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Greenovate Boston Leaders training

Become a Greenovate Leader for your community.

April 8, 2019
Event Date2019-04-08T17:30:00 - 2019-04-08T20:30:00

The Greenovate Boston Leaders Program aims to increase understanding of the climate impacts in Boston and the actions required to mitigate the impacts. We want to involve Bostonians as part of the collective action needed in advancing citywide initiatives. Our program gives you the materials and support you need to lead conversations about climate change and climate action.

Register for the event

This program is a great opportunity to network with a wide variety of leaders, learn how to format community discussions around climate change, and to make a positive impact on Boston. 

The training dates are Saturday, April 6Monday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 10. Choose the date and location that works best for you to attend.

The max occupancy for each training is 30 people. Once we've reached 30 people, we will open up a waitlist in the order of submissions. If you are no longer able to attend a training you've signed up for, or want to switch trainings, email David.Corbie@boston.gov

Greenovate Boston will be hosting five in-language trainings (Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese) in May. If you would prefer attending those trainings, please email David Corbie at David.Corbie@boston.gov.

April 8, 2019
Event Date2019-04-08T17:30:00 - 2019-04-08T20:30:00

Greenovate Boston Leaders training

Become a Greenovate Leader for your community.

April 6, 2019
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
  • 6 Cummins Highway
    Boston, MA 02131
  • Contact:
    David Corbie
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roslindale
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-04-06T10:00:00 - 2019-04-06T13:00:00

The Greenovate Boston Leaders Program aims to increase understanding of the climate impacts in Boston and the actions required to mitigate the impacts. We want to involve Bostonians as part of the collective action needed in advancing citywide initiatives. Our program gives you the materials and support you need to lead conversations about climate change and climate action.

Register for the event

This program is a great opportunity to network with a wide variety of leaders, learn how to format community discussions around climate change, and to make a positive impact on Boston. 

The training dates are Saturday, April 6, Monday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 10. Choose the date and location that works best for you to attend.

The max occupancy for each training is 30 people. Once we've reached 30 people, we will open up a waitlist in the order of submissions. If you are no longer able to attend a training you've signed up for, or want to switch trainings, email David.Corbie@boston.gov.

Greenovate Boston will be hosting five in-language trainings (Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese) in May. If you would prefer attending those trainings, please email David Corbie at David.Corbie@boston.gov.

April 6, 2019
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
  • 6 Cummins Highway
    Boston, MA 02131
  • Contact:
    David Corbie
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roslindale
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-04-06T10:00:00 - 2019-04-06T13:00:00

Spring Stewardship Days at Allandale Woods

Volunteers wanted! Help us restore and beautify Allandale Woods urban wild.

June 1, 2019
Event Date2019-06-01T09:00:00 - 2019-06-01T12:00:00

Spring Stewardship Days take place on four Saturdays, beginning April 13. Both individuals and groups are welcome. For more information, contact Paul Sutton at 617-961-3029 or paul.sutton@boston.gov. We have event details below:

Event #1: Genie Beal and Vernal Pool Trail
(7 VFW Parkway)
Saturday, April 13, 2 - 5 p.m.

Event #2: Carriage Path and Bussey Brook / Arbor Day Tree Planting
(19 VFW Parkway)
Saturday, April 27, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Event #3: Leland Road and Hackensack Circle Trailheads
(Meet at end of Leland Rd)
Saturday, May 11, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Event #4: Vincent Road and West Roxbury Parkway Circle Trailheads
(Meet at Vincent Road at Morey Road)
Saturday, June 1, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. (noon)

June 1, 2019
Event Date2019-06-01T09:00:00 - 2019-06-01T12:00:00

Fall Stewardship Days at Allandale Woods

Volunteers wanted for October 5 and 19!

October 5, 2019
Event Date2019-10-05T13:30:00 - 2019-10-05T16:30:00

Help us restore and beautify the Allandale Woods Urban Wild. These Saturday events will take place on October 5 and 19. Both individuals and groups are welcome.

For more information, please download the event flier.

