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Memorial Day
Memorial Day
The unofficial start to summer! Make it a day to enjoy your parks. The Shattuck Visitor Center will be closed in observation of the holiday.
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Tuesdays with Roses
Tuesdays with Roses
Volunteer to help care for the roses. Training, tools and gloves supplied. Pre-registration required.
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Party in the Park!
Party in the Park!
Save the date for the 15th Anniversary Party in the Park Luncheon to benefit the Justine Mee Liff Fund for the Emerald Necklace.
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Landscape Drawing for Kids
Landscape Drawing for Kids
Learn to see and appreciate the art of Frederick Law Olmsted’s landscape design through a drawing experience at Olmsted Park!
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Tuesdays with Roses
Tuesdays with Roses
Volunteer to help care for the roses. Training, tools and gloves supplied. Pre-registration required.
3 events,
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Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing
Discover one of Boston's forested gems on this slow-paced guided therapeutic combination of leisurely walking, sitting, and observation. This is a chance to unplug, slow down, and de-stress through a series of gentle sensory-opening invitations that welcome us to deepen our connection with nature.
Second Saturday: Woodlands Volunteer Corps
Second Saturday: Woodlands Volunteer Corps
Help implement a comprehensive woodlands management program and promote a healthier forest through activities ranging from removing invasive plant species to conditioning forest soil. Pre-registration required.
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Franklin Park Kite & Bike Festival
Franklin Park Kite & Bike Festival
Held every year on the Saturday after Mother’s Day, the festival brings out more than 1,000 people to fly kites, ride bikes, learn to ride a bike, and picnic. With food trucks, kids’ bikes to “rent” for free, affordable kites for sale, bike mechanics on site, and the beautiful scenery of Franklin Park, this event is not to be missed!
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Tree Identification and Leaf Tracing
Tree Identification and Leaf Tracing
Learn about the beloved trees of the Emerald Necklace: their bark, leaves and the habitat they provide for other creatures, and participate in a leaf tracing craft activity with leaves you’ve found.
2 events,
Tuesdays with Roses
Tuesdays with Roses
Volunteer to help care for the roses. Training, tools and gloves supplied. Pre-registration required.
Evening Garden Stroll
Evening Garden Stroll
Summer blooms, scented gardens, and a leisurely stroll all combine to make this one-hour guided walk the perfect antidote to the workday!
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Hello Muddy! Guided Tour of the Restored Muddy River
Hello Muddy! Guided Tour of the Restored Muddy River
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 above ground 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.
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Fenway Porchfest
Fenway Porchfest
Music everywhere, porches optional. Porchfest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes and in other public spaces. The first ever Fenway Porchfest will take on Saturday, June 16th, from 12 – 4 PM. All musicians, professionals, amateurs, and everything in between, perform voluntarily at a designated time and location.
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Birding Scavenger Hunt
Birding Scavenger Hunt
Learn the characteristics of the 15 most common birds of the Emerald Necklace parks and Boston neighborhoods. Use your personal field guide (supplied) to complete a scavenger hunt and track your bird-spotting skills.
Tour: History and Landscape of the Back Bay Fens
Tour: History and Landscape of the Back Bay Fens
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 its 1,500+ roses and reconstructed fountain and the oldest WWII Victory Gardens in America.
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Caribbean Cook Out
Caribbean Cook Out
Celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month in Franklin Park this June! A $5 suggested donation benefits the Authentic Caribbean Foundation.
2 events,
Tuesdays with Roses
Tuesdays with Roses
Volunteer to help care for the roses. Training, tools and gloves supplied. Pre-registration required.
Evening Garden Stroll
Evening Garden Stroll
Summer blooms, scented gardens, and a leisurely stroll all combine to make this one-hour guided walk the perfect antidote to the workday!
1 event,
Tuesdays with Roses
Tuesdays with Roses
Volunteer to help care for the roses. Training, tools and gloves supplied. Pre-registration required.
1 event,
Tour: History and Landscape of the Back Bay Fens
Tour: History and Landscape of the Back Bay Fens
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 its 1,500+ roses and reconstructed fountain and the oldest WWII Victory Gardens in America.
