Press Releases

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

2012 Press Releases
*Press Release Title*	Release Date
Why We Need Wild Spaces in Boston	1/9/2012
Help Promote Trees in Boston	1/9/2012
2011 Press Releases
*Press Release Title*	Release Date
Monday Movies Featuring Fun and Drama Surrounding Gardens and Healthy Food	1/3/2011
Discover Winter Wildlife in Hyde Park’s Stony Brook Reservation Sunday January 30	1/26/2011
Snowshoe Gladeside Urban Wild in Mattapan on February 23	2/8/2011
Tap into Boston’s Sugar Maples on March 5	2/22/2011
Boston Natural Areas Network to Create Largest Community Garden in Dorchester	2/24/2011
Boston Natural Areas Network Launches Boston Orchard Program	2/28/2011
Come Enjoy a “Fresh” Look at Sustainable Food Production	2/28/2011
36th Annual Gardeners’ Gathering March 26	3/11/2011
Learn How to Grow Your Own Seedlings April 23	4/11/2011
Earth Day Volunteer Project at Allandale Woods Urban Wild	4/13/2011
Bountiful Blueberries: Planning, Planting and Care- April 23	4/30/2011
Now’s the Time to Garden in Dorchester’s Community Gardens	5/1/2011
Spring Festival and Perennial Divide Celebrates the New Gardening Season	5/5/2011
Vegetable Garden Basics May 14	5/6/2011
Neponset Greenway Bike Ride Saturday May 21	5/10/2011
Nightingale Garden is Getting Ready to Open	5/10/2011
Explore Boston’s Urban Wilds on your Bike A Bike Ride on June 4	5/25/2011
Enjoy Trees Shrubs and Wild Edibles along the Neponset River	5/31/2011
Container Garden Program Offered Saturday June 11	5/31/2011
BNAN Presents -The Well Tended Garden -Saturday June 18	6/6/2011
Celebrate the Summer Solstice at East Boston’s Condor Street Urban Wild	6/13/2011
Everything You Wanted to Know About Gardens You Can Learn This Summer in Dorchester	6/13/2011
Take Beginners Paddle on Mother Brook Mill Pond June 26	6/13/2011
Enjoy Free Summer Fun on the Neponset	6/13/2011
Tour of Threatened Hellenic Hill Urban Wild in Jamaica Plain	7/8/2011
Boston Natural Areas Network Presents Free Concerts with “Sounds of the Garden”	7/14/2011
Mattapan Greenway Connections Walk, Thursday July 21 6:00 p.m.	7/15/2011
Programs Especially for Children at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground Thursdays July 21 and 28	7/18/2011
Enjoy a Morning Paddle Along the Neponset Estuary on July 30	7/21/2011
August Active Thursdays along the Neponset River	7/25/2011
Boston Natural Areas Network to Celebrate Opening of Dorchester’s Largest Community Garden	7/28/2011
BNAN “Sounds of the Garden” Concert Series Presents Valdisa Moura August 10th at Dorchester’s Nightingale Community Garden	8/1/2011
Enjoy Free Sketching Workshop on the Neponset	8/1/2011
All you need to know about making Pickles	8/1/2011
Explore Bussey Brook with Boston Natural Areas Network	8/1/2011
Enjoy a Morning Paddle on the Neponset River to the Falls at the Baker Chocolate Factory on August 14thth	8/1/2011
Free Star Party on the Neponset River	8/8/2011
Garden Workshops Continue August 20 & 27 at Nightingale Community Garden in Dorchester	8/8/2011
Boston Natural Areas Network presents a free concert at the Southwest Corridor Community Farm	8/10/2011
Nightingale Community Garden and BNAN host Fall Garden Workshop August 27	8/10/2011
Attracting Native Pollinators to Your Garden	8/22/2011
Fall Gardening Programs Continue at Nightingale Garden in Dorchester	8/29/2011
Explore South End Community Gardens with Boston Natural Areas Network	8/29/2011
Join Boston Natural Areas Network’s First Annual Compost Weekend	8/29/2011
12 Youth Spend Summer Enhancing East Boston’s Parks Teens Make a Difference in the Community with Summer Job	8/29/2011
Youth Spend Summer Enhancing Allandale Woods 11 Teens Make a Difference in the Community with Summer Jobs	8/29/2011
Explore South End Community Gardens with Boston Natural Areas Network	8/29/2011
Youth Spend Summer Enhancing Neponset Parks 20 Teens Make a Difference in the Community with Summer Job	9/1/2011
Youth Spend Summer Enhancing Allandale Woods 11 Teens Make a Difference in the Community with Summer Jobs	9/1/2011
Extend Your Growing Season	9/6/2011
BNAN Presents Watercolor Workshop at Nightingale Community Garden in Dorchester	9/12/2011
Enjoy the Free Fun at BNAN’s Harvest Festival & Perennial Divide	9/13/2011
Funds Available to Plant Community Trees in Boston	9/15/2011
Apple Cider Pressing Harvest Festival at Mission Hill’s McLaughlin Playground Sunday, October 2, from 2:00-4:00 p.m.	9/26/2011
Enjoy Fall Foliage Photo Workshop on the Neponset	9/29/2011
Annual Great Pumpkin Float Event Scheduled for October 22	10/14/2011
Save your Seeds for Next Year’s Garden Jamaica Plain Library October 20	10/15/2011
Bicycle Tour of Allston-Brighton Urban Wilds on Saturday October 22	10/15/2011
Free Gardening Course For Boston Gardeners	10/25/2011
Hyde Park’s Sherrin Woods Urban Wild Hosts Family Nature Education Walk and Volunteer Day	10/27/2011
Good Cooking Workshop Promotes Healthy Eating in Dorchester Saturday November 5	10/31/2011
BNAN Hosts the 1st Annual Garden Seed Swap	11/8/2011
Boston Natural Areas Network Hosts First Meeting of the Boston Urban Forest Council	11/9/2011
Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston Natural Areas Network Announce 2011 Grow Boston Greener Grants	11/14/2011
Free Gardening Course For Boston Gardeners	11/17/2011
2010 Press Releases
*Press Release Title*	Release Date
Winter Snowshoe Walk through Fowl Meadow January 1	1/21/2011
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
Enjoy Free Art Lessons on the Neponset	7/17/2010
Stories, Songs & Games at Mattapan’s Ryan Playground July 29th	7/19/2010
Boston Natural Areas Network presents three free concerts with “Sounds of the Garden”	7/26/2010
Know your Weeds and Wildflowers – August 14	7/26/2010
Boston Gardeners are Planting Rows for Haiti	7/27/2010
Work of Boston’s Youth Conservation Corps Celebrated	8/2/2010
Walk behind the scenes of the Neponset Greenway on August 11th	8/3/2010
Take Beginners Paddle on Mother Brook Mill Pond August 15	8/3/2010
Looking Out for Garden Pests & Disease	9/2/2010
Apple Cider Pressing Harvest Festival at Mission Hill’s McLaughlin Playground	9/19/2010
Enjoy the Free BNAN Harvest Festival & Perennial Divide	9/20/2010
Annual Great Pumpkin Float Event Scheduled for October 16th	10/4/2010
Fall Fun --Paddling and Biking along the Neponset River	10/25/2010
Luminarias to Light Up East Boston Greenway December 4	11/29/2010
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