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  • Community Meeting: Franklin Park Pathways

    Franklin Park Golf Clubhouse 1 Circuit Drive, Dorchester, MA, United States
    Partner Events

    The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services invite the public to the second community meeting for Phase V of the On-going Improvements to Pathways at Franklin Park. The proposed project includes renovations to selected pathways including the drive and path between the Shattuck Hospital, Franklin Park yard and the golf course parking lot. Pathways surrounding Scarboro Pond will also be included in the renovation.

  • iNaturalist City Challenge Nature Walk

    Longwood T Station, Green Line "D" Branch Chapel Street, Brookline, MA
    Conservancy Events

    Join us in a fun nationwide challenge to see which city can document the most species during April 14 - 18. (Go Boston!) As part of the iNaturalist City Challenge, the Conservancy will present two nature walks.

  • iNaturalist City Challenge Nature Walk

    Daisy Field, Olmsted Park Boston, MA
    Conservancy Events

    Join us in a fun nationwide challenge to see which city can document the most species during April 14 - 18. (Go Boston!) As part of the iNaturalist City Challenge, the Conservancy will present two nature walks.

  • Olmsted's Birthday - Emerald Necklace Conservancy

    It’s Olmsted’s Birthday!

    First Church Centre and Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States
    Partner Events

    Join us for a special event in honor of Frederick Law Olmsted's 195th birthday! Sponsored by Olmsted 2022, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Arborway Coalition and other community organizations.

  • Muddy River Cleanup

    Emerald Necklace 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA, United States
    Conservancy Events

    Saturday, April 29 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm with picnic to follow
    Be a part of something BIG! Join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and hundreds of volunteers who come together for the annual clean-up along the Muddy River and throughout the parks.

  • Guided Walking Tour: History & Landscape of the Fens

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

    On this docent-led tour you’ll hear the fascinating story of how Frederick Law Olmsted transformed a fouled mudflat into a scenic Fens and the 20th century revisions that created the parkland we see today.

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    May 17th is Party in the Park!

    Pinebank Promontory at Jamaica Pond Jamaica Pond, Boston, MA, United States
    Conservancy Events

    Save the date for the 14th Anniversary Party in the Park Luncheon to benefit the Justine Mee Liff Fund for the Emerald Necklace.

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    Hello Muddy! Guided Walking Tour of the Restored Muddy River

    REI at 401 Park Drive 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA
    Conservancy Events

    Led by an Emerald Necklace Conservancy docent, this tour will traverse the footprint of the restored Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens. You’ll learn about the project that brought portions of the Muddy River aboveground and hear the remarkable story of how a piece of Olmsted’s landscape was reclaimed as parkland after spending decades paved over and used as a parking lot.

  • Hello Muddy! Guided Walking Tour of the Restored Muddy River

    REI at 401 Park Drive 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA
    Conservancy Events

    Led by an Emerald Necklace Conservancy docent, this tour will traverse the footprint of the restored Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens. You’ll learn about the project that brought portions of the Muddy River aboveground and hear the remarkable story of how a piece of Olmsted’s landscape was reclaimed as parkland after spending decades paved over and used as a parking lot.

  • Emerald Necklace Walk

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

    Enjoy a seven-mile walk on a spring day through Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace—from the Fens to Franklin Park— with Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek and some very special guests. Brief stops along the way will allow
    participants see recent park improvements and hear about the exciting things to come for the Emerald Necklace, considered by many to be one of the greatest park systems ever designed.



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