October 2005

The Longfellow Bridge, commonly known as the Salt & Pepper Bridge, of Boston, Massachusetts. Submitted by Mark Levesque.

September 2005

The Anderson Memorial Bridge is now permanently illuminated.

May 2005

Fifty Novartis employees volunteered with the Charles River Conservancy to restore the riverbank near the Hatch Shell. View the photo to see the volunteers.

March 2005

Spring is a great time to volunteer on the Parklands! Here are some of our wonderful volunteers hard at work on the Parklands.

February 2005

Spring is just around the corner! Soon you too will be able to set up an easel and paint the Parklands in the setting sun.

January 2005

Having a 6'10" volunteer makes pruning a snap and was very helpful in getting into the lower reaches of the tree's crown at a recent event in Herter Park.

November 2004

On November 11th, Christopher Swain was joined by Renata von Tscharner, President of the CRC; John DeVillars; Robert Zimmerman, Executive Director of the CRWA; and other clean water and swimming advocates for the last leg of his Charles River Swim.

October 2004

Former Lt. Governor Thomas O'Neill III, Cambridge Mayor Michael Sullivan and CRC President Renata von Tscharner were joined by the Eastern Boarder Skate Team at the Halfpipe to Heaven Fundraiser at the Avalon, benefiting the Charles River Skatepark.

September 2004

See the gallery of ten photos by FayFoto of the RiverSing event on the Fall equinox, September 22nd.

August 2004

David Armstrong, former Mayor of Louisville, KY visited the Charles River Skatepark site last week where he and Renata, the CRC President, discussed plans for the skatepark. (See Boston Herald, "Hub rolls out plan for $1.1M skateboard park" by Jessica Heslam, 8/17/04.) Later that day, they met with Mayor Menino who pledged his support for the skatepark.

June 2004

Boston Cares volunteers recently spent a Saturday removing invasive plant species on the banks of the moat surrounding the Publick Theatre. With the beautiful summer weather, now's a great time to get outside and enjoy the parklands while giving back to the community.

April 2004

Charles River Conservancy President Renata von Tscharner had a chance to chat with Governor Romney and DCR Commissioner Kathy Abbott on Earth Day before they joined hundreds of volunteers to clean up the Charles River Parklands on the Esplanade.

March 2004

This old postcard shows West Boston Bridge, which is now called the Longfellow Bridge. Some people refer to this elegant bridge as the Salt and Pepper Bridge.

February 2004

The intersection of Soldiers Field Road and River Street (left side of closest of the three bridges) and the adjacent stretch of pathway have persistently been a cause of frustration for pathway users and are the focus of the newly released Dudley White Pathway Project.

January 2004

The Charles River Conservancy is working with Eye Candy Cinema to create a documentary about the skatepark. In a recent video interview with Mass Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello, he reiterated his enthusiasm for the skatepark and the Turnpike Authority's commitment to provide a contribution of site preparation and infrastructure to this public/private partnership. This picture of the month of Mr. Amorello and CRC president Renata von Tscharner was taken during filming.

December 2003

At the public design meeting at the Boston Public Library, young skateboarders explained their clay skatepark elements to professional skatepark designer Zach Wormhoudt as Charles River Conservancy President Renata von Tscharner looked on.

November 2003

The Charles River Skatepark will be located in this area near the Zakim Bridge. The skatepark is sited under Cambridge's curving ramps accessing the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge.

October 2003

Charles River Skatepark logo.

September 2003

Sculptor Nancy Schon has created bronze paperweights for donors giving $5,000 and more towards the skatepark planning.

August 2003

Fox25's sportscaster Butch Stearns speaks at one of two proposed sites for a New Basin Skatepark in the vicinity of the Zakim-Bunker Hill Bridge.

July 2003

In Harm's Way—A survey conducted by the Charles River Conservancy finds users trying to negotiate busy intersections on the Paul Dudley White Bike Path in the Charles River Parklands are subject to extremely dangerous traffic conditions.

June 2003

At the June 5th public skatepark meeting, participants had the opportunity to design their own version of Boston's future skatepark.

May 2003

As part of the Big Dig mitigation requirement, construction of new parklands is underway in the New Basin. For a unique view of North Point and Nashua Meadows, check out the picture of the month submitted by Roger Frymire.

April 2003

In December of 2001, the CRC marked the winter solstice with a spectacular bridge lighting event, which has provided the basis for this year's May 2nd Bridges Alight.