BCYF Clougherty Design Review Meeting
This meeting will discuss the overall project, show the initial pool and bathhouse design options, and receive feedback.
This meeting will discuss the overall project, show the initial pool and bathhouse design options, and receive feedback.
Hike Boston is a week-day day-time hiking series where we invite you to join us for a walk in one of Boston's parks or urban wilds.
Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, or Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.
Hikes will explore different wilderness or park areas of Boston. Hikes will take place primarily on unpaved paths. Programs will last about one hour and length may vary.
Ranger Evans and Ranger Smith will be leading a walking tour of a section of the Emerald Necklace starting at the JP boat house and making our way to the Back Bay Fens. This tour will explore the evolution of the Emerald Necklace from a patch work of farm land, indigenous lands and swamps to the parks we see and use today. We'll also be highlighting the local flora and fauna in these parks as well. This tour will meet at the Boat House in Jamaica Pond at 10am and will end in the Back Bay Fens spanning 3.5 - 4.5 hours in length (10am-2pm). It's recommended that participants bring comfortable shoes and lots of water. The rain date for this event will be the following Wednesday 7/3/24 with the same start/end location and times.
For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.
Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, or Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.
Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational. Hikes will explore different wilderness or park areas of Boston. Hikes will take place primarily on unpaved paths. Programs will last about one hour and length may vary.
THIS IS NOT A HIKE - THIS IS A PROGRAM Description: This is a "Horse of Course" program hosted by a Boston Park Ranger. Come meet one of the mounted units from our herd and learn about their role in the parks, and how they are cared for.
For more information visit the Hike Boston homepage.
Hike Boston is a weekday, day-time hiking series where we invite you to join us for a walk in one of Boston's parks or urban wilds.
Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.
Description: Tour the overlook and ruins in Franklin Park. The tour will highlight historical features of Franklin Park which will allow the audience to leave with a better historical understanding of what remains. Tours vary in length from 1 mile up to 3-4 miles. Depending on the length, they can last from 30 minutes up to 1.5 hours. Starting and ending location will be behind the zoo along Pierpont Rd near the softball field. Restrooms and drinking water may or may not be available, come prepared with whatever you will need for the walk or hike.
For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.
Hike Boston is a weekday, day-time hiking series where we invite you to join us for a walk in one of Boston's parks or urban wilds.
Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.
Please note — this is not a hike. This is a "Horse of Course" program hosted by a Boston Park Ranger. Come meet one of the mounted units from our herd and learn about their role in the parks, and how they are cared for.
For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.
Boston Park Rangers, Urban Wilds staff, and Parks employees will provide formal and informal discussions or tours during the hikes. Some hikes may be more focused on taking a walk in the park, while others may be more informational.
Description: Join a Boston Park Ranger for a short walk, interpretive talk, or day hike and learn more about Boston's park system. Guided hikes and walks vary in length from .5 miles up to 4 miles. Depending on the length, they can last from 30 minutes up to 3 hours. All guided hikes and walks will begin at a predetermined location in the area in which they are offered. Restrooms and drinking water may or may not be available, come prepared with whatever you will need for the tour.
Topics and routes will vary depending on the location. Rangers will provide information on the natural and cultural history of the park throughout the walk or hike. These tours are offered in many areas of the city, including; Franklin Park, Jamaica Pond and Olmsted Park, The Back Bay Fens, and the Boston Common.
For more information visit the Hike Boston home page.
It's a groovy blast from the past! Break out your bell bottoms and skate and boogie to some of the greatest hits of the era.
Attendance is first come, first served. Skate rental and pizza included.
Sankofa is a phrase that encourages learning from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, and lifting as we climb.
Celebrate Black culture with an evening of music performances, poetry, art, and more! We will have a conversation on the legacy of racism and discrimination that Black Americans have resisted. Attendees will be invited to write intentions for the Black Diaspora in the spirit of Sankofa.
Join us at the Jamaica Plain branch of the Boston Public Library to discuss the initial findings from our archaeological excavations at the Loring-Greenough House in the fall of 2022.
Joe Bagley, Archaeologist for the City of Boston, will present the initial findings from the dig conducted at the Loring Greenough House in the fall of 2022.
This event is co-sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Historical Society.
It will be a hybrid event, you can attend in person or by Zoom.
Please register for the Zoom event here
The Office of Early Childhood and Countdown to Kindergarten are hosting an information session for Child Care Providers about the Boston Public School (BPS) registration process.
This virtual session provides Child Care Providers with information on how to support their families as they transition to Kindergarten at Boston Public Schools (BPS). The session will provide details on registration, assessments, special education, universal preschool (UPK), transportation and much more!