Arboretum Park Conservancy | Promoting public access to the Arboretum

Bussey Brook Meadow

The central achievement of the Arboretum Park Conservancy is the incorporation of the Bussey Brook Meadow, a long under-appreciated segment of open space, into the Arnold Arboretum Indenture. This beautiful urban wild is home to many native species of plants, mammals and birds. The land, known as the Bussey Brook Meadow, is a beautiful urban wild [...]

Signs of Bussey Brook Meadow

Throughout the meadow the APC has placed beautiful information signs created by APC Board member Anne Schmalz. In March 2007, Anne’s illustrations were exhibited at Boston City Hall. Signs included are Welcome to Bussey Brook Meadow, Signs of Winter Wildlife, Dragonflies, Embankment Planting Project, The Grey Squirrel, How Do Birds Fly, Migration, Wild Turkey, Winter [...]

Botanical Survey 2005

Feel free to use this document, but when you do so, please credit: The New England Wildflower Society Joy VanDervort-Sneed, Atkinson Conservation Fellow and Ailene Kane, Plant Conservation Volunteer Coordinator Prepared for the Arboretum Park Conservancy Funded by the Arnold Arboretum Committee

Volunteer

Volunteers are vital to the success of our efforts. The APC hosts several clean up projects each year with groups like “Boston Shines,” the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Neighborhood Youth Corps, and the MIT Students Community Service Program. Volunteers pick up trash and attack invasives that obscure views into the property and endanger trees along [...]

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Presidents Letter September 2012 This year, our collaboration with Ned Friedman, the director of the Arnold Arboretum, his staff and faculty has continued to be very rewarding. Together we worked to increase appreciation of the Meadow, both as a peaceful spot for the enjoyment of nature and as a site for scientific study. Some areas [...]