Emerald Necklace Conservancy

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Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Our mission

Our mission is to restore and improve the Emerald Necklace for all.

Opportunities

Woodlands Volunteer Corps

Help implement a comprehensive woodlands management program and promote a healthier forest through activities ranging from removing invasive plant species to conditioning forest soil.

  • Occasional, Monthly
  • Teens, Adults
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10)
  • Physical, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekends

Tuesdays with Roses

Volunteers work in the Rose Garden deadheading and pruning roses and weeding the rose beds and borders. Training and tools provided. This opportunity is seasonal.

  • Occasional, Weekly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10)
  • Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings

Docent Program

Docents are volunteers trained to lead interpretive walking tours of the Back Bay Fens, Riverway, Olmsted Park and Jamaica Pond for the general public and special interest groups. Docents also may assist with visitor programming and lead or host activities at the Shattuck Visitor Center or on site in the Emerald Necklace parks

  • Weekly, Monthly
  • Adults
  • Individuals
  • Outdoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Volunteer Ambassador

Volunteer to be an Emerald Necklace Ambassador and share your enthusiasm for the parks with others. Park Ambassadors greet visitors at the Shattuck Visitor Center in the Back Bay Fens and represent the Conservancy at fairs and festivals hosted by other organizations.

  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends
How you help

Let your enthusiasm translate to volunteering. The 1,100 acres of the Emerald Necklace need willing hands and hearts to return the park to the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted.

About us

Honoring the Olmsted legacy of parks for all, we bring people together to preserve, protect and advocate for the Emerald Necklace Parks. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy connects people and parks and conserves the Emerald Necklace through projects and programs to enrich the visitor experience and restore and renew the landscape, waterways and parkways.