emerald.html |title =Significant damage in Emerald Necklace; officials warn of hanging branches |last =Rocheleau |first =Matt |date =August 29, 2011 |website =Boston.com |publisher = |accessdate =}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url =http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/thinking-future-tree-life-span-article-1.321810 |title =Thinking of your future in a tree's life span changes everything |last =BERNSTEIN |first =JOSHUA M. |date = September 9, 2008 |website =New York Daily News |publisher = |accessdate =}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url =http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-157515122.html |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160308012615/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-157515122.html |dead-url =yes |archive-date =March 8, 2016 |title =Tending the zoological garden |last =EDEL |first =RAYMOND A. |date =October 23, 2008 |website =Highbeam |publisher =The Record |accessdate =}} [4][5][6]}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Oladapo-Johnson, Ray B.}} 14 : American horticulturists|Environment of New York City|Year of birth missing (living people)|Living people|Nigerian emigrants to the United States|University of Ibadan alumni|American people of Nigerian descent|American people of Trinidad and Tobago descent|American people of Yoruba descent|Yoruba people|Nigerian horticulturists|Pratt Institute alumni|People educated at King's College, Taunton|Nigerian designers |
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