Posts by MichaelOpton

Fall 2022-2023 Letter from the President

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Fall 2020

Dear Friends,

Have you been getting out to cherished places like the Bussey Brook Meadow? Our open, public spaces are more important now than ever. But since early spring, our APC activities have been very different, as we’re sure yours have been as well. No “Love Your Block” clean up in the spring, no bird walk. In spite of Covid 19, our work continues….

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Fall 2021-2022 Letter from the President

Posted on Dec 5, 2021

Fall 2020

Dear Friends,

Have you been getting out to cherished places like the Bussey Brook Meadow? Our open, public spaces are more important now than ever. But since early spring, our APC activities have been very different, as we’re sure yours have been as well. No “Love Your Block” clean up in the spring, no bird walk. In spite of Covid 19, our work continues….

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New Path Project (Updated)

Posted on Apr 10, 2018

New Path Project (Updated)

New Path Project update November 2019 The Arboretum Park Conservancy is thrilled with the wonderful progress resulting from our collaboration with the Arboretum, the Boston Transportation Department, the MBTA, WalkUP Roslindale, Rozzie Bikes, and the Livable Street Alliance/Emerald Network on the Unified Path project. This collaboration will create four new welcoming entrances and new paths for underserved neighborhoods adjacent to the Arboretum. The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) has been managing the production of a first phase of biddable plans for the Bussey Brook Meadow...

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Spring Clean Up May 2022

Posted on Dec 15, 2016

Spring Clean Up May 2022

The Spring Clean-up of May 15 will be limited to those contacted and signed up by May 1. Hope to see other enthusiasts this fall!

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October 2016 Clean-up

Posted on Dec 4, 2016

October 2016 Clean-up

Sunday, October 30, the APC Board was joined by Paul Sutton, the Parks Department’s Director of Urban Wilds, and a group of enthusiastic members of Brookline, Jamaica Plain, MIT and Harvard communities. This year we continued the trash pick up. The attack on invasive vines, shrubs and trees was continued along the edge of South Street, the route of the projected continuation of the Blackwell...

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