Sunset on the Charles River along Soldier's Field Road
Dear Conservancy Volunteers,
Happy New Year!
Thank you to the volunteers that helped us out in December. If you haven't joined us yet, think about coming out for an event in 2012 to renew your parklands! And during these winter months if you're not volunteering, there are still plenty of things to do! Check out our calendar for a list of events related to our beautiful parklands. Consider joining us for our Young Professionals Group, kickoff event this January 18th at OM to talk about all of the fun events we'll hold with the Young Professionals Group.
So thank you again to all of you who volunteered in the past year and we hope to see you at another Conservancy Volunteer Event soon!
MIT Sigma Kappa Students cleaned up Magazine Beach
This December, the MIT Sigma Kappa students helped clean up Magazine Beach! They did a terrific job raking leaves throughout the park and filled a whole dumpster full of compost bags! Students picked up garbage throughout the whole park, making it more inviting for visitors. With wood provided by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, MIT students replaced the tops of some worn out picnic tables and gave them a fresh coat of paint. Nice job MIT students, Magazine Beach looks much improved from your efforts!
MIT Kappa Sigma Students fix picnic tables at Magazine Beach
Join CRC for a winter tree pruning event in Cambridge! Pruning trees helps keep trees healthy by removing dead, diseased, and broken limbs. Preventative measures and well maintained trees are more likely to withstand severe weather.
To RSVP, please contact Danielle Stehlik, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator at dms@thecharles.org.
Young Professionals Snowshoeing Event
The CRC is starting a Young Professionals Group! 2 great events coming up:
Young Professionals Kickoff Event Join us for our kickoff event at OM Restaurantin Harvard Square January 18th from 6-7:30PM. There will be a short presentation about the CRC, introduction to our snowshoeing event in February, and time to give feedback about other young professionals events that you'd like to be a part of. CRC will provide appetizers and raffle tickets will be available for purchase for your chance to win great prizes! For more information and to RSVP, see our event on Facebook.
Wintry Fun with our Young Professionals Snowshoeing Event
Interested in enjoying the outdoors in a different way this winter? Join us for a walk around Herter Park with snowshoes! Don't have any? No problem! The Conservancy will bring snowshoes for people that don't have them for $15/pair. Feel free to bring your own snowshoes if you have a pair. Click here to register in advance if you're interested in joining us- and we hope to see you in the Wintry Wonderland of Herter Park!
Location:Herter Park, Boston (We will meet at 1PM in the large parking lot off of Soldiers Field Road, at the end of Everett Street. Public transportation also available-bus numbers 66 or 86 from Harvard Square)
Time: 1PM-3PM
Date: Saturday, February 4th.
Cost of ticket: there are two types of tickets:
Snowshoe rental: $15 Bring your own snowshoes: $0
Conservancy Volunteers Sponsors
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.
