Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for a tour of Charlesgate Park as part of Boston Design Week. 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 […]
Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for a tour of Charlesgate Park as part of Boston Design Week. 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 […]
Join leaders in landscape architecture & public health in a discussion about the past, present, and future of open space in Boston. Register for this event here. Now, more than ever, parks are essential infrastructure. Supporting physical and mental health, enhancing human and ecological resilience, offering places to protest and spaces to heal, parks have played […]
Join us to learn about the Conservancy’s tree care program and why a healthy urban tree canopy is essential to our city. Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek will share an update about our work over this past year. We'll dive a bit deeper into our tree and landscape work with Erica Holm, the Conservancy's Field Operations […]
Come and learn how to identify signs of different animal life, some of which we share our parks with! In this fun, virtual experience, we will look at animal tracks, scat, and other signs they leave behind, and learn how to identify which animal left them. This experience will be facilitated by Bob Metcalfe. Bob […]
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with ecological restoration work in the Emerald Necklace parks! We will be removing trash and clearing brush and debris from areas of the Back Bay Fens.
In observation of the holiday, Conservancy offices at the Shattuck Visitor Center are closed.
Rising draws inspiration from the restoration of the Muddy River to highlight our collective need to recover and regrow as a society after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Experience the healing benefits of The Emerald Necklace on a Forest Bathing Walk through Franklin Park. Immerse yourself in the "Wilderness" of Franklin Park on a Forest Bathing Walk! Listen to the migrating birds and explore the textures of the puddingstone in this urban woodland as we slow down and awaken our senses. Forest Bathing, […]
Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for a special springtime event: Birding in the Emerald Necklace! This tour in Franklin Park will focus on the basics of bird watching. We will use our senses to witness the birds found within Boston’s largest park system. No experience or equipment necessary. Binoculars are welcome, but not needed. The tour […]
