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. 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 5, 2018 Meet at the South Street gate of the Arnold Arboretum at 10 am. All ages welcome. Wear long pants! We will provide gloves and tools for pruning invasive plants and picking up trash. A good time guaranteed! Volunteers are vital to the success of our efforts. The […]

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President’s Letter Fall 2017 Dear Friends, This year, we have worked with the Arboretum, the City of Boston,WalkUp Roslindale/Rozzie Bikes, the Livable Streets Alliance/Emerald Network, and the community on a broadened vision for advancing open space equity in the neighborhoods adjacent to the Arboretum. We now plan to extend the Blackwell Footpath to the Roslindale […]