Healthy parks = healthy people
We’re excited about the buzz around our food vending RFP! Here at the Conservancy, we believe that options for food and drink in the parks will truly add to visitors’ enjoyment of the Greenway. Whatever the menu may be, having good food conveniently available in the parks for a quick snack or a quiet lunch […]
Pilot food/beverage program for this summer
After a year of operating the parks, observing users, and listening to your ideas, the Conservancy is launching a small pilot program to serve food and/or beverages from carts in the parks during the coming summer and fall months. We are excited to meet a critical need of park users while maintaining a high-standard for […]
Continued Report on Feb. 2 Joint Meeting of the Conservancy Board of Directors and Greenway Leadership Council
The following information is excerpted from the public presentation to the Greenway Board of Directors and Greenway Leadership Council on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 during the agenda item, “Process steps regarding the Fort Point/Dewey Square Parks”. Linda Jonash, Director of Planning and Design, summarized the research into below-grade problems in the Dewey Square Parks, and […]
Report on Feb. 2 joint meeting of the Conservancy Board of Directors and Greenway Leadership Council
The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors and the Greenway Leadership Council met today for a joint public meeting at the Conservancy’s new headquarters at 185 Kneeland Street, Boston. The agenda and highlights of each item are presented in this post. And, as seen below, there will be further postings on some of […]
We’re Moving!
Today at 3:00 pm the Conservancy will close its office and move to 185 Kneeland Street, Boston close to Chinatown Park. During this time our main phone, fax and email server will be down. Email messages sent to the Conservancy (any email addresses ending with @rosekennedygreenway.org) will be stored and delivered when the office reopens […]
Feedback Needed: A Message from the Greenway Leadership Council
“Thanks to all who attended and participated in the January 13th Greenway Leadership Council meeting.” Continue reading the message from the Greenway Leadership Council (GLC) on the Conservancy website where you can find this and other GLC documents. Anyone who is interested in recommending topics for future Greenway Leadership Council meetings, please send us your […]
Dewey Square Parks/Fort Point Channel Parks Update
What’s in a name? Lately some misinformation has surfaced about the Conservancy’s plans for Dewey Square Parks, the section of the Greenway between Summer Street and Seaport Boulevard. In response we are thinking about ways to send and receive ideas more clearly and beginning with posting a few facts in this blog. We’ve discussed the […]
Science in (teen) motion
Wow, what a show! The Conservancy’s Green and Grow apprentices: Darren, Estefany, Jack, Jayla, Krystal and Malik, just wrapped up their first semester presentations to the Conservancy staff and Green and Grow partners. This energetic bunch of 17-20 year-olds made plant cells, pruning, leaf structure and photosynthesis seem like more fun than covering your hands […]
Thanks for taking our call
A big thank you to the volunteers and vendors who contributed time and services last night and Monday evening to the Conservancy’s first-ever phone-a-thon. Between the calls and our annual appeal letter campaign, the Conservancy has already raised half of our $10,000 fundraising goal to support public programs and events, and sustainable horticulture and maintenance! […]
Protecting the Rings Fountain
Tomorrow, the Conservancy will be placing recycled sea wall stones around the Rings Fountain in the Wharf District Parks as a barrier to prevent the type of fountain damage experienced last winter, which occurred before the Conservancy began maintaining the Greenway. These large historic hand-cut stones are uniform in size and will be placed in […]
Planning for 2010 – gardens in a parkland
PLANNING FOR 2010 –gardens in a parkland In our previous post we talked about the challenges and opportunities the Conservancy’s Park Operations staff will address in 2010. In this entry, we look more closely at the Dewey Square Parks, just north of South Station (formerly called Parcels 19-22). The Dewey Square Parks comprise two segments, […]
Cold Weather Park Work, Planning for 2010, and Preserving and Improving Greenspace
COLD WEATHER PARK WORK The Greenway fountains are off and much of the perennials have been cut back. The horticultural team has put the parks to bed for the season and we now turn our attention to lessons learned from our first year in operation, and plan for 2010. PLANNING FOR 2010 Planning for a […]
Welcome to the New Greenway Conservancy Blog!
Welcome to the new Greenway Conservancy blog. Here you will find information about the progress of the Greenway – from horticultural updates to news about our Greenway district neighbors. As always, events and activities can be found on our web calendar, Facebook, Twitter and public documents can be found on our website at www.rosekennedygreenway.org.
