CHARLES RIVER PARKLANDS
UPDATE
September 2004
Archives—Table of Contents
Program Spotlight
RiverSing
Thanks to all those who joined us and the Revels for the first annual RiverSing!
Over 2,000 community members filled the Parklands on September 22nd to celebrate
the arrival of fall with song, dance and light at the Weeks Footbridge. If you
enjoyed the event and would like to help support next year's RiverSing or the
Conservancy's ongoing stewardship of the Charles River Parklands, please contribution
today! You can either mail in a check or donate online.
Share your thoughts on RiverSing
Help us capture the magic of the first annual RiverSing! Email crc@thecharles.org
with your thoughts about the autumnal equinox celebration—share a favorite
image or moment of the evening with us to help us create a RiverSing scrapbook!
Weeks Bridge Happenings
If you weren't able to join us for RiverSing, head down to the Weeks Bridge at
night to see its new architectural lighting by light designer John Powell. Many
thanks to Harvard University, the LEF Foundation, the DCR and many others for
making the permanent lighting possible!
Conservancy Volunteers are working with the Northeastern University chapter
of the American Society of Civil Engineers who designed and are installing a more
sustainable solution to the extensive erosion problems around the bridge's base
(on the Cambridge side). Keep an eye out for new pavement, landscaping, lawn restoration
and graffiti removal. Learn
more about the engineering students.
 Charles
River Skatepark: Mark your Calendars!
HalfPipe to Heaven - Thursday, October 21st, 6:00-9:00pm at Avalon, 15
Landsdowne Street
An evening to benefit Greater Boston's new, world-class Charles River Skatepark.
Join Mayor Thomas Menino and Mayor Michael Sullivan and "get on board"
with the Charles River Skatepark project. Enjoy dinner and drinks provided by
some of Boston's best restaurants, music by WFNX DJ Chris Rucker, a skateboarding
exhibition by the Eastern Boarder Skate Team and a raffle and silent auction!
Tickets: Ages 39 and under: Pay your age. Ages 39 and over: Pay twice
your age.
For tickets, call Noah Stockman at
the CRC office, or reserve
them online!
Advocacy
The governor announced his vetoes of the supplemental budget last Friday. While
a few environmental items were vetoed or reduced, generally speaking, the environment
did all right. You might be interested to learn that the Department of Conservation
and Recreation (2800-0107) capital projects budget was reduced by $2,030,000.
Thanks to the Environmental League of Massachusetts for compiling information
about the budget.
Conservancy Volunteers
Come out and volunteer!
Fall is here and there's no better way to spend a glorious autumn day than volunteering
on the Charles River Parklands with the Conservancy! For a list of dates and ways
to get involved, click here.
The Conservancy Volunteers schedule for the fall is filling up fast, so now is
the time to set up a service day for your company or community group by contacting
volunteer coordinator, Evan Moss by phone or email: edm@thecharles.org.
CRC Calendar
From guided tours, to concerts along the riverbanks, to taking a jog or bike
ride, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the Charles River Parklands this fall.
For a list of upcoming events, visit the CRC
Calendar.
 Pictures
of the Month
FayFoto of Boston volunteered to photograph RiverSing on September 22nd. In
case you missed the autumnal equinox celebration, visit our RiverSing
photo gallery.
If you have a picture you'd like to submit for a future picture of the month,
please contact us at crc@thecharles.org.
To see previous pictures of the month, see the archives
page.
Support the Charles River Conservancy
For those of you who have recently given to the Charles River Conservancy,
thank you. Your support is vital if the Charles River Conservancy is going to
be able to continue the renewal and stewardship of the Charles River Parklands.
If you haven't given yet this year please consider supporting the Conservancy.
You can donate by check, credit card or online.
Our telephone number and mailing address are in the column to the left.
The Charles River Conservancy takes as its mission the renewal and stewardship
of the Charles River Parklands and their surroundings, particularly parks, parkways
and bridges. The Conservancy engages in numerous Parklands restoration and improvement
initiatives, including access and safety, education and outreach, and planning
and maintenance programs, and relies heavily on individual contributions. To support
the Charles River Conservancy, click here.
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