The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Back on my Feet Walk
2025-09-22 05:45 - 06:30 (America/New_York) | Franklin Park, Boston
Back on My Feet empowers people to break free from the cycles of poverty, homelessness, and/or addiction through the power of running/walking, community support, and employment resources.
They run and walk 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to build a sense of community and responsibility.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2024-01-15
In observance of the holiday and Martin Luther King, Jr., Conservancy offices at the Shattuck Visitor Center are closed.

First Day of Winter!
2025-12-21

ReCloaking: ReCircling - Native Cornhusk Weaving Workshop #2 (Afternoon)
2025-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 | James Michael Curley House, 350 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA, 02130, United States
ReCloaking: ReCircling is a community art initiative designed to infuse public parks with Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Join Elizabeth James-Perry of the Aquinnah Wampanoag and mica rose of Tagalog American descent for a workshop on traditional Indigenous cornhusk weaving practices!
This workshop will engage the community in Native science, history, and somatic practices, and is open to ages 10 and up. Registration is required; sign up below:

ReCloaking: ReCircling is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ Public Art for Spatial Justice program, with funding from the Barr Foundation and the Fund for the Arts at NEFA. Further support is provided by Arts Connect International and Cultural Equity Incubator.

We gratefully acknowledge the Trustees of the George Robert White Fund of the City of Boston, owner of the Curley House.

Charlesgate Park Tour
2025-12-13 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-06 12:00 - 14:00 | “The Grove” at Charlesgate Park, 4 Charlesgate East, Boston, MA, 02115
For the first time in 60 years, Charlesgate Park is being reconnected to Boston’s greater greenspace network—come experience this remarkable transformation for yourself!
Join Emerald Necklace Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek and Parker James of the Charlesgate Alliance for a guided walking tour through Charlesgate Park—the pivotal 13-acre link uniting the Emerald Necklace, the Esplanade, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
Along the way, discover the rich story of this historic landscape, from its visionary design by Frederick Law Olmsted, to its decline in the 20th century, and now its inspiring revival. You’ll get an up-close look at the fast-approaching future of Charlesgate:
• Hundreds of new trees and shrubs
• Greener, safer pedestrian connections
• Upgraded infrastructure to support the health of the Muddy River
• …and much more on the horizon!
Don’t miss this chance to explore one of Boston’s most exciting park transformations as it unfolds!
Registration required; sign up below.
This event is a partnership of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and Charlesgate Alliance. Registrants may be contacted by either organization.

ReCloaking: ReCircling - Native Cornhusk Weaving Workshop #1 (Morning)
2025-12-13 10:00 - 12:00 | James Michael Curley House, 350 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA, 02130, United States

Light Up the Night: Fenway Tree Lighting + Luminary Walk
2025-12-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Kelleher Rose Garden, Back Bay Fens, Boston, MA, 02115
Mark your calendars! The Fenway Tree Lighting + Luminary Walk is back, bringing holiday cheer and dazzling lights to the neighborhood. Gather outside the Kelleher Rose Garden (across from 77 Park Drive) on Wednesday, December 10th, for an evening packed with festive fun:

6 PM – The official Fenway Tree Lighting begins! Hear from elected officials and neighborhood representatives, enjoy performances from Boston Children’s Chorus, and celebrate the holiday season with neighbors. Cider, cocoa, and refreshments will be served!
6:45 PM – Following the tree lighting ceremony, join us for a magical luminary walk down Park Drive to The Fenway Tree Farm located at The Station.
7 PM – Cheers at Cisco Brewers Fenway! With a winter menu packed with hearty bites, seasonal flavors, and the same laid-back coastal energy you love. Enjoy craft brews and seasonal cocktails to new comfort-food favorites, they’ve got everything you need to stay cozy all season long. So grab your crew, bundle up, and join us for good vibes and winter cheer!

Beyond the Emerald Necklace: Charles Eliot’s role in expanding the Olmsted vision
2025-12-09 17:00 - 18:00
Beyond the Emerald Necklace: Charles Eliot’s role in expanding the Olmsted vision to regional and statewide landscape planning. The first unpaid intern in the Olmsted office in Brookline, Charles Eliot (1859-1897) later traveled in Europe for self education before establishing an independent practice in Boston. In 1893, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and John Charles Olmsted convinced Eliot to join in a new partnership named Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot. He brought to the new firm his roles as one of the founders of the Trustees of Public Reservations (1891), the nation’s first statewide private organization for landscape conservation and historic preservation and the Metropolitan Park Commission (1893), the first regional landscape planning authority.
Keith N. Morgan, FSAH, is an emeritus professor of History of Art & Architecture, Boston University, a former national president of the Society of Architectural Historians and the current president of Library of American Landscape History. Among his relevant book publications are the new edition (1999) of Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect, for which he wrote an introduction, and Community by Design: The Olmsted Firm and the Development of Brookline, Massachusetts (2013), both published by LALH.

Cheers to the Year!
2025-12-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Foundation Room at House of Blues Boston, 15 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Let’s raise a glass, share some laughs, and celebrate the community that makes the Conservancy’s work possible. Enjoy delicious bites, refreshing drinks, and great company as we toast to our shared mission and all we’ve accomplished together.
Stop by anytime, we can’t wait to see you!
RSVP Below:
