Conservancy Publications

• 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting Invitation - PDF
  

• Emerald Necklace News - The Conservancy's Print Newsletter:
  -Fall 2008 - PDF
  

• Conservancy Donor Appreciation
  -October 2007 - September 2008 - PDF
  -January 2009 - PDF

• Kelleher Rose Garden Brochure - PDF

• Your Conservancy at Work - PDF
  

• Olmsted Park Trail Map*
  

• Dan Tobyne Notecards featuring images of the Emerald Necklace*
  

*Available at the Conservancy's office:
891 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
info@emeraldnecklace.org
617-522-2700

Other Publications

Newpaper Articles

New Parks Map Shows it All
John Ruch - The Jamaica Plain Gazette - August 14th, 2009

In cooperation with the National Park Service, the Conservancy has created a new map of the Emerald Necklace parks and this article from the Gazette tells all about it, including where you can get yours!

With donations down, Brookline charities refocusing on those most in need
Neal Simpson/staff writer - The Brookline Tab - June 17th, 2009

This article discusses how the economy has affected funding for local programs and touches upon the fact that youth employment programs have become a priority.

Emerald Necklace Conservancy Op-Ed in 3/25 Boston Globe
Julie Crockford and Sylvia Salas - The Boston Globe - March 25, 2009

This Op-Ed was writting by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy's President, Julie Crockford, against transferring parkways and parkway bridges currently under the control of DCR to MassHighway.

Fundraiser is on to Improve Arborway
Jennifer Santos - The Bulletin Newspapers - February 12, 2009

This article features the Arborway Coalition's work to restore the Arborway; their next project is to raise money to replace the chainlink fence along the Arborway with a more aesthetically pleasing picket fence.

DCR Funding Comes Through: more needed
By David Taber - The Jamaica Plain Gazette - February 6, 2009

This article discusses the plans for the Arborway, the Conservancy and other local organizations' support of these plans and voices the necessity for further support.

How the City Hurts Your Brain
By Jonah Lehrer - The Boston Globe - January 2, 2009

This article is about studies that demonstrate how important nature is to a person's ability to think. The Conservancy's President, Julie Crockford, summarized these findings in her remarks at this year's Annual Meeting.

Podcasts

The Aching Brains of Urban Dwellers
By Virginia Prescott - NH Public Radio - January 6, 2009

The city can be an exhausting place. Now scientists are looking at how the urban landscape affects our brains. Jonah Lehrer appeared NHPR's Word of Mouth to help explain these studies.