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...
Read MoreMay 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...
Read MoreNov. 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...
Read MoreCrabapple 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
Read MoreAnnual Birdwalk postponed until Fall
Please check back. We will post the dates and times for these events as soon as possible.
Read MoreWinter 2023 Letter from the President
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.
Read MoreSpring 2023 Letter from the President
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….
Read MoreFall 2022-2023 Letter from the President
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….
Read MoreFall 2021-2022 Letter from the President
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….
Read MoreNew 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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