The City of Boston's Environment Department and Parks and Recreation Department are organizing a cleanup at the Rivermoor Urban Wild in West Roxbury. The clean-up will take place on: 

Saturday, October 19, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
201 Rivermoor Street, West Roxbury

Sign up for the cleanup

A major component of the clean-up will be the picking up and disposing of trash in the surrounding area. Another component will involve the physical removal and disposal of invasive species. 

Invasive species are a group of organisms that are not native to a specific area and are harmful to the native organisms. This is due to the competition for resources that they create among the native organisms. 

The Parks and Recreation Department will lead the education and removal of invasive species portion of the event. They will help volunteers identify and remove the invasive species that are affecting the Rivermoor Urban Wilds.

If you would like to be a part of this event, please fill out this form. If you need assistance getting to and from Rivermoor, please note that in this form and a representative will contact you to coordinate transportation. 

1. Water (or a water bottle)
2. Sunscreen
3. A hat
4. Sunglasses
5. Bug Spray
6. Close-toed shoes

We will need people to drive volunteers to and from Rivermoor, so if you have a car and are willing, please indicate that below. 

To learn more, check out the Urban Wilds page and the West Roxbury Urban Wilds website. If you have any questions, please email Greenovate Boston at greenovate@boston.gov.

The City of Boston's Environment Department and Parks and Recreation Department are organizing a cleanup at the Sherrin Street Woods Urban Wild in Hyde Park. The cleanup will take place on: 

Saturday, September 28, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
280 Austin Street, Hyde Park 02136

Sign up for the cleanup

A major component of the cleanup will be the picking up and disposing of trash in the surrounding area. Another component will involve the physical removal and disposal of invasive species. 

Invasive species are a group of organisms that are not native to a specific area and are harmful to the native organisms. This is due to the competition for resources that they create among the native organisms. 

The Parks and Recreation Department will lead the education and removal of invasive species portion of the event. They will help volunteers identify and remove the invasive species that are affecting the Sherrin Street Woods Urban Wild.

1. Water (or a water bottle)
2. Sunscreen
3. A hat
4. Sunglasses
5. Bug Spray
6. Close-toed shoes
7. Pants or sweatpants
8. Tools and gloves, if you have them

To learn more, check out the Urban Wilds page and the West Roxbury Urban Wilds website. If you have any questions, please email Greenovate Boston at greenovate@boston.gov.

We take everything, including pants, coats, hats, and suits. For more info and a list of acceptable items, visit our recycling clothing page.

We don't take commercial material from businesses. You can find out more about the materials we will — and won't — take on our recycling electronics page.

The City of Boston's Environment Department and Parks and Recreation Department are organizing a clean-up at the Allandale Woods Urban Wild in West Roxbury. The clean-up will take place on:

Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
21 Vincent Road, 02132

Sign up for the event

A major component of the cleanup will be the picking up and disposing of trash in the surrounding area. Another component will involve the physical removal and disposal of invasive species.

Invasive species are a group of organisms that are not native to a specific area and are harmful to the native organisms. This is due to the competition for resources that they create among the native organisms.

The Parks and Recreation Department will lead the education and removal of invasive species portion of the event. They will help volunteers identify and remove the invasive species that are affecting the Allandale Woods Urban Wild.

1. Water
2. Jacket
3. A hat
4. Sunglasses
5. Bug Spray
6. Close-toed shoes
7. Pants or sweatpants
8. Tools and gloves, if you have them.

• Urban Wilds Initiative
• West Roxbury Urban Wilds

If you have any questions, please email Greenovate Boston at greenovate@boston.gov.

After residing at the Franklin Park Zoo for the winter, the City's favorite swans, Romeo and Juliet, will return to the Boston Public Garden for another beautiful Boston summer. 

The swans will be returned to the lagoon following a parade that begins at the Beacon and Charles Street corner of the park, near the “Make Way for Ducklings” statues.  Led by a brass band, carts beautifully decorated by Boston’s Winston Flowers will help usher the swans to the release site.

The accompanying entertainment program, sponsored in part by the Friends of the Public Garden, begins at 10:15 a.m.  The celebration will include a brass band, face painters, a reading of “Make Way for Ducklings” led by the Boston Park Rangers, and children’s activities presented by the Four Seasons Hotel Boston.  In-kind sponsors HP Hood LLC and the Four Seasons Hotel Boston will provide refreshments.

The City of Boston's Environment Department and Parks and Recreation Department are organizing a cleanup at the Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild in Roslindale. The cleanup will take place on:

Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
40 Selwyn street, Boston, MA 02131

Sign up for the event

A major component of the cleanup will be the picking up and disposing of trash in the surrounding area. Another component will involve the physical removal and disposal of invasive species. 

Invasive species are a group of organisms that are not native to a specific area and are harmful to the native organisms. This is due to the competition for resources that they create among the native organisms. 

The Parks and Recreation Department will lead the education and removal of invasive species portion of the event. They will help volunteers identify and remove the invasive species that are affecting the Roslindale Wetlands Urban Wild.

Please remember to bring: 

1. Water
2. Jacket
3. A hat
4. Sunglasses
5. Bug Spray
6. Close-toed shoes
7. Pants or sweatpants
8. Tools and gloves, if you have them

You can learn more about the Urban Wilds Initiative, and the Roslindale Urban Wilds online. If you have any questions, please email Greenovate Boston at greenovate@boston.gov.