The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Tuesdays with Roses
2025-06-24 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston, MA, 02115
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers in the Kelleher Rose Garden to deadhead and prune roses and to weed the rose beds and borders. Training and tools are provided.
Registration is required in order to participate. Those who register will automatically receive an email with further details, including the necessary waiver to sign and specific information on where to meet and what to expect on the day of the event.
Please email volunteer@emeraldnecklace.org with inquiries on this event or other volunteer opportunities.
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Tuesdays with Roses
2025-07-01 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-22 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-29 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-05 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-12 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-19 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-26 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-09-02 17:30 - 19:30 and 3 more dates | Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston, MA, 02115
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers in the Kelleher Rose Garden to deadhead and prune roses and to weed the rose beds and borders. Training and tools are provided.
Registration is required in order to participate. Those who register will automatically receive an email with further details, including the necessary waiver to sign and specific information on where to meet and what to expect on the day of the event.
Please email volunteer@emeraldnecklace.org with inquiries on this event or other volunteer opportunities.
Please note: To increase available volunteer slots, please only register if you’re sure you can attend, and please check your inbox first if you may already be registered.
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Independence Day
2025-07-04 | MA

Canceled: Tuesdays with Roses
2025-07-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston, MA, 02115
NOTE: This event has been canceled due to inclement weather.
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers in the Kelleher Rose Garden to deadhead and prune roses and to weed the rose beds and borders. Training and tools are provided.
Registration is required in order to participate. Those who register will automatically receive an email with further details, including the necessary waiver to sign and specific information on where to meet and what to expect on the day of the event.
Please email volunteer@emeraldnecklace.org with inquiries on this event or other volunteer opportunities.
Please note: To increase available volunteer slots, please only register if you’re sure you can attend, and please check your inbox first if you may already be registered.

Tour: Evening Garden Stroll
2025-07-09 17:30 - 18:00 | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Summer blooms, scented gardens, and a leisurely stroll all combine to make this guided walk of the Kelleher Rose Garden and Fenway Victory Gardens the perfect antidote to the workday!

Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in Franklin Park
2025-07-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Valley Gates Parking Lot, Boston, MA, United States
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship work in the Emerald Necklace parks! This month, we will be working in Franklin Park.
Registration is required in order to participate in this event. Those who register will automatically receive an email with further details, including the necessary waivers to sign and specific information on where to meet and what to expect on the day of the event.
Please email volunteer@emeraldnecklace.org with inquiries on this event or other volunteer opportunities.
Register below; if the signup form does not load, try opening this page in an incognito/private browsing window:

Tuesdays with Roses
2025-07-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston, MA, 02115
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers in the Kelleher Rose Garden to deadhead and prune roses and to weed the rose beds and borders. Training and tools are provided.
Registration is required in order to participate. Those who register will automatically receive an email with further details, including the necessary waiver to sign and specific information on where to meet and what to expect on the day of the event.
Please email volunteer@emeraldnecklace.org with inquiries on this event or other volunteer opportunities.
Due to the heat advisory in the City of Boston this week, tonight’s Tuesdays with Roses event is canceled. We hope you will join us for next week’s event on July 22!

Tour: Exploring Olmsted Park and Jamaica Pond
2025-07-27 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-31 11:00 - 12:30 | Downes Field Parking Lot, Pond Ave, Brookline, MA, 02445
Join us for a tour in partnership with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society! Discover the wooded paths, babbling brooks and rolling hills of Olmsted Park and Pinebank, the forested midway point of Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace and source of the Muddy River.
This tour will guide attendees through many of the natural and historic landmarks found in the heart of the Necklace: from glacial ponds to structures that once belonged to the Founding Fathers, and everything in-between!
Registration required; sign up below:

Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in Olmsted Park
2025-08-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Allerton Overlook, Olmsted Park, Brookline, MA, United States
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship work in the Emerald Necklace parks! This month, we will be working in Olmsted Park.
Registration is required in order to participate in this event. Those who register will automatically receive an email with further details, including the necessary waivers to sign and specific information on where to meet and what to expect on the day of the event.
Please email volunteer@emeraldnecklace.org with inquiries on this event or other volunteer opportunities.
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Tour: Historic Treasures of the Back Bay Fens
2025-08-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
What do a 17th-century Japanese Temple Bell, a bridge made of Roxbury puddingstone, and a tree once thought extinct have in common? They all reside in the Back Bay Fens. Learn about these and other treasures on a guided walking tour of the Back Bay Fens that is sure to bring out the history detective in you!
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Franklin Park and White Stadium: Community Impact Discussion
2025-08-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Lena Park Community Center, 150 American Legion Highway, Dorchester, MA, 02124, United States
The Fight for Franklin Park’s White Stadium is not over!
There is an opportunity for a fully-public and less costly venue for Boston’s student-athletes. Join us for a community discussion on many of the issues facing the proposed pro-sports complex in Franklin Park:
– Construction contracts have not yet been awarded
– Stadium construction has not started
– No state environmental review has been conducted
– Active lawsuit pending
– Final project cost unknown and rising
– Deeply flawed transportation plan
Plus, learn more about an updated public stadium concept!

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JP Porchfest
2025-08-16 12:00 - 18:00 | Jamaica Pond Boathouse, 507 Jamaicaway, Boston, Massachusetts, 02130
JP Porchfest has been a pillar to the JP community since 2014, bringing together performers and local neighbors for a day of music, dance, theatre and more on porches throughout JP’s central streets.
Join us at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse for a curated bill of Classical World Music!
12:00 – 12:30 – Boston Ostinatos
12:30 – 1:00 – DuoFresh
1:00 – 1:30 – Raley
1:30 – 2:00 – jesus is the path to heaven
2:00 – 3:00 – Steph Davis
Learn More
JP Porchfest is organized by Dunamis Boston.

Birds of Prey Presentation
2025-08-17 14:00 - 15:30 | James Michael Curley House, 350 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA, 02130, United States
Limited to ages 6 and up
Come see North American birds of prey live and in-person, including a red-tailed hawk, peregrine falcon, owls and more! All birds will be handled by Wingmasters’ licensed raptor rehabilitators.
Registration is required, please sign up below.
We gratefully acknowledge the Trustees of the George Robert White Fund of the City of Boston, owner of the Curley House.

Labor Day
2025-09-01 | MA

Tour: Evening Garden Stroll
2025-09-03 17:30 - 18:30 | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Summer blooms, scented gardens, and a leisurely stroll all combine to make this guided walk of the Kelleher Rose Garden and Fenway Victory Gardens the perfect antidote to the workday!
Register below:

National Honey Bee Month Celebration
2025-09-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Franklin Park Playstead, Circuit Drive, Boston, MA, 02121, United States
Join us in Franklin Park for the second annual National Honeybee Month Celebration! See live bees in an enclosed observation hive, tickle your taste buds with a honey taste test, and explore pollination information with the whole family. All ages welcome, intended for families with children age 4-10. Presented in partnership with Classroom Hives, Inc.
Registration is encouraged, please sign up below.

President's Walking Tour of the Emerald Necklace: Part II
2025-09-13 09:00 - 11:00 | “The Grove” at Charlesgate Park, 4 Charlesgate East, Boston, MA, 02115
Lace up your walking shoes for the second part of annual walk of Boston’s largest park system! After our June walking tour was cut short by the rain, we are excited to return to the parks and walk from Charlesgate Park to the Riverway, led by Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek.
Take in the sights, sounds and the sheer scale of the Emerald Necklace on this special walk. We will make brief stops along the way to take in the scenery and learn about this historic parkland and the Conservancy’s current work to restore, maintain and improve these greenspaces while championing better parks access for all.
Registration is required; sign up below.
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Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in Franklin Park
2025-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | “Giraffe” Entrance at the Franklin Park Zoo

First Day of Fall!
2025-09-22 | MA
