Maintenance Projects

Spring Pond Wildflower Meadow

In collaboration with DCR, our volunteers are maintaining the wildflower meadow where Kelly Rink once stood - pulling out woody plants as they move in. The meadow increases species diversity and provides habitat for butterflies and birds, as well as unique beauty for the enjoyment of park visitors.

Kelleher Rose Garden

With the addition of a hundred more roses, the ambitious restoration of the historic, Shurcliff-era rose garden in the Back Bay Fens was completed in the spring of 2008. Thousands of new roses have been planted, attractive and informative signs put in place, and all of it lovingly cared for by hundreds of volunteers in the regular Tuesdays with Roses volunteer evenings.

Emerald Necklace Parkway Storm Drains

In 2007 the Conservancy launched an inventory of the parkway stormwater infrastructure, mapping locations where system failures are causing erosion of parkland or sedimentation of the Muddy River. We undertook this collaboration with Charles River Watershed Association to assist DCR in its efforts to upgrade its stormwater system.

Muddy River Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project

The Conservancy continues to play a key role in partnership with Boston, Brookline, the Commonwealth, and the MMOC, reviewing the planning and the long-term commitments of the Muddy River Project. In June 2007 we were a signatory to an agreement creating a cabinet of the five parties. The agreement defines roles and responsibilities during construction, and most importantly, for maintenance post-construction, to ensure the long-term benefits of the project. Phase I - daylighting of the river in the vicinity of the Landmark Center - is set to begin in Spring of 2009.