Earth Day Celebration
2025-04-22 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Punch Bowl, 700 Brookline Ave, Brookline, MA, 02446, United States
This Earth Day, join us for a special event supporting your local parks!
On Tuesday, April 22, we will be holding an Earth Day fundraiser from 3:00-7:00PM at Punch Bowl in Brookline, overlooking Olmsted Park and Leverett Pond. We hope you’ll stop by, buy some food or drinks, and join us for a toast to the greenspaces that clean our air and cool our streets—10% of all proceeds from your purchases will support the Conservancy’s work stewarding and protecting the Emerald Necklace in Boston and Brookline.
Can’t make it on the 22nd? Throughout Earth Week (April 20-26), 30% of all sales from Punch Bowl’s Emerald Necklace-themed cocktail, The Green Girdle, will support our work! Stop by for dinner or a drink and support park stewardship with every sip!

CANCELED: Arbor Day Volunteer Tree Planting 2025
2025-04-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Refectory Hill, Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Drive, Boston, Massachusetts, 02124
NOTE: Due to last-minute logistical concerns, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event. Every effort was made to keep it, and we apologize for the inconvenience. Please check our calendar for other upcoming volunteer opportunities.
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Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers as we celebrate Arbor Day with the planting of new trees in Franklin Park! Learn more about previous Arbor Day plantings here.
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.
Note: this form is for registering to assist in tree planting. To RSVP to the Arbor Day Celebration happening at the same location, click here.

Bilingual Wildlife Conservation Adventure
2025-04-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Shattuck Picnic Grove, Circuit Drive, Boston, 02124
[Due to inclement weather, this event has been postponed to Friday, April 25]
Join us for an exciting, hands-on learning experience where young explorers will dive into the world of wildlife conservation and ecosystems! Through storytelling, movement, and park exploration, children will discover how animals rely on their environment and how changes—both big and small—impact nature.
Space is limited, register below:
¡Únase a nosotros para una emocionante experiencia de aprendizaje práctico donde los jóvenes exploradores se meterán de lleno en el mundo de la conservación de la vida silvestre y los ecosistemas! A través de la narración de cuentos, el movimiento y la exploración del parque, los niños descubrirán cómo los animales dependen de su entorno y cómo los cambios— tanto grandes como pequeños— afectan a la naturaleza.
Espacio es limitado, registrarse aquí:

2025 Muddy River Cleanup
2025-04-26 10:00 - 12:00
We hope you will join us for this year’s Muddy River Cleanup!
The Muddy River Cleanup is a part of the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup; this event takes place throughout the Charles River Watershed and builds on a national effort as part of American Rivers’ National River Cleanup® which, to date, has removed over 25 million pounds of trash from America’s waterways. From 2016 to 2019, the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup was recognized by American Rivers for the Most Pounds of Trash Collected and Most Volunteers Mobilized.​
The Charles River Cleanup brings together over 3,000 volunteers each year to pick up litter, remove invasive species and assist with park maintenance along all 80 miles of the Charles River. Residents are drawn to the popular Charles River Cleanup from a desire to give back to their community while enjoying the beauty and wildlife along the river. Volunteers hold onto the connections they establish during this day of stewardship by returning to the Charles to exercise, play and enjoy nature throughout the year.
To lean more and register for the cleanup, click here

Useful Plant Walk
2025-05-03 13:00 - 14:30 | Franklin Park, Boston
There are helpful and even edible plants all around us, especially in springtime. Learn how to identify and use helpful plants that grow in the wild on a leisurely stroll along the Emerald Necklace with Pam Kristan, author and wild food practitioner. Find out what is growing, where, when, which parts are edible or useful for other purposes, and preparation techniques.

Note: This event is for educational purposes only, no plants will be harvested or eaten. Ages 8 and up.
Registration required; sign up below:

Franklin Park and White Stadium: Community Impact Discussion
2025-05-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Lena Park Community Center, 150 American Legion Highway, Dorchester, MA, 02124, United States
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU:
How will the professional sports and entertainment complex proposed for the White Stadium site impact you? Join the greater Franklin Park community to discuss:

The updated transportation plan for the stadium and the surrounding residential area
The Superior Court’s ruling on public park protections
Opportunities for a fully-public and less costly venue for Boston’s student-athletes

RSVP using the form below:

Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in the Back Bay Fens
2025-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, May 10! This month, we will be working in the Back Bay Fens.
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:

Party in the Park 2025
2025-05-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Pinebank Promontory at Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Pond, Boston, MA, United States
We are thrilled to welcome you back to the Party in the Park Luncheon on May 15, 2025!
Sponsor Party in the Park today!
Explore sponsorship benefits here.

Memorial Day
2025-05-26

Memorial Day
2019-05-27
In observation of the holiday, Conservancy offices at the Shattuck Visitor Center are closed.

Tuesdays with Roses
2025-06-03 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-10 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-17 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-24 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.
Register below. If the form does not load, try opening this page in an incognito/private browsing window.

President's Walking Tour of the Emerald Necklace
2025-06-07 09:00 | Refectory Hill, Franklin Park, 1 Circuit Drive, Boston, Massachusetts, 02124
Lace up your walking shoes for our annual walk of Boston’s largest park system! This 6-mile urban hike takes walkers from Franklin Park in Dorchester to the mouth of the Muddy River in Charlesgate Park, 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.
(Rain date: Sunday, June 8)
Registration is required; sign up below.
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Tour: Historic Treasures of the Back Bay Fens
2025-06-08 13:00 - 14:30 | 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!
Registration required: sign up below! If the registration form does not load, try opening this page in an incognito/private browsing window.

Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship at Jamaica Pond
2025-06-14 10:00 - 12:00 | James Michael Curley House, 350 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA, 02130, United States
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, June 14! This month, we will be working at Jamaica Pond.
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:

Juneteenth
2025-06-19

First Day of Summer!
2025-06-20 08:00 - 17:00

Fenway Porchfest
2025-06-21 12:00 - 16:30 | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Visit the Shattuck Visitor Center for live music, lawn games, a guided tour and more!
Check back this spring for more information!

[CANCELED] Tour: Garden Stroll
2025-06-22 10:30 - 11:30 | 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!
NOTE: This tour has been canceled due to the heat emergency declared in the City of Boston.

Tuesdays with Roses
2025-07-01 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-22 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-29 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.
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.
Register below. If the form does not load, try opening this page in an incognito/private browsing window.

Independence Day
2025-07-04

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 | 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:
