StudioAmmons worked with the City of Petersburg, The Petersburg Garden Club, and the Willcox Watershed Conservancy to develop a Management Plan, plan trails and signage, and develop marketing publications for the Lee Park Wildflower and bird sanctuary, a 300 acre public park in the heart of Petersburg, VA.
During the 1930s, through a remarkable Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, the women of the Petersburg Garden Club worked with African-American women of Petersburg to establish a 25 acre botanical preserve in Lee Park. Species were identified, habitats created, a herbarium collected, exquisite paintings executed, specimens planted and nurtured, and over ten miles of trails developed.
Motivated by the knowledge that the significant resources and history of Lee Park could be lost, The Petersburg Garden Club formed a partnership with the City of Petersburg in 1999 leading to the creation of the Willcox Watershed Conservancy established to restore and preserve Lee Park as a premier natural park for education and passive recreation benefitting the entire community and region. That same year, Lee Park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a unique site in which environmental conservation and women’s history come together.
Lee Park Projects by StudioAmmons:
Park Logo and Branding
Fold-up Traveling Exhibit for the Library of Virginia
Traveling Panel Exhibit
Brochures and Rack Cards
Lee Park Management Plan
Trailhead and Trail Signage Design and Installation
Lee Park Website
Wildflower and Birding Guides
Plant Rescue Program/Brochure
Outdoor Classroom Design and Installation