October 5, 2019
Event Date2019-10-05T13:30:00 - 2019-10-05T16:30:00

Canceled:
Spring Stewardship Days at Allandale Woods

Reason for cancellation: Due to the ongoing public health emergency, this event has been canceled.
April 25, 2020
Event Date2020-04-25T14:30:00 - 2020-04-25T17:00:00

Spring Stewardship Days take place on two weekends. Both individuals and groups are welcome. For more information, contact Paul Sutton at 617-961-3029 or paul.sutton@boston.gov.

Event details:

Saturday, April 25, 2020, from 2:30 - 5 p.m., Vernal Pool Ecology with Restoration Planting Workshop

  • Meeting location: Trailhead parking area at 7 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury (at Annunciation Church)

Saturday, May 30, 2020, from 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (noon), Pond/Marsh Ecology with Restoration Planting Workshop

  • Meeting location: Trailhead parking area at 19 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury (adjacent to Willow Path ChildCare) 
April 25, 2020
Event Date2020-04-25T14:30:00 - 2020-04-25T17:00:00

Spring Stewardship Days at Allandale Woods / Arbor Day tree planting

Volunteers wanted! Help us restore and beautify Allandale Woods urban wild with a volunteer Arbor Day tree planting event.

April 27, 2019
Event Date2019-04-27T13:30:00 - 2019-04-27T16:30:00

Spring Stewardship Days take place on four Saturdays, beginning April 13. Both individuals and groups are welcome. For more information, contact Paul Sutton at 617-961-3029 or paul.sutton@boston.gov. We have event details below:

Event #1: Genie Beal and Vernal Pool Trail
(7 VFW Parkway)
Saturday, April 13, 2 - 5 p.m.

Event #2: Carriage Path and Bussey Brook / Arbor Day Tree Planting
(19 VFW Parkway)
Saturday, April 27, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Event #3: Leland Road and Hackensack Circle Trailheads
(Meet at end of Leland Rd)
Saturday, May 11, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Event #4: Vincent Road and West Roxbury Parkway Circle Trailheads
(Meet at Vincent Road at Morey Road)
Saturday, June 1, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. (noon)

April 27, 2019
Event Date2019-04-27T13:30:00 - 2019-04-27T16:30:00

Allandale Woods vernal pool exploration and planting

Join Mass Audubon and the Boston Parks Department's Urban Wilds Program on Arbor Day weekend for a walk at Allandale Woods as we explore life in a vernal pool using nets and microscopes. 

May 1, 2021
Event Date2021-05-01T14:30:00 - 2021-05-01T17:00:00

Vernal pools are temporary ponds formed in the spring due to melting snow.  They are critical habitats for a variety of animal and plant species.  Experience the amazing microscopic world that shares your world every day. 

We will also host a planting of native shrubs to help keep the ecosystem healthy.

Due to current health guidelines we are capping this event at 20 participants.  Masks are required, hand sanitizer will be provided, and social distancing protocols will be followed. Rain date is May 2 at the same time and location.

To register or for more information, contact Paul Sutton at 617-961-3029 or paul.sutton@boston.gov.

May 1, 2021
Event Date2021-05-01T14:30:00 - 2021-05-01T17:00:00

Moakley Park Vision Plan Open House

Boston Parks and Recreation is hosting a Moakley Park Vision Plan Open House on Thursday, March 21 to get introduced to the plan.

March 21, 2019
Event Date2019-03-21T18:00:00

This will be the forth public engagement event to share your thoughts on the new Moakley Park Vision Plan. Refreshments will be provided. Please register for the event through the link below:

RSVP for the event

For more information, please call Allison Perlman at the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-961-3035, or email allison.perlman@boston.gov.

March 21, 2019
Event Date2019-03-21T18:00:00

Boston Public Schools and Greenovate Boston Youth Leaders training

Do you want to learn more about climate change's impacts on Boston? Do you want to be trained as a youth climate leader so you can make your schools and neighborhoods healthier, greener places to learn, play, and live?

