Dorchester Beach Fest cancelled
The one-day outdoor event planned for Saturday, August 14 at Malibu and Savin Hill Beaches has been cancelled.
Friends of Savin Hill Shores and the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association say that the summer festival will be back next year to celebrate the ever-improving Dorchester waterfront.
But all Dorchester residents can still enjoy Dorchester’s shoreline – including the Neponset River and Dorchester Bay’s beaches - for free this summer and fall!
Green Activities for Youth
Boston R.O.C.K.S!!! (Recreational Opportunities for City Kids) has gone green, with free, drop-in green activities for Dorchester youth until mid-August. Boston R.O.C.K.S!!! Goes Green, which continues until mid-August, combines environmental education components with fun youth activities. For more information about Boston R.O.C.K.S!!!, visit www.bostonyouthzone.com
Elmhurst Park Growing Green
- Boston Project Ministries
- 15 Elmhurst St., 02124
- Monday–Thursday, 12:30 – 4:30p.m.
- For ages 5-12
- Different activities every day, including double dutch, soccer, creative arts, community gardening, and gardening-oriented Bible study
- A Bike Day with DotBike is planned for July/early August
Boston R.O.C.K.S Out!!!
- Holland Community Center 85 Olney Street, 02121
- For ages 8-18
- Monday–Friday, 11a.m.–5p.m.
Boston R.O.C.K.S. the Park!!!
- Garvey Park, Neponset Ave. , 02122
- For ages 8-18
- Monday–Friday, 2p.m.–8p.m.
Neponset River Trail Extension Project
Over 100 residents of Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, and Milton attended a public meeting in May to hear about alternatives for linking the Neponset Greenway where it now ends at Central Avenue in Milton to Mattapan Square and upriver trails in Hyde Park and beyond. The planned extension to Blue Hill Avenue will open about 7 miles of trail along the Neponset River, connecting Pope John Paul II Park in Dorchester to the Neponset Valley Parkway in Hyde Park, providing a regionally linked recreational amenity and bike commuting option. Joe Orfant, Chief of the Bureau of Planning and Resource Protection at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), presented an update on the Neponset River Trail Extension Project, including several different route options.
Two site walks have been scheduled by DCR on July 22 and 26, 6:30-8:30 PM, and the public comment period has been extended to August 14, 2010. In early fall, DCR will hold a second public meeting to present the recommended alternative.
Volunteer to Clean Up the Neponset Estuary, July 18
Join the Neponset River Watershed Association for a fun morning in the salt marsh, removing trash from this beautiful and unique ecosystem. This is a great activity for families, teens, and adults alike!
The salt marsh acts as a filter for the Neponset, catching nutrients and debris as the water flows out to sea. As a result, we get a rich wetland habitat that supports a diversity of plants, fish, mollusks, insects and birds, but we also get an accumulation of trash from the water. You’ll be helping clean the estuary so it can offer its beauty to many more generations.
Gloves and tools will be provided, but please wear rain boots or other mud-worthy shoes, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Hats, sunscreen and insect repellent are recommended.
The NepRWA will provide coffee and bagels in the morning, and pizza for lunch — many thanks to Radio Coffeehouse, Brueggers Bagels, and The Currach Bistro & Pizza!
Meet at 10AM in the parking lot off Granite Avenue at Hill Top Street, in Dorchester. View a map of the area. Public transit options: Butler Station on the Mattapan Trolley line, or Granite Ave on the 215 Bus from Quincy Center / Ashmont Station. RSVP to NepRWA Intern Alexa McKenzie at alexamck@yahoo.com or 781-575-0354 ext. 306.
