Events

Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for a guided, interpretive bike tour from the Back Bay Fens to the Arnold Arboretum, led by a Conservancy docent. Begins at the Shattuck Visitor Center, 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. Pre-registration, including a $10 fee, is required. Must be 14 years or older to register.  window.bboxInit = function […]

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’s growing, where, when, which parts are edible or useful for […]

Join us at the 16th Anniversary Party in the Park Luncheon to benefit the Justine Mee Liff Fund for the Emerald Necklace. Details  •  Buy Tickets  •  Electronic Invitation

Join us for Meeting Our Climate Future: Lessons in Public-Private Parks Partnerships, a free, public discussion on the shared goals of public parks departments and private parks organizations, as well as the role of partnerships between these two groups in preparing for our climate future.

From foul muddy flats to the parkland of today, the Fens has undergone many transformations in the last 125 years. Join Emerald Necklace docents as they talk and walk the historic landscape. Stops include the Kelleher Rose Garden, with 1,500+ roses and a reconstructed fountain, the oldest WWII Victory Gardens in America and a special […]

After decades spent underground beneath a parking lot, a portion of the Muddy River has been uncovered to see daylight once again. Hear the story of how river and parkland were reclaimed and how the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted is being restored for the 21st century. Meet at REI, Landmark Center, 401 Park Drive, […]

Volunteer to help care for the roses. Training, tools and gloves supplied.