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| Volunteer Update
October 2011
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Dyax volunteers get muddy helping out!
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State Street volunteers sprucing up railings by river
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Dear Conservancy Volunteers, Thank you to everyone that volunteered with us in September! With your help the Parklands look much better. Together we've painted railings and park benches, removed invasive species, cleared shoreline vistas, and planted garden beds. As fall approaches and the landscapes change, so do our projects on the river. It's time again for CRC's Annual Daffodil Bulb Planting Campaign, and thanks to our friends at Mahoney's Garden Center there will be another 10,000 bulbs to plant along the parklands. Thank you to those of you who have already volunteered this month - we've had a lot of fun events! We hope to see you at another Conservancy Volunteer event soon! All the Best, Danielle Stehlik   Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator dms@thecharles.org
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3rd Annual Daffodil Bulb Planting Campaign
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Mahoney's is offering a marketing opportunity for other nonprofits! Please email Paul Waxman if your nonprofit group would be interested in having a free booth at Mahoney's Winter Market in Winchester. It's a great way to raise awareness about your organization.
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Sunday, November 13th
9:00am-noon
Cleanup at Magazine Beach in Cambridge. We'll be weeding, raking leaves, planting bulbs, and picking up trash! Please email Danielle if interested in volunteering.
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Sea-Dar volunteers weeded the staircases by Eliot Bridge
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9:00am-noon Bulb planting event near the Anderson Bridge in Boston! Please email Danielle if interested in volunteering. For more information or to RSVP please contact Danielle Stehlik, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator at dms@thecharles.org  | |
Winter Wyman bulb planting volunteers!
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Plan your corporate or community volunteer day! Does your corporation, business, community group, or school want to volunteer? Volunteer days are an excellent way to build group camaraderie all while giving back to the Charles River Parklands. Working with the Charles River Conservancy's Volunteer Coordinator we can design a volunteer day specifically for you! |
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A Shout-Out to Recent Volunteers
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MIT City Days group volunteered along the Memorial Drive
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Gay for Good, Boston Rotary Club, and Bunker Hill volunteers widened bike path in Watertown
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pruning sucker growth from cherry trees, clearing vistas, and breaking down damaged tree limbs. State Street helped out by painting the railings between River Street and Western Avenue Bridges, covering graffiti and preventing rust from setting in. With volunteers from Dyax Corp we removed invasive species and opened a walkway in the area next to the Arsenal Bridge; making it more inviting to walk through. They did a tremendous job removing two huge trees that fell down in the most recent storm. On Charles River Road in Watertown volunteers from Gay for Good, Boston Rotary Club, and Bunker Hill Community College widened bike path by removing overgrown vegetation. Terrific job volunteers! Your work makes the bike paths safer! Great work by all! The parklands are looking better all the time - but there is still more to do. Want to lend a hand? Looking to spend a day outdoors? Look no further! Join Conservancy Volunteers at an Open Volunteer Event! |
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Daffodils - like the ones we're planting along the Charles - tulips, hyacinths, crocuses, and allium are perfect for planting in the fall.
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Springtime daffodil blooms along the river banks
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The combination of cooler air temperatures and mildly warm soil temperatures in the fall provides a low-stress environment for roots to develop. And planting the bulbs is easy: pointy side up; round side down (for the roots to establish). They can be planted in clusters or layers of varying depth-sticking between 5 and 8 inches below the ground, and you'll want to make sure the soil is evenly broken up. A little bit of compost could also help in sandier soils. Check out website for more details.
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Conservancy Volunteers Sponsors
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We appreciate the support that help us in our parkland stewardship:
 
 
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The Charles River Conservancy
Danielle Stehlik Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator dms@thecharles.org (617) 300-8173 4 Brattle Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
The Charles River Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing advocacy and renewal of the Charles River Parklands. We need your financial support to carry on our work.
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Azaleas in bloom in Herter Park
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