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Contents of this page:
· Map
· Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
· Frederick Law Olmstead National Historical Site
~ Walden, Thoreau & climate change
· Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
· Photos from the 1st Greater Boston Conservation History Tour (13 June 2024)
General information
Conservation and Landscape Planning in Massachusetts @ USNPS
· “Protecting the birthplace Of the American revolution, the cradle of the American Environmental
Movement, And the home of the American Literary Renaissance"
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area @ US National Park Service
Boston Harbor Ecosystem Network (BHEN)
Friends of Boston Harbor Islands
One Waterfront @ TTOR
· “a partnership between Boston Harbor Now, UMass Boston’s School for the Environment, the
City of Boston, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the National Park Service, and the
James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation that engages scientists and the community in
research, education, and the promotion of equity.”
Emerald Necklace
· “The parks that make up the Emerald Necklace—Boston Common, The Public Garden, Commonwealth
Avenue Mall, The Back Bay Fens, Riverway, Olmsted Park, Jamaica Pond Park, Arnold Arboretum, and
Franklin Park – extend from the Charles River to Dorchester and span over 1,000 acres of parkland,
representing half of the City of Boston’s park acreage. The Emerald Necklace is the only remaining
intact linear park designed by Olmsted, America’s first landscape architect.”*
Emerald Necklace @ Arnold Arboretum
Public Garden
Boston Common
Boston Common @ Boston Discovery Guide
Boston Common @ Friends of the Public Garden
Boston Common @ US National Park Service
Boston Common @ Wikipedia
Arnold Arboretum
Frederick Law Olmstead National Historical Site
Frederick Law Olmstead National Historical Site
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery @ History of Early American Landscape Design
Waverly Oaks
Middlesex Fells
Middlesex Fells Reservation @ Mass.gov
Middlesex Fells Reservation @ USNPS
Middlesex Fells Reservation @ Wikipedia
Walden Pond (& environs)
· Also see Henry David Thoreau @ Individuals & citizens page
Walden @ Britannica
Walden Pond State Reservation @ Mass.gov
Walden Pond @ Cultural Landscape Foundation
Walden Pond @ Wikipedia
Walden, Thoreau & climate change
Climate change research in partnership with Thoreau
Early Spring: Henry Thoreau and Climate Change @ Concord Museum
Robbins House
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Other Boston locales
Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center
Urban Land Institute - Boston/New England
Photos from the 1st Greater Boston Conservation History Tour (13 June 2024)
Greater Boston Conservation History Landscape
· Boston Common
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
· Walden Pond
Great Meadows NWR ·
Note that the order of locations
generally trends from
East-&-South to
West-&-North.
· Robbins House
• Waverly Oaks
• Mt Auburn Cemetery
• Boston Common
• Public Garden
Emerald Necklace
Olmstead NHS ·
• Arnold Arboretum
Highlighted locations are approximations
