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Summer & Fall 2006

Andover Newton Theological School
(ANTS) volunteers, September 26, 2006

     

volunteers hard at work
Andover Newton Theological School staff and students hard at work.

volunteers heading for work site
ANTS on the march.

dog resting beside the pathway
ANTS mascot taking a well deserved break.

cleared ground
A sample of their efforts.

 

Marsh USA volunteers, September 11, 2006

 

boat ride
Working with the Conservancy sure has rewards.

cleared island
Island 1 after.

another cleared island
Island 2 after.

 

demonstrating invasive species
Invasive species guru shares his four years identification and eradication experience.

heading inland
Welcome to Island 2.

 

Millennium Pharmaceuticals volunteers, June 23, 2006

 

volunteers along pathway
Good work ahead indeed.

overgrown riverbank
Before project..

 

volunteers trimming riverbank
Getting through a tough section.

cleared riverbank
After project.

 

MIT Next House and Graduate Student Volunteer Day, September 17, 2006

 

volunteers painting railing
Next House and GSVD students working side by side.

more rail painting
MIT Next House Crew Leader Daniel Mokrauer-Madden (center, blue shirt) makes sure everything is exactly perfect at the Memorial Drive rail-painting project.

unpainted rail before
Railing before.

 

public walking beside painted railing
Thousands of walkers witness the freshly painted railing along Memorial Drive and offer their thanks for a newly restored parklands experience.

progress on rail painting
Look how far we have gone this summer.

painted railing after
Railing after.

 

Partners Health volunteers, August 17, 2006

 

invasive species
Before Partners event.

bags of trimmings on a wheelbarrow
How many bags can you wheelbarrow?

 

volunteers trimming
Partners Health General Counsel is hard at work on Nonantum Road.

Partners Health volunteers group photo
Office of General Counsel gathers for a group photo after the event.

 

Price Waterhouse Coopers volunteers, July 7, 2006

 

volunteers on overgrown pathway
The pathway along Soldiers Field Road is in dire need of attention.

 

trimmed pathway
Japanese knotweed and other invasives are cleared to provide a safer user experience.

 

S.R. Weiner volunteers, July 28, 2006

 

woman wielding plant trimmer
Invasive species: Be very afraid!

 

volunteers along the Publick Theatre moat
Workers from S.R. Weiner get busy tackling the invasive species along the Publick Theatre moat.

 

Yava – Asher House volunteers, October 14, 2006

 

volunteers beside dingy parklands bench
A paint roller is the newest Charles River fashion accessory for YAVA president Allie Chivers.

freshly painted bench
A newly painted bench.

 

Kayakers enjoying Charles River
Kayaks cruise along the banks with leaves changing and blue skies.

volunteers along riverbank
Asher house and YAVA volunteers are hard at work enjoying an incredible fall day on the river.

 

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