Join MassDOT on Thursday, July 11 at 6PM for a virtual public meeting on a proposed project for a crucial link in the Emerald Necklace—the southern end of the Bowker Overpass Bridge over I-90. A safer, greener Bowker is key in reconnecting the Back Bay Fens to Charlesgate Park and Boston’s extended greenspace network, and […]
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and volunteers with land stewardship work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, July 13! This month, we will be working in Jamaica Pond Park. Registration is required in order to participate in this event. Those who register will automatically receive an email with further details, including the necessary waivers to sign […]
Amid the Emerald Necklace parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, join park rangers from Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline as they partner with the Conservancy to bring back a favorite summer program! Stop by the Shattuck Visitor Center from 10AM to 4PM each Sunday this summer to meet a park ranger and […]
This tour was postponed from Tuesday, July 9 Summer blooms, scented gardens, and a leisurely stroll all combine to make this guided walk of the Kelleher Rose Garden and Fenway Victory Gardens the perfect antidote to the workday!
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 […]
Lace up your walking shoes for our annual walk of Boston’s largest park system! This 6-mile urban hike takes walkers from Franklin Park in Dorchester to the mouth of the Muddy River in Charlesgate Park, led by Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek. Take in the sights, sounds and the sheer scale of the Emerald Necklace on […]
Join us for a new tour in partnership with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society! Discover the wooded paths, babbling brooks and rolling hills of Olmsted Park and Pinebank, the forested midway point of Olmsted's Emerald Necklace and source of the Muddy River. This tour will guide attendees through many of the natural and historic landmarks […]
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 […]
Join us for coffee, breakfast bites and networking at the historic “House with the Shamrock Shutters”—the offices of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Learn about the organization that helps steward the Emerald Necklace—“Boston’s Best Natural Refuge”—and how the Emerald Necklace can benefit you or your team with volunteer days, special in-park experiences, brand visibility and more. […]
Amid the Emerald Necklace parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, join park rangers from Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline as they partner with the Conservancy to bring back a favorite summer program! Stop by the Shattuck Visitor Center from 10AM to 4PM each Sunday this summer to meet a park ranger and […]
