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This colored sketch from page 14 of the Louisville Zoo Botanical Master Plan illustrates a typical section through a walkway in the tropical forest area of the zoo. Pedestrians view understory plantings and the adjacent wetlands. “Exotic textures…

This colored sketch from page 9 of the Louisville Zoo Botanical Master Plan shows a stream cascading through a tropical forest a butterfly and bird are present in the thick vegetation. “As visitors arrive at the new Zoo entry complex they will find…

This colored sketch from page 11 of the Louisville Zoo Botanical Master Plan depicts a path through the perennial garden at the zoo. Flowers are visible in the foreground and in the distance. “The area around the Kentucky Village will include an…

This colored sketch from page 15 of the Louisville Zoo Botanical Master Plan illustrates a deciduous forest in the springtime, with flowrs in the foreground, and trees and blooming shrubs in the background. “Where exhibit habitats require a…

This colored sketch from page 13 of the Louisville Zoo Botanical Master Plan shows a marsh area with lily pads and flowers in the foreground and a muskrat on a log beyond the water. “Cattails, pickerelweed, duck weed, water lilies and arrowhead all…

This colored sketch from page 12 of the Louisville Zoo Botanical Master Plan shows distant trees and a zebra behind a grassy area. Birds and colorful flowers are in the foreground. “As illustrated above, the African savanna will include collections…

Pencil sketch of a section of the walkway, understory planting, and wetlads of the tropical forest exhibit, which was colored for use as an illustration in the publication. Also included are five plant detail drawings used as insets in the booklet…

Pencil sketch of a cascading waterfall in a tropical setting, which was used to create a colored illustration for the associated publication. The final illustration did not include the people shown at the lower right. “As visitors arrive at the new…

Pencil sketch of woodland scene, which was used to create a colored sketch for the associated publication, and two inset drawings: ferns (used in the booklet) and an herbaceous plant (not used). “Where exhibit habitats require a temperate forest…

The Botanical Master Plan highlights a landscape development that will complement the implementation of the physical master plan for this zoo in Louisville, Kentucky.