On Monday July 14 at 7 p.m. the Franklin Park Coalition will host a virtual meeting with the Parks and Recreation Department to launch the City's restoration of Franklin Park's woodlands and natural areas. The Department's Urban Wilds and Natural Areas Team, which was recently charged with the task of creating and overseeing a Franklin Park natural areas crew, will participate in a presentation and discussion of the new ecological restoration efforts in Long Crouch Woods and elsewhere in Franklin Park.  The meeting will be an excellent opportunity for the community and new Parks staff to meet each other and discuss restoration approaches for implementing the 2022 Franklin Park Action Plan, as well as to plan volunteer days, educational programs and other ways the community can get involved with this long-term restoration effort.

At a public hearing held on June 11, 2025, the Air Pollution Control Commission (APCC) voted to open a public comment period on draft BERDO regulations related to flexibility measure application processes, third-party verification, and other existing BERDO processes such as campus-level reporting and emissions calculations.  You can find the draft Regulations and Policies and Procedures (clean and redlined versions) here. 

As part of this process, the BERDO Team is hosting a virtual listening session to provide the public with an additional opportunity to comment and provide feedback on the draft language. The event will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, June 25 at 1:30 p.m. Registration is required.

Register here

To learn more about the regulations update process, visit boston.gov/berdo-regulations.

Notice of Accommodations: Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at energyreporting@boston.gov  or at 617-635-3850 x5.

SPARK Boston, in collaboration with the Boston Cyclist Union and the Office of Civic Organizing,  will be hosting its first Bike Brigade Clean-Up in Jamaica Plain on May 31st. Bringing bike power to neighborhood clean-ups, this new twist on a classic volunteer opportunity will have attendees picking up and riding through Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. You can register to attend with the link here. 

Participants will be meeting and ending at BCYF Curtis Hall (20 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130) and can plan to stop at:

• Jamaica Pond Boathouse

• Forest Hills Mall

• English High School