The Brookline GreenSpace Alliance: Stewards of Open Space
A highlight of the July 8th meeting of the MMOC was a presentation by Sean Lynn-Jones, MMOC member and president of the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance
July 9, 2026
A highlight of the July 8th meeting of the MMOC was a presentation by Sean Lynn-Jones, MMOC member and president of the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance
A guest blog post, written and generously shared by the Emerald Necklace Conservatory and Charlesgate Alliance. Kudos to all! The MassDOT Project to reconstruct the
Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development Professor Ellen Faszewski and MMOC Administrator Matt Eddy led a class of Boston University students on
Across the United States, the 1970’s and 1980’s marked a resurgence of interest in Olmsted and his landscapes. Activists in Boston and Brookline realized the unappreciated treasure that Olmsted had bequeathed to his adopted home – the six-mile linear water-park and Parkways now known as The Emerald Necklace.
“We want a ground to which people may easily go after their day’s work is done, where they may stroll for an hour, seeing, hearing, and feeling nothing of the bustle and jar of the streets.”
– Frederick Law Olmsted, 1870