Visionary parks advocate and co-founder of the Olmsted Network (formerly the National Association of Olmsted Parks), Betsy Shure Gross was honored with a prestigious Caroline
In a moving Cognoscenti essay about the significance of reclaiming—or “unburying”—urban waterways, Berklee College of Music professor Jan Donley writes about river daylighting as a
The Muddy River Restoration Project Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee (MMOC) joins with parks advocates nationwide to mark the passing of Betsy Shure Gross. Betsy
In her July 23rd tribute to MMOC co-founder and guiding spirit Betsy Shure Gross, reporter Celeste Alcalay cites the “Olmsted renaissance” that Betsy inspired: “She
By Ellen E. Faszewski, Ph.D., Clinical Faculty in Science Education, Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development This spring, Dr. Faszewski presented the
Studio Without Walls’ 26th annual exhibition presents 21 local artists’ vivid interpretations of the Muddy River Parks. “Dream Upon the River” uses the backdrop of
Kudos to Leslie Pond for reporting on the 19th Annual Muddy River Symposium, a collaboration of the Colleges of the Fenway Center for Sustainability and
In partnership with the Colleges of the Fenway Center for Sustainability and the Environment, the MMOC co-hosted the Annual Muddy River Symposium at Simmons University
The Colleges of the Fenway Center for Sustainability and the Environment and the Muddy River Restoration Project Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee (MMOC) present the 19th
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