CHARLES  RIVER  PARKLANDS  UPDATE
December 2004
Archives—Table of Contents

A Few 2004 Highlights

In 2004, the Charles River Conservancy hosted over 2,000 community members at RiverSing, led 1,800 Conservancy Volunteers in stewardship projects on the parklands and engaged over 400 youth in the Charles River Skatepark planning and design process—all of this made possible with your help. Happy Holidays and thank you for your continued support!

Last Minute Holiday Shopping

Inventing the Charles River
The Boston Globe bestseller, Inventing the Charles River, makes a great holiday gift. This 500-page book by Karl Haglund was published by MIT Press in collaboration with the CRC and includes over 450 images. Learn more or order the book.

Charles River Parklands Poster
This stunning poster map, produced by the CRC, captures the tremendous scale and dramatic impact of the Charles River Basin and its surrounding parklands-a perfect present for parkland enthusiasts, map buffs and community members alike! Learn more or order the poster.

CRC Annual Appeal

Donate before December 31st and Your Gift will be Doubled!

If you have not already done so, please consider supporting the Conservancy as part of your year-end giving. First time donors, as well as those who double their 2003 donations, will have their gift matched dollar-for-dollar. Donate online or send a check to our mailing address, shown in the column to the left.

Thank You!

The following gave generously to the Conservancy since October 1st, 2004*.

Individuals
Robert Ackerman - Corinne and Gerald Adler - David Aittaniemi and Nancy Gaudet-Aittaniemi - Matt Allen - Teri Allen - Blake and Lindsay Allison - Claudia Ascrizzi - Victor Atehortua - Andy Bader - Kate Bailey - Sherwood and Carol Bain - Mr. and Mrs. Jay Baldwin - Fred Bamber - Mary Barber - Elizabeth Barlow Rogers - Thaddeus Beal - William Bean - Michael Bell - Jean Bellow - Roberta Benjamin - Gordon Bennett - Gerald and Miriam Berlin - Anne Berman - Alexander Bloom - Mary Ellen Bowers - Thomas B. Bracken - Marjorie Bride - Justin Campbell - Walter Campbell - Robert Cargill - Mike Carnes - Peggy and Stanley Charren - Henry Chueh - Timothy Collins - John Constable - Bonnie and Christopher Covington - Ann Crompton - Tim Cronin - Nancy Cuetara Peters - Paul Danchak - Steven Darwin - A. David Davis and Katherine B. Davis - Karen L. Davis - Lisa Davis - Dr. and Mrs. Francis de Marneffe - Christiane Delessert and John Shields - John and Sally Dias - Roberta Dinsmore - Mary L. Dolan - Catherine Donaher and Rob Hollister - George and Sally Edmonds - George Ehrenfried - Soren and Carlyn Ekstrom - Louise Eldridge - Mary K. Eliot - Donald W. and Bettina Elliott - A. John Esserian - Susan G. Falkoff - Elisabeth Fine - Mary Lee Fleischmann - Susan Fleming - William and Virginia Foote - Elliot and Kathleen Forbes - Andrea Franklin - Paul and Carol Fremont-Smith Jr. - Kristine B. Frisbie - Frederic and Sherley Gardiner - Tracy George - Elizabeth M. Gilbert - Boyd Gilman - Susan Goldsmith - William J. Goode - Liz Goodfellow - Alexander Goriansky - Alexandra Gould - Laurie Gould and Steve Ansolabehere - Doris and Harold Goyette - Martin Greenwald and Diane Sinski - Michael and Nancy Grogan - Kristin Guyot - George H. Hanford - Richard and Claire Hangen - Stephen and Jane Hardy - Scott Harshbarger and Judy Stephenson - Catherine G. C. Henn - Marie Hoguet - Rob Hoyt and Molly King - Richard M. Hunt - Cheryl Hutchinson - Kathy Jenkins - Robb Johnson - Edward C. Joyce - Andrea Karls - Jane Kenworthy Lewis - Phil Kilbridge - Ken and Ethel Kipen - Barbara Kirchheimer - Donald Kissel - David Koven and Diane Gordon - Mark and Ernesta Kraczkiewicz - Robert Kramer - Stephen Krause - Robert Krim - Rose Krueger - Peter J. and Holly Virginia LeCraw Howe - Jean Lawrence and Peter Petri - Henry Lee - George Lewis - Jane K. Lewis - Marjorie Lewis - Sharon R. Lichtman - Yo-Yo Ma and Jill Hornor - Carol Master and Sherry Mayrent - J. D. McCall - Scott McClintock - Matt and Teri McDonough - Peter and Hilary McGhee - Stephen and Tish Mead - Henry Meyer - Jack and Elizabeth Meyer - Laura and John Meyer - Rosalind Michahelles - Helaine Miller - Serena Modigliani - John and Ellen Moot - Robert and Jane Morse - Katherine F. Moss - Suzannah Munsey - John Natoli - Thomas Neuburger - Herbert Nolan - Scott Offen - Joan Ohnian and Mossik Hacobian - Victoria and Mark Oliva - Neil and Elinor Olken - Mark Pearson - Stephen C. Perry and Oliver Radford - Nancy Peters - Louise A. Pfeiffer - Eric Pfeufer - Judy Phalen - Christopher Phillips - Chris Piatek - William C. Pisano - Bernard D. Posner - Robert O. Preyer - Eleanor B. Pyle - Mark Reed and Stephanie Goldberg - Jensen Remes - John Rogers - Candace Roosevelt - Mark Rosenstein - Judith and David Rosenthal - Walter and Marjorie Salmon - Jacqui Santangelo - Devin Sapir - Karen Satz - Nancy Schön - Douglas Schrier - Nina Schwarzschild - Ilene Segal and Gary Searle - Adele Seronde - Freema Shapiro - Julie Sheehan - Joyce Shufro - Marion Sittler - Susan Skrupa - Anne Smagorinsky - Peter L. Smith - Allen Snyder - Benson Snyder and Judith Wechsler - Mr. and Mrs. George R. Sprague - Lucy B. Stroock - Margaret Stockman - Mark Stockman - Noah Stockman - James Storrow - Robert B. Straus - Helen Strieder - Earle Stubbs - Charles M. Sullivan - Evvy Teres - David and Rose Thorne - Andrew Torchia - Linda Tosi - Stella M. Trafford - Marjorie Trovato - Maria L. G. Truslow - Leonard and Deborah L. Tucker - Sherry Turkle - Emily Twiss - David Uhrenholdt - Ruth van Vleck Webb - Catherine Vogt - Dr. Christoph von Arb - Renata von Tscharner - Skott Wade - Matthew Wagers - Stephanie Wainer - David and Clare Walker Leslie - Sheila Warner - Muriel Weckstein - Kathy Weinman - Barbara Weir - Susan Weir - Allen West - Laney Whitcanack and Jon Deane - Mark and Elizabeth White - Suzie and Peter White - Charles Wilkins - Richard H. Willis - Eleanor Wilson Williams - Mary Winslow - David K. Wittenberg - Mead and Ann Wyman - E. S. Yntema - Jim Young - Jane Zirpoli

