CHARLES  RIVER  PARKLANDS  UPDATE
July 2003
Archives—Table of Contents

Advocacy

Parkway News
Thank you to those of you who contacted your legislators and urged them to override the veto on Outside Section #696. With your encouragement, members of the House and Senate protected the long-term integrity of the metropolitan parks system by prohibiting transfer of any component of the metroparks system to any other agencies or other entities without legislative approval. This is great news for the parkways!

Skatepark News
On Thursday, July 30th, Butch Stearns of Fox 25 Sports will moderate a meeting for athletes interested in shaping Boston's future world-class skatepark. The meeting will be held from 6:30-8:30 in the Mezzanine Conference Room at the Boston Public Library (Copley Square). A panel of experts—including professional skateboarder Vanik Hacobian and skatepark designer, Jamie MacDonald—will address comments from the audience regarding safety and maintenance issues. Follow these links for more information on the project and this opportunity.

Conservancy Volunteers

This summer is full of opportunities for you to get out to the parklands and make a difference! Upcoming events include brush and invasive species removal. For a list of dates and ways for you to get involved, click here.

Program Spotlight

Kayak with the Charles River Conservancy
On Tuesday, July 22 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm the CRC is sponsoring a kayak trip. Details can be found on the CRC Calendar.

CRC Wins Award
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced that Karl Haglund's book, Inventing the Charles River (published by MIT Press in cooperation with the Charles River Conservancy) is a recipient of their Communications Honor Award. For more information about Haglund's Inventing the Charles River, click here.

Calendar

From catching a show at the Publick Theatre, to kayaking down the river, to dancing on the Weeks Bridge under a full moon, there are many ways to enjoy the Charles this summer. Check out the CRC Calendar for a full list of events.

Picture of the Month

The Charles River Conservancy, with the help of over 30 wonderful volunteers, recently brought cameras, stopwatches, and clipboards to the parklands to document dangerous intersections along the Paul Dudley White Pathway. What they found is shown in this picture of the month. You can also fill out an on-line survey to let us know what you think of the pathway.

If you have a picture you'd like to submit for a future picture of the month, please contact us at crc@thecharles.org.

To see previous pictures of the month, see the archives page.

CRC Membership

Thank you to all of you who have already sent in your membership dues! In case it has slipped your attention, please do it today. Your financial support is crucial to our work! You can join by check, credit card or on line. Please send checks to the

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The Charles River Conservancy takes as its mission the renewal and stewardship of the Charles River Parklands and their surroundings, particularly parks, parkways and bridges. The Conservancy engages in numerous Parklands restoration and improvement initiatives, including access and safety, education and outreach, and planning and maintenance programs, and relies heavily on individual contributions. To support the Charles River Conservancy, click here. Thank you!