Spring 2001 Events
the National Park Service Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
and the Boston Park Department Park Rangers
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Spring 2001 Eventsthe National Park Service Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site and the Boston Park Department Park Rangers |
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Bike The Emerald Necklace April 1, 2001 Sunday, 9:45am-noon (MassBike ENG) |
Join bicycle activists to explore the joys and problems of the entire Emerald Necklace, from Franklin Park to the Charles River. Speed and depth of coverage will depend on who shows up, but we will ride unless it is raining hard. We will spend more time in Franklin Park and discuss the Management Plan meeting held on March 26. |
Meet at Ferris Wheels Bicycle Shop, 64 South St. in Jamaica Plain |
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Parkman Drive Cleanup April 28, 2001 Saturday, 9:00am-noon (MassBike ENG) |
Help prepare for next month's Emerald Necklace Greenway Festival by cleaning up the site. The wooded slope along Parkman Drive is a real eyesore, so we're cleaning it up as part of Jamaica Plain's Spring Clean-up Day. |
Meet at the Francis Parkman Monument, on Parkman Drive near Perkins St. in Jamaica Plain |
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Wake Up the Earth Day May 5, 2001 Saturday, 11:00am-4:00pm |
Celebrate Spring along the Southwest Corridor in Jamaica Plain. The Emerald Necklace Greenway Project and many of the sponsors of our festival will have booths. Come see us and volunteer to help out. |
Parade on Centre St. in JP in the morning, festival along the Southwest Corridor and Lamartine St. in Jamaica Plain |
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Bike The Emerald Necklace May 6, 2001 Sunday, 9:45am-noon (MassBike ENG) |
Join bicycle activists to explore the joys and problems of the entire Emerald Necklace, from Franklin Park to the Charles River. Speed and depth of coverage will depend on who shows up, but we will ride unless it is raining hard. |
Meet at Ferris Wheels Bicycle Shop, 64 South St. in Jamaica Plain |
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Emerald Necklace Greenway Festival May 13, 2001 Sunday, 11:00am-3:00pm MassBike ENG Bikes Not Bombs and others |
Celebrate a Car-Free Mothers Day on Francis Parkman Drive, which will be closed for the middle of the day. There will lots of activities, including bicycle and walking tours of the Emerald Necklace, BMX demonstrations, and more stationary activities, including mural drawing with Sidewalk Sam. |
All along Parkman Drive from Perkin St. to Kelly Circle, but based at the Parkman Monument |
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Bike the Emerald Necklace May 19, 2001 Saturday, 10:00am-3:00pm Boston Park Rangers |
Come experience Bostons's "Tour de Necklace." Rangers will stop along the way to discuss some significant sites throughout the 9 parks in the Emerald Necklace. The ride is approximately 13 miles with a stop for lunch along the way. The pace will be relaxed. |
Meet at Boston Common Visitor Center |
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Bike The Emerald Necklace June 3, 2001 Sunday, 9:45am-noon (MassBike ENG) |
Join bicycle activists to explore the joys and problems of the entire Emerald Necklace, from Franklin Park to the Charles River. Speed and depth of coverage will depend on who shows up, but we will ride unless it is raining hard. |
Meet at Ferris Wheels Bicycle Shop, 64 South St. in Jamaica Plain |
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Matters of Life and Death: A Walking Tour of Forest Hills Cemetery and Franklin Park June 3, 2001 Sunday, 1:00 pm ( Olmsted NHS and Forest Hills Educational Trust) |
This three-hour walk will explore the history and design of these two unique landscapes focusing on the work of Henry A.S. Dearborn, whose cemetery created a place both of memory and horticulture and Frederick Law Olmsted who designed his park as a verdant respite from the stifling city environment. Stops on the walk will include Lake Hibiscus and Entrance Drive in Forest Hills Cemetery, as well as Franklin Park's Scarboro Pond and Wilderness. |
Meet at the entrance to Forest Hills Cemetery near the intersection of Morton Street and Forest Hills Ave. in Jamaica Plain |
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Olmsted Day Celebration July 4, 2001 Wednesday, noon - 4:00 pm (Olmsted NHS, Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Jamaica Pond Project) |
Activities at Jamaica Pond will include live music, ranger-guided landscape walks, and a variety of activities for people of all ages, including special programs by the New England Aquarium. Trolleys will shuttle people between the pond and the historic Olmsted home and office which will be hosting an open house with refreshments. |
Two locations: the Olmsted-designed Jamaica Pond in Jamaica Plain and the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline. |