May Bird Walk 2024

Posted on Jan 24, 2024

May Bird Walk 2024

The Arboretum Park Conservancy, Arnold Arboretum and the Brookline Bird Club are sponsoring this two hour bird walk at the Bussey Brook Meadow area of the Arnold Arboretum. Walk led by Bob Mayer, Arboretum docent on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00 am, Birding 101 The walk is suitable for beginning and experienced birders. Questions? Please contact Bob Mayer (617) 522-0157 rgmayer38@gmail.com The tour will begin at the South Street Gate to the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. There is limited parking at this entry. Also accessible from Forest Hills MBTA Station, via the Blackwell Path from...

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May Bird Walk 2023

Posted on May 1, 2023

May Bird Walk 2023

The Arboretum Park Conservancy, Arnold Arboretum and the Brookline Bird Club are sponsoring this two hour bird walk at the Bussey Brook Meadow area of the Arnold Arboretum. Walk led by Bob Mayer, Arboretum docent on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00 am, Birding 101 The walk is suitable for beginning and experienced birders. Questions? Please contact Bob Mayer (617) 522-0157 rgmayer38@gmail.com The tour will begin at the South Street Gate to the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain. There is limited parking at this entry. Also accessible from Forest Hills MBTA Station, via the Blackwell Path from...

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Nov. 3rd South Street Connector public meeting

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Nov. 3rd  South Street Connector public meeting

When: Nov 3, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpfuuuqTwpGdMxwLkkJE4f98LdzobnwBR4 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the...

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Crabapple and Maple Festival on 10/15/2022

Posted on Oct 7, 2022

Crabapple and Maple Festival on 10/15/2022

10/15/2022 – Noon – 3 PM Celebrate fall color at the Arboretum! Join the festivities for children’s activities, learn about the Crabapple and Maple Collections from staff and volunteers, and view our plants up close with our microscope station. Crabapple and Maple Festival Flyer

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Annual Birdwalk postponed until Fall

Posted on Oct 29, 2020

Annual Birdwalk postponed until Fall

Please check back. We will post the dates and times for these events as soon as possible.

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Winter 2023 Letter from the President

Posted on Dec 7, 2023

Winter 2023

Dear Friends,

In 2015, the Arboretum Park Conservancy paid the Horsley Witten Group to develop a detailed concept plan and a cost estimate for extending the Blackwell Path to a new entrance at the end of Arboretum Road. The Arnold Arboretum and the Boston Transportation Department embraced this plan and secured additional funding for design and permitting. The path and entrance are now under construction and will be completed by the end of the year.

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Spring 2023 Letter from the President

Posted on May 1, 2023

Fall 2020

Dear Friends,

Have you been getting out to cherished places like the Bussey Brook Meadow? Our open, public spaces are more important now than ever. But since early spring, our APC activities have been very different, as we’re sure yours have been as well. No “Love Your Block” clean up in the spring, no bird walk. In spite of Covid 19, our work continues….

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Fall 2022-2023 Letter from the President

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Fall 2020

Dear Friends,

Have you been getting out to cherished places like the Bussey Brook Meadow? Our open, public spaces are more important now than ever. But since early spring, our APC activities have been very different, as we’re sure yours have been as well. No “Love Your Block” clean up in the spring, no bird walk. In spite of Covid 19, our work continues….

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Fall 2021-2022 Letter from the President

Posted on Dec 5, 2021

Fall 2020

Dear Friends,

Have you been getting out to cherished places like the Bussey Brook Meadow? Our open, public spaces are more important now than ever. But since early spring, our APC activities have been very different, as we’re sure yours have been as well. No “Love Your Block” clean up in the spring, no bird walk. In spite of Covid 19, our work continues….

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New Path Project (Updated)

Posted on Apr 10, 2018

New Path Project (Updated)

New Path Project update November 2019 The Arboretum Park Conservancy is thrilled with the wonderful progress resulting from our collaboration with the Arboretum, the Boston Transportation Department, the MBTA, WalkUP Roslindale, Rozzie Bikes, and the Livable Street Alliance/Emerald Network on the Unified Path project. This collaboration will create four new welcoming entrances and new paths for underserved neighborhoods adjacent to the Arboretum. The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) has been managing the production of a first phase of biddable plans for the Bussey Brook Meadow...

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