The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Olmsted Summer Sundays with a Visiting Park Ranger
2022-07-03 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
For Frederick Law Olmsted’s Bicentennial in 2022, park rangers from Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline are partnering with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy on a new interpretive program.
Stop by the Shattuck Visitor Center from 10AM to 4PM each Sunday this summer to meet a park ranger and learn about Olmsted’s “most important work,” the Emerald Necklace park system!

Olmsted Summer Sundays with a Visiting Park Ranger is an interpretive program by Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site hosted by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy as part of Olmsted Now: Greater Boston’s Olmsted Bicentennial. Learn more at olmstednow.org

Tuesdays with Roses
2022-09-13 17:30 - 19:30, 2022-08-30 17:30 - 19:30, 2022-08-23 17:30 - 19:30, 2022-08-16 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.

Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in Olmsted Park
2022-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Olmsted Park, 217 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA, 02130, United States
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship and invasive species removal work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, September 10! We will be removing brush, debris, and invasive species from Olmsted Park.
Registration is required in order to participate in this event. Those who register will automatically receive an email from Alyx Britton, the Land Stewardship Coordinator, 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.

Canceled: Tuesdays with Roses
2022-09-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston, MA, 02115
Due to inclement weather, this installment of Tuesdays with Roses has been canceled.
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.

Parks as Platform: JP Porchfest by Dunamis Boston at Jamaica Pond
2022-08-20 12:00 - 18:00 | Jamaica Pond Boathouse, 507 Jamaicaway, Boston, Massachusetts, 02130
For Olmsted Now, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy expands its annual free event series Summer on the Emerald Necklace into a shared resource for cross-neighborhood collaboration and community-generated public events from April through October 2022.
Each month, the Conservancy will collaborate with a site partner to anchor programming with extra support: securing permits, coordinating volunteers and providing amenities like signage, presentation/performance/convening space, portable utilities and restrooms, food trucks and more. The goal is to increase park access, amplify partner capacity to welcome expanded audiences and maximize impacts of diverse public offerings using the parks as platform.
August Parks as Platform:
Presented with Dunamis Boston, organizer of JP Porchfest
The next Parks as Platform will extend this annual neighborhood tradition to the park and transform the Jamaica Pond Boathouse into a lively “porch” music venue! 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.
Artist Lineup:
Hazel Afrodite – 12:00-12:30pm
R.O.D. – 12:30-1:00pm
Anju – 1:15-1:30pm
KDuran Music – 2:00-3:00pm
[60-minute intermission]
Saafyr – 4:00-4:30pm
Full Color – 5:00-6:00pm
Also featured:
ReachYou, an immersive augmented reality installation by Katrina and Jonah Goldsaito

Olmsted Now Public Dialogue #8
2022-08-17 18:00 - 19:00 | MA
Each third Wednesday of the month, Olmsted Now invites the community to a public dialogue on shared use, shared health and shared power in parks and public spaces. These hour-long discussions are a platform to explore our bicentennial themes through the perspective of a guiding community voice.
Join us on August 17 from 6-7 PM for a public dialogue on Shared Power, which will feature a discussion lead by local youth who are tasked with stewarding public lands this summer. The youth will share how their experiences will impact their professional and personal legacies.
Click THIS ZOOM LINK to register.

Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in Olmsted Park
2022-08-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Olmsted Park, 217 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA, 02130, United States
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship and invasive species removal work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, August 13! We will be removing brush, debris, and invasive species from Olmsted Park.
Registration is required in order to participate in this event. Those who register will automatically receive an email from Alyx Britton, the Land Stewardship Coordinator, 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.

Charlesgate Park Tour
2022-08-11 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-07-28 15:30 - 17:00, 2022-07-13 15:30 - 17:00 | “The Grove” at Charlesgate Park, 4 Charlesgate East, Boston, MA, 02115
Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for a tour of Charlesgate Park!
Charlesgate is the start of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace. We hope you’ll join us to learn about the park’s history, as well as present restoration efforts designed to repair park access issues, improve the water quality of Muddy River and create new park amenities.
This tour will be led by Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek and Charlesgate Alliance Co-Founder Parker James. The exact meeting location for this tour will be provided upon registration.

CANCELED: Tuesdays with Roses
2022-08-09 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.
Due to extreme heat and forecasted storms, this installment of Tuesdays with Roses has been canceled.

Updates and Discussion on Franklin Park/Shattuck Hospital/Arborway Yard Advocacy
2022-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
Updates on an opportunity to restore 13 acres of parkland to Franklin Park!
Since our last public info sessions, there has been dialogue with stakeholders, and additional steps taken by public agencies and their representatives.  We would like to discuss these with you, and we hope you can join us!
To discuss these updates and review our progress to date, we will be hosting 4 zoom update discussions:

Thursday, July 21 | 12:00pm-1:00pm
Thursday, July 21 | 7:00pm–8:00pm
Monday, July 25 | 12:00pm-1:00pm
Monday, July 25 | 7:00pm–8:00pm

Register for these events here
If you would like to discuss and can’t make one of these times, please email Jun Lee at jlee@emeraldnecklace.org to arrange a separate conversation.

Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in the Back Bay Fens
2022-07-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship and invasive species removal work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, July 9! We will be removing brush, debris, and invasive species from the Back Bay Fens.
Registration is required in order to participate in this event. Those who register will automatically receive an email from Alyx Britton, the Land Stewardship Coordinator, 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.
This event has reached capacity. Please email volunteer@emeraldnecklace.org with inquiries on this event or other volunteer opportunities.

Fenway Porchfest Tour: Historic Treasures of the Back Bay Fens
2022-07-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
This tour is held as part of our July Parks as Platform event, in partnership with Fenway Porchfest.
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!
