For the Media

Thank you for your interest in the Emerald Necklace Conservancy! We are a non-profit stewardship organization founded in 1997 to maintain, restore and protect the parks of the Emerald Necklace designed by Frederick Law Olmsted for all to explore, use and enjoy. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy connects people and parks and conserves the Emerald Necklace through projects and programs to enrich the visitor experience and restore and renew the landscape, waterways and parkways. To steward the Emerald Necklace’s 1,100 acres of parkland extending from Boston’s Back Bay through Brookline and Jamaica Plain to Franklin Park in Dorchester, the Conservancy works in collaboration with its partners on advocacy, maintenance and restoration, education and access, and promoting park stewardship through volunteer and youth programs.

For media inquiries, please contact Carlen Singmaster at csingmaster@emeraldnecklace.org.

Press Releases

2024
01/18/2024: Emerald Necklace Conservancy To Start A New Seven-Year Tree Pruning Cycle Across Entire Park System

2023
05/26/2023:
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Invites All to Explore Equity Achievements, Learnings and Commitments in Olmsted Now Impact Report
03/04/2023:
Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s Liff Spirit Award to be Presented to Gina McCarthy at Party in the Park

2022
07/07/2022:
Olmsted Now Parks Equity & Spatial Justice Grants Highlight New Process to Meet Overwhelming Demand to Culturally Animate Boston Greenspace
06/23/2022:
Boston’s Major Park Systems are Poised for Reconnection, Restoration of the Emerald Necklace’s Charlesgate Park, Expansion of the Esplanade and the Daylighting of a Key Section of the Muddy River as a Result of a Proposal by Community and Park Advocacy Organizations and Proposed Major Bridge and Roadway Investments by the Massachusetts Department of Transporation (MassDOT)
03/24/2022: Olmsted Now Announces Kick-off Events for 2022 Bicentennial

2021
12/15/2021: Olmsted Now Meets Milestones for 2022 Bicentennial
12/01/2021:
Charlesgate Park Project Receives Award by the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction
11/23/2021: Emerald Necklace Conservancy Lights Charlesgate Park Trees in Conjunction with Commonwealth Avenue Tree Lighting
11/16/2021: Emerald Necklace Conservancy Hires Arts Leader to Deepen and Broaden Community Partnerships ahead of Bicentennial Celebration
10/29/2021: Governor Dukakis Sends Governor Baker Letter Urging Leadership for Franklin Park
4/9/2021: Emerald Necklace Conservancy and Partners Present “Once in a Lifetime” Opportunity to Restore Greenspace to Boston’s Franklin Park
4/6/2021:
Greater Boston to Mark the Bicentennial of Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted

2020
9/15/2020:
An Emerald Evening In – Olmsted Award of Excellence Honoree: Mayor Martin J. Walsh
6/11/2020: Boston’s Emerald Necklace Conservancy announces critical restoration of Charlesgate Park as an essential link to connect the Emerald Necklace parks, Charles River Esplanade and Commonwealth Avenue Mall
2/25/2020: Announcing Party in the Park 2020

2019
5/6/2019:
Party in the Park 2019 Liff Spirit Awardee: Kathryn Ott Lovell
4/24/2019:
Shattuck Hospital Site Advocacy

Annual Report

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Olmsted Now Impact Report

Impact Report for Olmsted Now: Greater Boston’s Olmsted Bicentennial in 2022

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Mailing Address

350 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA 02130

Shattuck Visitor Center

125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115

Hours

Monday-Friday 9:30AM-5:00PM
Saturday-Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM (May-October only)