waveny park - The Waveny Park Conservancy

WAVENY PARK
FOR NEW CANAAN
FOREVER
www.wavenyparkconservancy.org
CURRENT CONDITIONS
UNSIGHTLY AND
UNDERUTILIZED POND
INVASIVE VINES AND
DYING TREES
NEGLECTED STONE
WALLS AND STAIRS
CRUMBLING WALLS
& DECAYING PARK
STRUCTURES
“CONSTRUCTION ZONE” IN
THE CORNFIELDS
DANGEROUS AND POORLY
MARKED TRAIL HEAD
Photo: Annie Diamond
FALLEN TREES
OVERGROWN
PATHWAYS
“Working in partnership with the
Town of New Canaan, to ensure that
Waveny Park thrives in perpetuity,
and continues to inspire and serve the
people of New Canaan forever.”
HISTORY OF
WAVENY HOUSE
Built in 1912 as a summer home for one of the
Texaco founders, Lewis Lapham, Waveny House
consists of a Tudor style brick mansion designed
by architect William Tubby surrounded by 300
acres of woods, fields, ponds and trails. Landscape design for the original residence was by
Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.. Waveny Park is
currently owned by the town of New Canaan and
is a popular site for cultural and social events,
weddings, and recreation.
WAVENY PARK
CONSERVANCY FOCUS
The Conservancy’s focus is on restoring
and enhancing the 130 acres of open
space surrounding Waveny House.
The current areas of focus are:
•Restoration of the Pond
•Beautification of the entryway leading
from South Avenue to Waveny House
•Restoration of the formal gardens in
collaboration with the Garden Club
•Renovation of the Cornfields
•Woodlands, forests and trails
enhancement
WAVENY PARK
PROPOSED
RENOVATION
PROJECTS
DR
ENHA
C
FORMAL GARDENS
RESTORATION
• Collaboration with New Canaan
Garden Club
• New attractive plantings
• Masonry walls and paths
reconstruction
• Removal of decaying trees and
overgrown vegetation
• Restoration of fountain
B
POND
C
GARDENS
B
POND RENEWAL
• New meandering stream with
stepping stone crossing
• New fishing dock cantilevered over pond edge
• Flexible event area behind new dock
• Stabilized boulder edging around pond
• New trail along pond edge with native plantings
and wildlife lookout
• New attractive bridge over stream
A
RIVEWAY
ANCEMENT
EXISTING
A
A
ENTRANCE
AREA
ENTRANCE AREA
•New attractive signage
•Selective tree removal and pruning
to improve entrance visibility
•Crosswalks at trail and
road intersections
DRIVEWAY
ENHANCEMENT
•Prune existing vegetation
and resurface pathways
•Install new plantings along
trail in appropriate locations
•New bridges with nonslip
surface and handrails
D
CORNFIELDS
•Construct new trail from traffic
triangle to Waveny House
D
CORNFIELDS RENOVATIONS
• Removal of invasive and overgrown
vegetation
• Selective thinning of tree cover
• Meadow restoration and enhancement
• Trail creation and sitting areas to
promote passive recreation
EXISTING
WAVENY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
15
240
CROSS COUNTRY
RACES ANNUALLY
SPECIAL
EVENTS
ANNUALLY
65 OF THEM
WEDDINGS
Photo: landinophoto
500
ATTENDEES AT
EACH OF
12 CONCERTS
ANNUALLY
8000
ATTENDEES
ANNUALLY
AT JULY 4TH
FIREWORKS
Photo: Michael Sean Terretta
3500
CAFFEINE AND CARBURETORS
ATTENDEES TWICE A YEAR
500
REGISTERED
DOG PARK USERS
Photo: Michael Dinan
Photo: Michael Dinan
WAVENY PARK CONSERVANCY
The Waveny Park Conservancy is a
501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
No goods or services were provided in
exchange for this donation. Entirety of
donation is tax deductible.
Waveny Park Conservancy
PO Box 944, New Canaan, CT 06840
www.wavenyparkconservancy.org
chairman@wavenyparkconservancy.org
Front Cover Photo: James A. Robertson