Daily Archives: March 25, 2025

Tuesday, April 1, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern – The Land is Full: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

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Thomas Woltz, Senior Principal and Owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, will use the firm’s just-released monograph to reflect on the complex histories that are held in the land and how the firm reveals and engages them. NBW is one of the leading firms working in landscape architecture today, with major commissions across the United States and abroad. Hear about how, through the firm’s research-based process, ecological and cultural histories are revealed and integrated into meaningful public experiences.

The Land Is Full: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects is a collection of twelve major parks that illustrate the power of design to create vital public realms at the heart of communities. The Land Is Full features projects that engage exceptionally sensitive sites, including those that hold the vital histories of enslaved peoples, the rich cultures of indigenous peoples, and natural habitats that have been threatened by infrastructure and construction.

THOMAS WOLTZ is the Principal and Owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. He received his Master of Architecture and Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia and holds an honorary doctorate from SUNY ESF. He was recognized with the Land for People Award by the Trust for Public Land in 2019 and serves on the Board of Directors of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. Over the past two decades of practice, NBW has developed a unique approach to design using ecological and cultural research as the foundation for creating meaningful landscapes that inspire connection to place.

Note: You will receive the webinar link directly from Zoom. This Garden Conservancy webinar will take place Tuesday, April 1, and is $5 for Conservancy members, $15 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.gardenconservancy.org/events/the-land-is-full-nelson-byrd-woltz-landscape-architects-with-thomas-woltz

Saturday, April 26, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Muddy River Cleanup

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The Emerald Necklace Conservancy invites you to join them for this year’s Muddy River Cleanup on Saturday, April 26. The cleanup will take place at multiple locations: Charlesgate Park, Back Bay Fens, Riverway, Olmsted Park, Jamaica Pond, and two sites at Franklin Park. All volunteers will be required to wear a face covering and practice social distancing during the event. We advise that volunteers who feel ill within 72 hours of the event do not participate. All volunteers will be required to sign a COVID-19 volunteer waiver, along with our standard volunteer waiver, in order to participate.

The Muddy River Cleanup is a part of the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup; this event takes place throughout the Charles River Watershed and builds on a national effort as part of American Rivers’ National River Cleanup® which, to date, has removed over 25 million pounds of trash from America’s waterways. From 2016 to 2019, the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup was recognized by American Rivers for the Most Pounds of Trash Collected and Most Volunteers Mobilized.​

The Charles River Cleanup brings together over 3,000 volunteers each year to pick up litter, remove invasive species and assist with park maintenance along all 80 miles of the Charles River. Residents are drawn to the popular Charles River Cleanup from a desire to give back to their community while enjoying the beauty and wildlife along the river. Volunteers hold onto the connections they establish during this day of stewardship by returning to the Charles to exercise, play and enjoy nature throughout the year. Register for this year’s cleanup at emeraldnecklace.org