The Arboretum Park Conservancy is a citizen voice for the Arnold Arboretum as a public park. It is independent of both Harvard and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.The APC’s goals are to promote public access to the Arboretum and to increase the variety of visitor experiences.
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. Through the meadow the APC built the handicapped accessible Blackwell Path, which enables […]
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
“Love your Block” Volunteer Event Saturday May 4, 2019 Thanks to the wonderful group of volunteers from MIT and the board members who came. Picture by Jay Sircar, a frequent volunteer who organized the group. We are also grateful to Roche Bros for providing refreshments. Justin Montgomery and Myriem Ibourk, two of the very effective […]
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Fall 2018 Dear Friends, Thanks to Charlotte Fleetwood’s hard work, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) received a $91,200 DCR Recreational Trails Program grant and is providing a $22,800 match. The funding will pay for biddable plans, specifications and estimates for the Bussey Brook Meadow Arboretum Road Green Link, a new gateway and path for people […]
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Please meet at Arboretum South Street gate.
We look forward to another great event. Dates will be published when available.
Meet at the South Street gate of the Arnold Arboretum at 10 am. All ages welcome. Wear...
The Arboretum Park Conservancy and WalkUP Roslindale are advocating for a new path...
We have partnered with the Arboretum on hiring eight goats to clear the invasive poison ivy and bittersweet along the potential route.
The Arboretum Park Conservancy and the Brookline Bird Club invite you to a 90 minute...
On Sunday, October 30, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, the APC will hold its Annual Fall clean up and attack on invasive plants at the Bussey Brook Meadow. Meet at the South Street gate to the Arnold Arboretum. Wear long pants. We supply gloves and pruners.
Sunday, October 30, the APC Board was joined by Paul Sutton, the Parks...
May 3, 2015 The Arboretum Park Conservancy and the Brookline Bird Club sponsored...
April 19, 2015 “Representatives from Harvard, MIT, the Jamaica Hills Neighborhood...
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