Using “the Cloud” at the Greenway
Prior to her departure from the Greenway Conservancy for some time for travel and enter to attend graduate school, our Office Administrator / Staff Accountant Natalie helped document the steps that we’ve taken to reduce paper use and improve processes. Here’s what she wrote… 1. How is the Conservancy using “the cloud”? About two years […]
The Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013
The Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013 includes great accomplishments and fun recognition: In winter, we partnered with The Tiffany & Co. Foundation that completed the capital campaign for the Greenway Carousel and began construction. We opened Labor Day weekend, on-time and on-budget. The Carousel—the most accessible in New England—features animals native to Boston (cod, lobster, […]
Organic Turf Maintenance on the Greenway
Note: This article appeared in a recent issue of the Ecological Landscape Association newsletter and was written by Anthony Ruggiero, our Horticulture Foreman. The Greenway is a mile-and-a-half-long public park that stretches from Chinatown to the North End in downtown Boston. It is a linear series of small parks that sit above the I-93 tunnel […]
A School A Foodtruck Built
Our friends at Momogoose shared this great story with us – they were able to raise $4000 from customers at their location on the Greenway (Dewey Square Park at Congress St.) to rebuild a school badly damaged by the recent hurricane in the Philippines and we wanted to pass that story along. (Click the image […]
Cool weather brings brighter colors
This colorful close up of the nutlet, or seed cluster, of the Carpinus caroliniana, (American Hornbeam) shows even the smallest leaves will take up the challenge of remaining useful as the temperature drops. The oranges and golds, the carotenoids in the leaf structure, protect the leaves from sun and wind damage, and provide some nutrition […]
Evergreen Tree Planting in Fort Point Channel Park
On Tuesday, November 5th we planted five evergreen trees in the Fort Point Channel Park, between Congress and Pearl Streets.
Walk Your Bike and Use Bike Lanes Signage
This week, we began a pilot project to try out several new types of signage concerning bike riding on the Greenway. Sadly, bike riding is not permitting on the Greenway and is a posted rule on official Greenway signage. That said, with more people visiting the Greenway on a daily basis, we have seen and have heard about a number of accidents and near misses and we are working to get the word out.
Leather District Community Workshop Recap
Leather District Community Workshop Recap Greenway Conservancy Offices, 185 Kneeland Street Wednesday, October 9, 2013 7:00 -8:30 PM This post highlights the input and feedback that we received from attendees at our Leather District Community Workshop on Wednesday October 9, 2013. Thanks to all those who attended and gave us their thoughts… Download/View a copy […]
Stonework at North End Park Fountains
We started work on a number of projects, including resetting of the cap stones along the edge of the fountain in the North End park south of Hanover Street.
Autumn Color Coming our Way
Fothergilla is a show off, and we have some in almost every part of the park. Over the next few weeks it will start popping out from between the grasses, perennials and shrubs that are holding on to green, or going golden brown.
