Join the Boston Park Rangers at the Jamaica Pond Nature Center this February to discover the forgotten past of Jamaica Pond’s Ice Industry, view our natural history collection, or check in with a Boston Park Ranger as we open up the JP Nature Center for a limited schedule.

Operating Schedule: 

• OPEN - Friday - February 7, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
• OPEN - Sunday - February 9, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• OPEN - Friday - February 21, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
• OPEN - Tuesday - February 25, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Accessibility

The Jamaica Pond Nature Center  is accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. 

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage

Join the Boston Park Rangers at the Jamaica Pond Nature Center this February to discover the forgotten past of Jamaica Pond’s Ice Industry, view our natural history collection, or check in with a Boston Park Ranger as we open up the JP Nature Center for a limited schedule.

Operating Schedule: 

• OPEN - Friday - February 7, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
• OPEN - Saturday - February 15, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
• OPEN - Friday - February 21, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
• OPEN - Tuesday - February 25, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Accessibility

The Jamaica Pond Nature Center  is accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. 

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage

Join the Boston Park Rangers at the Jamaica Pond Nature Center this February to discover the forgotten past of Jamaica Pond’s Ice Industry, view our natural history collection, or check in with a Boston Park Ranger as we open up the JP Nature Center for a limited schedule.

Operating Schedule: 

• OPEN - Sunday - February 9, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
• OPEN - Saturday - February 15, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
• OPEN - Friday - February 21, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 
• OPEN - Tuesday - February 25, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Accessibility

The Jamaica Pond Nature Center  is accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. 

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage

Join the Boston Park Rangers for a snowshoeing tour around Boston’s historic Franklin Park. Snowshoeing is a fun and healthy way to enjoy the outdoors and further explore The Emerald Necklace in the winter. Park Rangers will demonstrate and instruct all the snowshoeing basics. Then, you'll be led on an hour-long guided tour, where we will uncover some of the plants and wildlife that thrive in the wintry New England environment.

• Meeting Location: William J. Devine Golf Course parking lot --1 Circuit Dr. Boston, MA 02121
• A limited supply of snowshoes will be available for use during the event. 
• Please dress accordingly and be prepared for winter weather conditions
• For ages 12+
• In the event that we are unable to snowshoe, the program will be conducted as a walking tour

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

 Join the Boston Park Rangers for a 30 minute meet-and-greet with one of our equine partners and learn they're fed, groomed, tacked up and ready for their patrol in your parks.

 Programs are subject to be canceled due to potentially hazardous weather conditions.

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom. 

Meeting ID: 885 1550 2205

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s).

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom. 

Meeting ID: 842 3102 7654

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s). 

This workshop will explore what plastics are,  and what we are learning about their toxicity and effects on human health.  From there we will brainstorm what we can do to reduce our own risks and decrease our use of plastic.

Dr. Bridget Lee is an emergency physician at NeighborHealth in East Boston, where she runs a sustainability team.  She is also a member of Greater Boston Beyond Plastic and is on their speaker’s bureau, and helps to educate healthcare providers on how and why to reduce plastic in their practice.  

Members of Boston's Zero Waste Team will also be there to share resources for reducing and managing waste in Boston.