• Tuesdays With Roses

    Kelleher Rose Garden Back Bay Fens, Boston, MA
    Conservancy Events

    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 […]

  • Parks as Platform: Fenway Porchfest in the Back Bay Fens

    Back Bay Fens 100 Park Drive, Boston, MA, United States
    Partner Events

    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 […]

  • Fenway Porchfest Tour: Historic Treasures of the Back Bay Fens

    Shattuck Visitor Center 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, United States
    Conservancy Events

    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 […]

  • Second Saturdays: Volunteer Stewardship in the Back Bay Fens

    Shattuck Visitor Center 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, United States
    Conservancy Events

    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 […]

  • Olmsted Summer Sundays with a Visiting Park Ranger

    Shattuck Visitor Center 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, United States
    Conservancy Events

    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. […]

  • Charlesgate Park Tour

    "The Grove" at Charlesgate Park 4 Charlesgate East, Boston, MA
    Conservancy Events

    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 […]

  • Olmsted Summer Sundays with a Visiting Park Ranger

    Shattuck Visitor Center 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, United States
    Conservancy Events

    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. […]

  • Updates and Discussion on Franklin Park/Shattuck Hospital/Arborway Yard Advocacy

    Conservancy Events

    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 […]

  • Updates and Discussion on Franklin Park/Shattuck Hospital/Arborway Yard Advocacy

    Conservancy Events

    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 […]

  • Olmsted Summer Sundays with a Visiting Park Ranger

    Shattuck Visitor Center 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, United States
    Conservancy Events

    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. […]



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