Foundations/Corporations
ADD Inc. - Anchor Capital Advisors, Inc. - Bilzekian Family Foundation - Boston Duck Tours, Inc. - George H. and Jane A. Mifflin Memorial Fund - Head of the Charles Regatta Inc. - Mass. Environmental Trust - Natalie Zinn Haar Foundation - NLT Foundation - Post Office Square Redevelopment Corp - Savory-Haward Inc. - Swanee Hunt Family Foundation - William and Joan Alfond Foundation

*Donations listed are through December 15th, 2004 and do not include in-kind donations. In case we omitted or incorrectly listed your name, we apologize. Please let us know. Thank you.

Massachusetts Historical Society Fellowships

Interested in studying the bridges that span the Charles River or the history of swimming in the Charles River? Let us know if you want to apply for a MHS Fellowship to help fund your research. For more information, visit the Massachusetts Historical Society's fellowship webpage.

Mass Environmental Trust License Plate

The Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) awarded the CRC a grant enabling us to enhance the watershed education component of our Conservancy Volunteers program! MET is able to dispense such grants thanks in part to funds generated from the sale of the MA environmental conservation license plates. Help the environment and allow MET to continue distributing much needed grants among the environmental community. To order your specialty plate, visit www.mass.gov/rmv/express/plates.htm.

Conservancy Volunteers

Winter has arrived, which means it is tree pruning time once again. Learn the basics while enjoying the Parklands. Your work will ensure healthy trees come springtime. Click here to see volunteer dates and times. The Conservancy Volunteers schedule is filling up fast—now is the time to set up a service day for your group. Contact volunteer coordinator Evan Moss by phone or email: edm@thecharles.org.

CRC Calendar

From guided tours to group runs and bike rides, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the Charles River Parklands this winter. For a list of upcoming events, visit the CRC Calendar.

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!

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