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What's Happening in the Parklands?
May
5
Sat
Alumni Day
9am-12pm
We will be sprucing up the Parklands on Saturday morning! Email dms@thecharles.org if interested in participating!
Charles River in the News
The Charles River Conservancy wants underpasses on three Allston bridges
Wei-Huan Chen
Allston-Brighton TAB, April 19, 2012
Charles River Skatepark set to open in 2013
Johanna Kaiser
Boston Globe, February 14, 2012
Eric Moskowitz
The Boston Globe, February 2, 2012
Advocacy for bridge underpasses could reach critical mass
Eric Moskowitz
The Boston Globe - June 12, 2011
Twist and Turn- Pedestrian bridge progress at North Point Park
David Greenwold, Simon Fryer, Karl Haglund, and Anthony Ricci
www.bridgeweb.com, 2011
Longfellow Progress
Penny Cherubino
The Back Bay Sun - November 15, 2011
Stay up to date on Conservancy activity...Check out our blog, follow us on Twitter or view recent CCTV shows on YouTube!
Watch a video of Pathways and Bridge Crossings by John Allen.
Click here for the Green Space App, a new smart phone application geared toward helping you find nearby parks, urban wilds, playgrounds and more.
See our Facebook page for more action shots of Conservancy Volunteers
Conservancy Volunteers are making a difference in our parks! Above, recent volunteer events included Alumni Day, MIT students, and Earth Day!
Earth Day photo by Eddie Gutierrez
Announcements
Thank you to those who joined CRC in support of the Underpasses at the Public Hearings for the 25% Design of the River Street and Western Avenue Bridges!
On March 13th & 15th CRC spoke at MassDOT's public presentation for the 25% design of the River Street and Western Avenue bridges to advocate for including underpasses in the Boston side of the Anderson, River Street, and Western Avenue Bridges. To see CRC comments for the 25% design hearings, click here.
To learn more about our underpass advocacy
Anderson Bridge - En-visioning an Underpass, by David Smith
Registration for this year's Charles River Swim is now open!
The event will take place on June 2, 2012 at 8am with a rain date set for June 17, 2012.
To register, click here.
For more information about the race, please visit: www.charlesriverswimmingclub.org. The Swimming Club is always looking for race volunteers as well. If you are interested in helping out, please complete the volunteer registration form here.
