We hope 2013 is a year when your dreams come true.
We plan to work less, play more, explore more, enjoy our friends, and share the fun with our BostonZest circle of regular readers, twitter followers, and occasional visitors to the site.
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This waterfront gem wouldn't be the welcoming and attractive part of the city that it is without the efforts of this group. The next time you enjoy the park consider making a small donation of your time or money to the all-volunteer group that makes it a better place.
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This waterfront gem wouldn't be the welcoming and attractive part of the city that it is without the efforts of this group. The next time you enjoy the park consider making a small donation of your time or money to the all-volunteer group that makes it a better place.
Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
This waterfront gem wouldn't be the welcoming and attractive part of the city that it is without the efforts of this group. The next time you enjoy the park consider making a small donation of your time or money to the all-volunteer group that makes it a better place.
Thanks to everyone who hops over to Amazon from here to do their shopping. We appreciate your support. It doesn't cost you any more but they put a few coins in our tip jar.
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
You put together a team, check in at 2:20 pm on the 21st at the designated location, pick up your sheet of sidewalk clues, and set out to find 15 secret objects. By 4 pm, you return to the starting point to see if you've won and enjoy sharing hunt stories with other teams.
It sounds like a great way to enjoy a summer afternoon with friends in the city while becoming better acquainted with a great organization. WalkBoston is the one group that stands up for walkers, first and foremost, in this city.
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Just as you might require further tests after a medical procedure, there is a Boston landmark park getting a follow-up health exam of its own. So, how’s the patient doing?
After undergoing a thorough air spading one year ago, a block of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall is beginning to show signs of recovery.
We had a chance to follow arborist Chuck Sherzi Jr., this spring, as he performed a series of tests to assess the health of this historic park between Mass Ave & Hereford Street. (map)
(Once the video starts, you can select the HD video option for higher quality viewing.)
Using Cornell University’s Soil Health Assessment guidelines, Sherzi demonstrated how he checks the physical, chemical, and biological condition of the soil with special emphasis on compaction– a major threat to this area. He stressed the need for turf management that includes: irrigation, mowing, reseeding, aerating, and a yearly top-dressing with compost, to help minimize the problem.
As we await analysis of all the data gathered, Sherzi told us he was encouraged by what he’d found during his day of testing. And, what’s more, he said results from this demonstration project will benefit not only parks like this, “but also smaller spaces, the backyard garden, commercial sites, among others.”
For a look at how this pilot restoration effort began, see the first video in this series: Air Spading a Boston Landmark.
If you are a serious gardener, parks advocate, or farmer, here are links to download copies of two publications that Chuck Sherzi recommends:
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