Press Releases

View latest and past Boston Natural Areas Network press releases and news coverage.

2010 Press Releases
*Press Release Title*	Release Date
Winter Snowshoe Walk through Fowl Meadow January 1	1/21/2010
Discover Winter Wildlife in Hyde Park's Stony Brook Reservation February 6	1/21/2010
Film Screening of "The Garden" with Discussion	1/22/2010
Snowshoe the Neponset River in Mattapan on February 18	2/8/2010
35th Annual Gardeners’ Gathering March 20	3/3/2010
Free Gardening Course Targets Backyard Gardeners	3/3/2010
Celebrate Spring with Annual Neponset Greenway Bike Ride March 20	3/12/2010
Learn to Read Your Garden Soil Test Results on March 23	3/12/2010
Learn How to Plan an Urban Garden April 8	3/12/2010
Learn to Identify and Control Orchard Pests on March 27	3/12/2010
Explore Birding Hotspot Belle Isle Marsh March 27	3/12/2010
Earth Day Wildflower Walk and Volunteer Project at Allandale Woods Urban Wild	4/9/2010
Where’s the Love for Urban Invasive Species ?	4/21/2010
Spring Festival and Perennial Divide Celebrates the New Gardening Season	5/5/2010
Benefits of Companion Planting Explained Saturday May 29	5/5/2010
Two Vegetable Garden Programs Offered June 12	6/12/2010
Boston Natural Areas Network Presents Three Ways to Look at Gardens in the City	6/17/2010
Summer Solstice Picnic	6/17/2010
Take Beginners Paddle on Mother Brook Mill Pond June 27	6/17/2010
Rainforest Reptile Show at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground July 8	6/28/2010
Free Outdoor Movies at Hyde Park’s Martini Shell Tuesday’s in July & August	6/28/2010
Free Outdoor Movies at Dorchester’s Pope John Paul II Park Thursdays in July & August	6/28/2010
Enjoy Free Summer Fun on the Neponset	6/30/2010
Enjoy a Morning Paddle Along the Neponset Estuary on July 10	6/30/2010
BNAN “Sounds of the Gardens” Concert Series Presents Mohamed Manadile and Deborah & Giovani Rocha July 14th in Charlestown	6/30/2010
Celebrate the New Extension of the Neponset Greenway with a Bike Ride on July 14	6/30/2010
Bicycle Tour of Community Gardens in Boston on July 17	6/30/2010
Boston Natural Areas Network Presents a new way to look at the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway	7/1/2010
2009 Press Releases
*Press Release Title*	Release Date
East Boston and Dorchester Welcome Alaskan Sled Dogs February 1	1/14/2009
Free Gardening Course Targets Backyard Gardeners	1/28/2009
Benefit Showcases Local Bands to Support Community Garden Concert Series.	2/1/2009
JP Library Event Prepares Gardeners for Spring	2/12/2009
Birding at Belle Isle in East Boston March 28th	3/16/2009
Benefits of Companion Planting Explained May 23rd	3/16/2009
34th Annual Gardeners Gathering March 28th	3/16/2009
House Plant Propagation Explored June 20th	3/16/2009
Explore the Phragmites Reed Bed by Canoe April 11th	3/16/2009
Learn How to Plan an Urban Garden April 8th	3/18/2009
Learn Plant Propagation Techniques May 2nd	3/18/2009
Pedal the Neponset Greenway March 21st	3/18/2009
Tomatoes 101 Presented July 11th	3/18/2009
Two Vegetable Garden Programs Offered June 6th	3/18/2009
Is that a Weed or a Wildflower? Find Out August 8th	3/18/2009
Explore the Well-Tended Vegetable Garden July 25th	3/18/2009
House Plant Propagation Explored June 20th	3/19/2009
Water Smart Gardening Tips Offered April 23	4/10/2009
Enjoy "Lower Mills History Walk" Through Milton and Dorchester May 2	4/10/2009
Enjoy Free Summer Fun on the Neponset	6/17/2009
Take Beginners Paddle on Mother Brook Mill Pond June 28th	6/17/2009
Rainforest Reptile Show at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground July 2	6/18/2009
Free Outdoor Movies at Hyde Park’s Martini Shell Tuesday’s in July & August	6/23/2009
Stories, Songs & Games at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground July	6/25/2009
Free Outdoor Movies at Dorchester’s Pope John Paul II Park Thursday’s in July & August	6/25/2009
Afro-Latin Drumming and Dancing at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground July 16	7/2/2009
Discover the New Neponset River Greenway by Bike July 15th	7/2/2009
Find and Understand Wild Edibles at Allandale Woods July 15	7/2/2009
Enjoy an Evening Paddle Along the Neponset Estuary on July 17th	7/3/2009
Valdisa Moura Kicks-off Community Garden Concert Series at Greenwood Street Community Garden in Dorchester on July 22nd	7/8/2009
