May Theilgaard Watts
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May Petrea Theilgaard Watts (1 May 1893 – 20 August 1975) 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.
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Born | (1893-05-01)May 1, 1893[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | 20 August 1975(1975-08-20) (aged 82)[2] Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
Alma mater | B.S., University of Chicago (botany, ecology);[2] School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Employer | The Morton Arboretum |
Known for | Botany, illustration, poetry, natural history and outdoor education |
Spouse | Raymond Watts |
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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.