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Tag: Boston Natural Areas Network

  • Tuesday, April 26, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm – How to Have a Great Volunteer Day

    Christina Poff of the Franklin Park Coalition and Nataka Crayton of United Neighbors of Lower Roxbury will talk about planning volunteer stewardship projects, coordinating with agencies, finding support from neighborhood businesses, and doing effective publicity and outreach at a workshop on Tuesday, April 26, hosted by Boston Park Advocates.  The evening will begin with pizza and networking at 5:30, followed by the workshop at 6.  The event takes place at Boston Natural Areas Network, 62 Summer Street in Boston.  RSVP at http://bit.ly/fjSkyD.

  • Saturday, April 23, 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Grow Your Own Seedlings with Seed, Sow and Grow

    Start your warm season vegetables with Boston Natural Areas Network on Saturday, April 23, from 9 – 11 at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive in Mattapan.  Learn methods of sowing seeds and raising seedlings to produce fruit and vegetable starts for your own garden.  Registration is required – call 617-542-7696, or email info@bostonnatural.org. Image from gardenofeaden.blogspot.com.

  • Eugenie Beal Honored by The Trustees of Reservations

    The Trustees of Reservations, the nation’s oldest regional land trust and non-profit conservation organization, recently honored retiring Board Member Eugenie Beal at the organization’s annual meeting and dinner held on September 25th at the Boys & Girls Club in Leominster.

    Eugenie “Genie” Beal has served on The Trustees of Reservations’ (The Trustees) Board of Directors since 2006. She received The Charles Eliot Award from The Trustees in 2007 in recognition for championing the cause of conservation in Boston for more than 30 years. As chair of the Board of Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN), her leadership was pivotal in crafting the affiliation of BNAN with The Trustees of Reservations. She was the first chairwoman of the Boston Conservation Commission in the 1970s, founding Director of the Boston Environment Department, Special Assistant to the Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs, and a founder of Boston Natural Areas Fund (now BNAN) in 1977. Under Ms. Beal’s leadership, the mission of BNAN also embraced community gardens and greenways and became one of the leading urban open space organizations in the country. She was also founder of both the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and the Arboretum Park Conservancy and served as chairwoman of the Common Committee for the Friends of the Public Garden. The American Society of Landscape Architects also honored Beal’s extensive dedication and contributions to the Boston landscape at their centennial in 1999.

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay sends its congratulations to Ms. Beal, who is a shining example of the power of the individual volunteer. The terrific photo below is by Peter Vanderwarker.

  • Saturday, October 16, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Season Extenders

    Boston Natural Areas Network urges you – Don’t Stop Now!  Join Jo Ann Whitehead, BNAN Garden Educator, on Saturday, October 16, at 10 am at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive in Mattapan, and learn what vegetables you can keep growing with a little low-tech protection against cold weather.  This workshop will cover what plants will thrive in cool and cold weather, and inexpensive ways to keep growing longer in the fall – and earlier next Spring.  Free, but registration is required.  To register, email info@bostonnatural.org, or phone 617-542-7696.

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  • Tuesday, July 13, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Greenthumbs on the Greenway

    The Greenway Conservancy is pleased to welcome the Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) and invites the general public and to stroll the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway for a free tour with an inside view of one of the city’s most unique green spaces this Tuesday, July 13, 6-7:30 pm. The walk begins at the Greenway Conservancy Tent, Boston Public Market at Dewey Square, Boston (near the South Station MBTA). Join Tom Smarr, Superintendent of Horticulture, Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy on an evening stroll along the Greenway highlighting the multi-dimensional plants that offer color, texture, form and flavor in this urban landscape. Wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring water and a camera. The program is free but requires registration. To Register contact BNAN at 617-542-7696 or info@bostonnatural.org.

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  • Saturday, June 12, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Growing Vegetables in Containers

    City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive in Mattapan, is the location of a second class on Saturday, June 12, from 1 – 2:30, this time dealing with the subject of container gardens, which offer many benefits to the urban gardener in terms of beauty, practicality, and most importantly, produce close at hand.  Jo Ann Whitehead, BNAN Garden Educator, will cover the techniques used to design, create, and maintain successful container vegetable gardens.  Reservations required.  Call BNAN at 617-542-7696, or email info@bostonnatural.org.

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  • Saturday, June 12, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Vegetable Garden Basics

    The Boston Natural Areas Network will help you maximize your vegetable garden experience on Saturday, June 12, from 10 – 11:30 am at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive in Mattapan.  Learn about soil building, plant spacing, water conservation, and how to develop a garden schedule.  Jo Ann Whitehead will give you answers regarding crop rotation advantages, succession planting, and ideal planting times for the season.  Reservations required. Call BNAN at 617-542-7696, or email info@bostonnatural.org.

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  • Saturday, March 27, 9:00 am – Birding Belle Isle and Vicinity

    Belle Isle Marsh Reservation on Bennington Street in East Boston is known as one of Massachusetts’ birding hot spots.  Join DCR and Boston Natural Areas Network to look for snipe and waterfowl on Saturday, March 27, beginning at 9:00 am.  Binoculars will be available to borrow.  Boston Natural Areas Network, organized in 1977, works to preserve, expand and improve urban open space through community organizing, acquisition, ownership, programming, development and management of special kinds of urban land – Urban Wilds, Greenways and Community Gardens. In all of its endeavors, BNAN is guided by local citizens advocating for their open spaces and assisting them to preserve and shape their communities.  For more information, log on to www.bostonnatural.org.

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  • Saturday, March 20, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Boston Natural Areas Network 35th Annual Gardeners Gathering

    On Saturday, March 20, from 11 – 5, the Boston Natural Areas Network will hold its signature event at the Curry Student Center, Northeastern University, Boston (pictured below).  Join over 300 community and backyard gardeners for plenary sessions, workshops, community gardener awards, information gallery, door prizes, and much more.  Contact Jo Ann Whitehead at joann@bostonnatural.org, or call 617-542-7696, x 15 for more information.  This event is free.  To see a map of the event location, log on to www.bostonnatural.org.

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  • Saturday, December 5, 4 – 5:30 pm – Winter Lights Along the Greenway

    Enjoy the East Boston Greenway lit up with festive luminarias and a holiday sing along with local performers and carolers.  Hot chocolate and cookies will keep you warm.  Meet at the blue caboose near South Bremen and Marginal Streets.  Snow date Sunday, December 6.

    The Friends of East Boston Greenway and Boston Natural Areas Network are sponsoring this event, and they need help from community groups, businesses and individuals.  Here is how you can help:  Make batches of 50 luminarias (materials will be provided and delivered to your worksite or other location – bags, sand and candles). Or, if you’d rather, volunteers from your group can attend a group lunimaria making session, date and time to be announced.  Your sponsorship will be recognized by a sign on the Greenway.  You can volunteer to be a monitor the night of the event, watching over a section and lighting any candles that go out.  You can donate food or refreshments, or hang event flyers or posters.  With the support of volunteers, the Friends hope to make at least 350 – 400 luminarias.  If you can help, call Candice Cook at 617-542-7696, or email candice@bostonnatural.org.

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