Fens
Take A Virtual Tour of the Back Bay Fens
January 22, 2011 1:00 – 2:30 PM Shattuck Emerald Necklace Visitor Center 125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115 The Emerald Necklace Conservancy invites you to a multimedia adaptation of the popular walking tours of the park. From the warmth and comfort of the Shattuck Emerald Necklace Visitor Center, docents Stan Everett and Lucy Robb [...]
Makeover Leaves Fens Footbridges Smoother, More Accessible
by Barbara Brooks Simons Over the summer, the two footbridges crossing the Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens underwent “rehabilitation” and resurfacing. The bridges provide a physical link between the East and West Fens, handy for both residents and park visitors. One bridge leads from near the Museum of Fine Arts to Clemente Field, [...]
Emerald Necklace Visitor/Volunteer Center Now Open
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Opens New Visitor and Volunteer Center in the Back Bay Fens Restoration of historic H. H. Richardson building in the Fens establishes a visitor center and permanent home for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy Artist’s seasonal rendering Photo: Emily Muldoon Boston, MA – (January 18, 2011) The Emerald Necklace Conservancy announces the opening [...]
News Notes – February 3
University evacuates 3 students from Egypt By Colin Young/The Huntington News – 2/03/11 Three students enrolled in the university‘s study abroad program in Cairo, Egypt returned to Boston last night after spending more than a week in the politically unstable country. Danielle Kluger, a middler criminal justice major who was one of three Northeastern students [...]
Olmsted Movie Opens at MFA September 22
By David Hugh Smith On September 22, the Museum of Fine Arts will show The Olmsted Legacy: America’s Urban Parks, a new documentary on Frederick Law Olmsted, whose visionary design of the Back Bay Fens did so much to shape the neighborhood around it. The film features award-winning actor Kevin Kline as the voice of [...]
News Notes – April 6
Large brush fire sweeps Fens area By Ursula Munn, Globe Correspondent – April 5, 2010 A brush fire that broke out in the Fens this evening was put out after a “good two-and-a-half hours of chasing it,” according to Stephen MacDonald, Boston Fire Department spokesman. About 50 firefighters battled the blaze, he said, which started [...]