Gardens and Gardeners at Manzanar: Garden Management Plan, Manzanar National Historic Site, National Park Service
Burton JF. 2015. Gardens and Gardeners at Manzanar: Garden Management Plan, Manzanar National Historic Site, National Park Service. Cultural Landscape Management Plans. National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior. Manzanar National Historic Site, California
The gardens at Manzanar National Historic Site are important symbols of how the World War II Japanese American internees modified and improved their prison surroundings. The Japanese gardens at Manazar incorporate stylistic concepts and design elements that grew out of an extensive garden-building tradition, reflecting Japanese history, culture, world-view, and aesthetics. The restoration and rehabilitation of the gardens was identified as a priority in Manzanar's General Management Plan. This Garden Management Plan identifies the specific treatments to meet these planning goals. The majority of the gardens would be stabilized and maintained as-is, preserving them in a state that evokes the dry, harsh conditions of Manzanar when internees arrived. The implementation of the Garden Management Plan is expected to give visitors a chance to learn more about the internment and how internees coped with confinement.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Burton, Jeffery
- Date of Issue
- 2015-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior
- Units
- MANZ , PWR