Parks Events

City of Boston: Climate Change Workshops

Wednesday, March 15th - 5:30 - 8:30pm (Registration at 4:30pm)
Roxbury Center for the Arts, Hibernian Hall

The City of Boston is organizing four community workshops in March to engage residents in climate action. The workshops are designed to be both educational and interactive with opportunities for attendees to provide input into the city's climate action plan and energy efficiency program.

• Wednesday, March 15, 2010 at the Roxbury Center for the Arts, Hibernian Hall

Attendee registration is required: www.cityofboston.gov/climate - a button at the top of the home page takes you to a summary of the workshops . For each workshop, there is a "sign up" button.

Dirt! The Movie

Thursday, March 18th - 6:00 - 8:00pm
Hunnewell Building, Arnold Arboretum

Park Volunteers are invited to a special screening of Dirt! The Movie. Join with other volunteers from the Arnold Arboretum and the Franklin Park Coalition to enjoy this unique opportunity. RSVP to rsvp@franklinparkcoalition.org or 617-442-4141. If you've done anything for the park - picked up litter, called the Mayor's hotline to report a problem, joined a volunteer day or participated in neighborhood advocacy - then you are officially a Park Volunteer!

Franklin Park Coalition: Annual Meeting

Saturday, April 10th - 10:00am - 12:00pm
William J. Devine Golf Clubhouse

www.franklinparkcoalition.org | (617) 442-4141

Environmental League of Massachusetts: Earth Night

Saturday, April 10th - 7:00 - 11:00pm
Back Bay Events Center

An annual gala benefit for the Environmental League of Massachusetts, Earth Night has become Boston’s largest environmental event, drawing hundreds of the state’s environmental, government, business, and community leaders.

Featuring:

• A tribute to Roger Berkowitz, President-CEO of Legal Seafoods
• Live and Silent Auctions
• The Return of Earth Fair

Single tickets: $150
Government or Nonprofit Staff: $100
Sponsor Admission: $250
Guardian Admission: $500
Green Group of 8: $1500

Earth Night raises funds, membership and awareness for the Environmental League of Massachusetts, which has been working for more than 100 years to protect the air, land and water for the people of Massachusetts.

To learn more, please visit www.earthnight.org.

Click here to purchase tickets for Earth Night

Muddy River Restoration Project MMOC: 2010 4th Annual Muddy River Research Symposium: Urban Health

Thursday, April 15 - 4:00 - 7:30pm
Wheelock College, Brookline Campus
43 Hawes Street, Brookline , MA

Abstracts Due: April 1st

The Colleges of the Fenway Center for Sustainability and the Environment is soliciting presentations and posters for the 2010 Muddy River Research Symposium which addresses the various challenges and research related to Urban Health. They are looking for presentations and posters on three tracks:

• Agency/Community Groups
• Student and faculty papers
• Student posters

Abstract and Proposal Guidelines:

• Times New Roman, Point 12 font
• Double-spaced
• 1 inch margins
• MLA formatting
• Title should be centered and bolded

Student Posters will be judged during the conference and awards given at the close of the conference.

Register Online for the 2010 4th Annual Muddy River Research Symposium.

Sponsored by the MMOC and Colleges of the Fenway Center for Sustainability