Bonaparte the Magician at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground July 23	7/9/2009
“Sounds of the Gardens” Concert Series Presents Lloyd Thayer July 29 in Jamaica Plain	7/15/2009
“Sounds of the Gardens” Concert Series Presents Deborah & Giovani Rocha August 5th in Jamaica Plain	7/22/2009
“Sounds of the Gardens” Concert Series Presents Dave Jackson & Marie Gabriel Gonzalez August 12 in the South End	7/29/2009
Paddle and Picnic Along Neponset September 19	9/8/2009
Enjoy Urban Wilds Paddle September 20	9/8/2009
Enjoy BNAN Fall Harvest and Mattapan Farmers Market September 26	9/10/2009
2008 Press Releases
*Press Release Title*	Release Date
Sled Dogs Mush the Greenways January 27th	1/10/2008
Make Winter Birds a Valentine on February 9th	1/23/2008
Learn to Make and Bind a Nature Journal March 1st	2/18/2008
33rd Annual Gardeners Gathering March 22nd	3/10/2008
Experience the Stars at Brook Farm April 4th	3/26/2008
Experience the Stars at Brook Farm April 4th	4/1/2008
Learn How to Plan an Urban Garden During Free Program	4/2/2008
Awards Honor Commitment to Community Gardening in Boston	4/9/2008
Cycle Beyond the Neponset River Greenway April 26th	4/9/2008
Create a Personal Garden Journal May 1st	4/9/2008
All You Need to Know About Planting Anything	4/16/2008
Tour, Learn, Swap & Plant Something New May 17th	4/29/2008
Spot Spring Birds During Neponset Walk May 10th	4/29/2008
Jazz Up Community Garden Spaces Workshop on May 21st	5/1/2008
Jazz Up Community Garden Spaces Workshop on May 21st	5/7/2008
Urban Gardeners Offered Free Course	6/18/2008
Boston Natural Areas Network Awarded Frederick Law Olmsted Award	7/1//2008
Walk Through Hyde Park’s Stony Brook Reservation July 27th	7/7/2008
“Sounds of the Gardens” Concert Series Kick-Off Presents Lloyd Thayer July 9th in Jamaica Plain	7/9/2008
Lloyd Thayer to perform at Southwest Boston Garden Club in Roslindale on July 16th	7/16/2008
Deborah Rocha to Perform at Richard Parker Memorial Garden in Fenway on July 23rd	7/23/2008
Valdisa Moura to Perform at Starr Lane Park in Jamaica Plain on July 30th	7/30/2008
Crop Olympics Looking for Gold on September 20	9/9/2008
Volunteer Planting and Care Team Sought	9/10/2008
Autumn Paddle at Belle Isle Reservation	9/14/2008
Colors of Autumn Explor ed During Urban Wild Hike	9/24/2008
Serious Cyclists to Ride Neponset Greenway to Downtown Boston October 26th	9/28/2008
Annual Great Pumpkin Float Event Scheduled for October 18th	9/29/2008
Stroll Throug h Hyde Park’s Stony Brook Reservation November 9th	9/29/2008
Rock Climbing Clinic Offered in Jamaica Plain October 25th	9/29/2008
Luminarias to Light Up East Boston Greenway December 6th	9/29/2008
Canoe Along Mother Brook on October 11th	9/29/2008
Volunteers Needed for East Boston Daylily & Bulb Planting October 23rd & 24th	10/10/2008
Volunteers Needed for Dorchester Bulb Planting October 25th & November 8th	10/10/2008
What’s Xeriscaping? Gardeners Find Out November 13th	10/10/2008
2007 Press Releases
*Press Release Title*	Release Date
Boston Natural Areas Network Receives $95,000 Grant from The Boston Foundation	1/3/2007
Alaskan Sled Dogs to Mush Boston Parks for Sixth Year	1/15/2007
City-Wide Community Garden Map & Resource Guide Now Available	2/19/2007
Annual Gardeners Gathering Offers Abundance of Information	2/21/2007
Learn How to Plan an Urban Garden During Free Program	2/26/2007
Annual Planting Festival and Perennial Divide Welcomes Gardeners and Families	4/17/2007
Fenway Resident Honored for Community Garden Work	4/17/2007
Dorchester’s Generations of Hope Community Garden Named “Rookie of the Year”	4/17/2007
Southwest Boston Community Garden Named to “Hall of Fame”	4/17/2007
Invasion of Garlic Mustard Subject of Workshop	4/30/2007
Boston Natural Areas Network Seeks Youth Conservation Corps Field Manager; Supervisors	4/30/2007
Spring Planting Festival and Perennial Divide Offers More	5/2/2007
Free Neponset River Canoe Trip Saturday, June 2	5/18/2007
Community Garden Plot Lottery at Bremen Street Park June 26th	6/19/2007
13th Annual Neponset River Greenway Festival Hosts Free Events Throughout Summer	6/20/2007
Annual Great Pumpkin Float Event Scheduled for October 20th	9/23/2007
East Boston Receives Anonymous Donation of 10,000 Daylilies	9/24/2007
Urban Wilds Paddle in West Roxbury October 6th	10/6/2007
Rock Climbing Clinic Offered in Jamaica Plain October 13th	10/19/2007