January 23, 2019
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    2nd floor of Johnson Building
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Greenovate Boston
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-01-23T16:00:00 - 2019-01-23T18:00:00

Join your fellow Boston Public Schools (BPS) students at a free Greenovate Boston Youth Leaders training led by Greenovate Boston and Boston Public Schools. This training will empower students with City of Boston climate change knowledge, leadership skills to train fellow students, and resources to lead environmental actions back at their schools. Teachers are welcome and encouraged to join their students.

Sign-up to become a youth leader!


About the event

This training is open to any BPS high school student. After completion of the training, Greenovate Boston Youth Leaders will be expected to return to their schools and organize other motivated students for:

  1. Participation in a similar training (a peer training experience) at their school.
  2. Selection and completion of a school-based environmental action. Greenovate Boston funding will be available to support the students' actions. Ideas for actions will be brainstormed and shared at the training.
  3. Students will be invited to share their leadership with BPS and the City during a celebration in May/June.
  4. BPS will support the ongoing continuation of the students' efforts through the formation of a permanent school-based student environmental organization or club (like BLS Youth Climate Action Network), or individual students' leadership efforts in their own neighborhoods.

Greenovate Boston and BPS staff will support students throughout all four steps. Support will include in-person coaching and mentoring, networking connections, funding, and access to resources needed for the actions.

  • Training will be held Wednesday, January 23, from 4 - 6 p.m. at Teen Central within the Copley Boston Public Library, Johnson building, second floor, 700 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116. Copley Library is located near Copley Station on the Green Line, Back Bay Station on the Orange Line, and the 39 bus route.
  • Food and drinks will be provided during the training.
January 23, 2019
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 700 Boylston Street
    2nd floor of Johnson Building
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Greenovate Boston
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-01-23T16:00:00 - 2019-01-23T18:00:00

Boston Common Tree Lighting

The City of Boston and guests from the Province of Nova Scotia will celebrate the 83rd Annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common on Thursday, December 5. 

December 5, 2024
Event Date2024-12-05T18:00:00

Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, and title sponsor The Province of Nova Scotia will host Boston’s signature holiday celebration, the 83rd annual Boston Common Tree Lighting, on Thursday, December 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Boston Common, adjacent to the Visitor’s Information Center at 139 Tremont Street. 

The event is supported by title sponsor Province of Nova Scotia, presenting sponsor Amazon, signature sponsors JetBlue and Meet Boston, community sponsors Bank of America and Constellation, and media partners WCVB Channel 5 and The Boston Globe. A sampling village will feature giveaways and refreshments from JetBlue, H.P. Hood, New England Coffee, Harry Potter, The Exhibition, and Raising Cane’s while supplies last. Sponsors of the “Make the Common Glow for the Holidays” who make the lighting of the Common and Public Garden possible include The Lynch Family Foundation, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the Friends of the Public Garden, and Gilbane Building Company.

WCVB Channel 5’s Chronicle co-anchors Anthony Everett and Shayna Seymour will host Channel 5’s live broadcast of the event beginning at 7:00 p.m. American Authors, 5x platinum recording artists, and 2x Grammy nominees who got their start in Boston at Berklee College of Music, will headline with hit songs like “Best Day of My Life” and “Christmas Karaoke”. This year’s entertainment includes Halifax pop singer-songwriter Ria Mae, songs from A Christmas Carol performed by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, the soulful melodies of Mi’kmaq folk artist and fiddler Morgan Toney, the legendary vocals of Boston-based jazz and gospel icon Renese King, a heartwarming performance by the Boston Children’s Chorus, and more.

The holiday lights throughout both parks will light up in sequence shortly before 8 p.m. when Mayor Wu is joined onstage by Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

A sampling village will feature a photo-op, giveaways, and refreshments from several companies while supplies last.

Immediately following the celebration on the Boston Common, Mayor Michelle Wu, the Friends of the Public Garden, and the Committee to Light Commonwealth Avenue Mall will  flip the switch to light up Commonwealth Avenue Mall. 

Please call (617) 635-4505 or visit our tree lighting page for more information about the festivities. To stay up to date with news and events in Boston parks, sign up for the email list  and follow the social channels @bostonparksdept on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

December 5, 2024
Event Date2024-12-05T18:00:00
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