CHARLES  RIVER  PARKLANDS  UPDATE
September 2006
Archives—Table of Contents

Hub on Wheels CityWide Ride and Festival
Come and ride your bike on Storrow Drive!

There is still time to register for the bike ride on Storrow Drive this Sunday, October 1st, starting at 8:00AM. There will be 10-40 mile routes through city parks, greenways, neighborhoods and the waterfront. The race will start at Boston’s City Hall and then proceed to a car free Storrow Drive.

For more information and to register, please visit the Hub on Wheels website.

RiverSing 2006

The 3rd annual RiverSing took place at the Weeks Bridge on September 21st. As always, the event featured the musical and theatrical talents of Revels, who treated an audience of some 3,000 to a wide-ranging program of both traditional and new music from the U.S. and around the world. 

Following the performance, CRC members and supporters continued the celebration at the Weld Boathouse, welcoming the fall with a dinner reception highlighted by speeches by Executive Office of Environmental Affair’s Director of Public Private Partnerships Betsy Shure-Gross, Cambridge Vice Mayor and State Representative Timothy Toomey, Cambridge City Councilor Henrietta Davis, CRC board member Virginia Foote, and Conservancy founder and president Renata von Tscharner.

Click on the folloing link to see pictures of RiverSing 2006.

Skatepark Update

We are now up to $1.18 million raised for the skatepark. While fundraising continues, the young skaters are also doing their part to raise awareness for this project. On September 20th, some 50 young athletes cleaned up the Harborside Skatepark at the Umana Barnes School in East Boston. A special guest included Newton, MA native and top professional skateboarder, Andy McDonald.

On September 27th, the Charles River Skatepark was an honored guest of Stacey Lucchino of the Boston Red Sox. Famous professional skateboarder and MA native P.J. Ladd, was there to throw out the first pitch and the Charles River Skatepark was featured on the Fenway Park Jumbotron!

The next skatepark event will be the Lynn Skatepark Cleanup on Saturday, October 21st at 10:00AM. Click on the following link to learn more about the Charles River Skatepark and to donate to this exciting project.

River Cruise Podcast

On August 30th, the CRC hosted politicians and leaders of fellow advocacy groups on a boat ride. Talk Tech Network and MySky Communications recorded the entire thing! Hear speeches from people such as, Karl Haglund, senior planner for the DCR and author of Inventing the Charles River; Kathy Abbott from the Trust for Public Land; John de Villars, swimming advocate; Bob Zimmerman of the CRWA; and Patrice Todisco from the Esplanade Association. Bruce Schwoegler served as the MC for the evening. The podcast can be heard in four segments.

Click for
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Segment 4

Conservancy Volunteers making a difference

This summer, more than 900 people worked with the CRC through the Stewardship Initiative program. The Conservancy Stewardship Initiative is a wonderful way for friends and colleagues to work together to improve a natural resource. If you would like to schedule an event for your school, company, or organization, please contact our Stewardship Program Manager, Evan Moss at elm@thecharles.org or the telephone number shown in the column to the left.

CRC seeks Executive Assistant to the President

The Charles River Conservancy seeks an Executive Assistant who will support the President’s work in fundraising, public relations, advocacy, research, and organizational development.

Please click on the following link for a full job description of this Executive Assistant position.

Please send your cover letter, resume, and writing sample to crc@thecharles.org

Membership Mailing

Thank you to all who sent in your donations. In case you have not sent us your membership contribution, please do so today by clicking here.

If you want to receive our printed fall newsletter, please send your contact information to crc@thecharles.org.

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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