What Lurks Below...The Unseen Beneath Back Bay and Fenway

Ever wonder what lurks below your feet as you stroll the pathways of the Fens or sit atop the stands at Fenway Park? Professor James Lambrechts will take us on a journey to the underground for a fascinating look at what lies beneath Back Bay and Fenway.

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Circle The City Seeks Volunteers

Circle the City is an open-streets initiative connecting people to parks. Featuring free activities for all ages that promote healthy, active urban living, Circle The City will draw people out of their homes and cars and onto safe, car-free streets to walk, bike, roll, play and celebrate some of our greatest urban resources—our parks.

• If you are interested in offering an engaging performance, fitness, yoga or dance class, art activity, kids activity or something else that is active and fun, click here.
  

• If you are interested in volunteering at the events or in our outreach efforts prior to the events, click here.
  

For more information about Circle the City, click here.

Frederick Law Olmsted's Birthday was on April 26th

To honor the event, we developed the Olmsted Birthday Quiz!

Art Exhibit at the Shattuck Visitor Center

Stop by the Conservancy to check out our first ever, in house art exhibit! Photographer Joseph Flack Weiler has a selection of photos: “The Muddy River: From Start to Finish” on view from April 29 through June 15.

Celebrate May Preservation Month: Free, Themed Walking Tours!

In celebration of Historic Preservation Month, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy will offer a special series of themed, free guided walking tours of the Back Bay Fens. Each walk will feature a particular theme from within the Park, providing participants with a new and unique perspective of Olmsted’s work – No tour will be the same!

• Tours will be held on each Sunday in May, from 1-2:30pm, starting and ending at the Shattuck Emerald Necklace Visitor Center.
• Free tours are offered Sundays through October, 1-2:30pm.