Ward was a prominent Buffalonian and an ardent conservationist who was instrumental in the establishment and design of Chesnut Ridge Park in the 1920s.
wˈɔːɹd wʌzɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt bˌʌfɐlˈoʊniən ænd ɐn ˈɑːɹdənt kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃənˌɪst hˌuː wʌz ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɪnðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ænd dɪzˈaɪn ʌv tʃˈɛsnʌt ɹˈɪdʒ pˈɑːɹk ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z.