Join the City of Boston, Charles River Watershed Association, Mass Audubon, and Boston Water and Sewer Commission for a community meeting to kick off this restoration project. The project seeks to restore part of Canterbury Brook and its wetlands at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center and a neighboring parcel, aiming to increase ecological health, reduce flood risk, improve water quality, and enhance community access to nature in the watershed. We hope you’ll join us to learn more about this new project and share your input!

Visit crwa.org/events/boston-nature-center-wetland-restoration-community-meeting to register for in-person attendance.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact allie.rowe@boston.gov or 617-963-4966. 

Join us to celebrate civic love!

For 90 minutes, attendees will be paired with one stranger and will each ask each other a series of 36 pre-created questions, ranging from “Who was your most memorable teacher in school?” to “Who is an unsung hero in your community?” These conversations are aimed at connecting with and getting to know your neighbors and community.

The civic love celebration doesn’t end there! The BPL will also provide postcard “valentines” that participants can use to write to their local community organizations and elected officials about anything that is important to them. Valentine’s chocolates will also be provided!

Inspired by The National Public Housing Museum’s 36 Questions for Civic Love program, this event is designed to connect strangers, and strengthen relationships between neighbors, BPL patrons, and your community.

What is Civic Love? The National Public Housing Museum defines civic love as “one’s love for society, expressed through a commitment to the common good. It is a belief in the idea that we’re all better off, when we are all better off. We manifest it through all kinds of actions — volunteering, marching, speaking against systemic injustice, making reparations — but the love itself is the emotional heart of the work.”