I the backofyour hand.We’re excited to getoutthere and(re)discover itwithyou! thisyear, whetherit’s your first timein or you know the Fens like So we hopeyou’ll read thisreport. Butmore thanthat, we hopeyou’ll getoutand (re)discover the concrete overpass withabike-friendly, street-level greenway. , to thecompletion oftheCasey ArborwayinJamaica Plain,whichreplaces adivisive parks, from acitizen-led project to restore Charlesgate Park, whichconnects theNecklace to the more people (re)discover theNecklace. Andwe’re celebrating new efforts to reconnect the installation you’ll have to seeto believe. We’re exploring how new wayfindingsigns could help center andbringinganinternationally recognized artist to town for anethereal, eye-catching This year, we’re excited to buildonthatmomentum.We’re designinganew, interactive visitor in, plantseeds,andgetinvolved. to nature through education andvolunteer programs; andinspired people across thecityto pitch health. We have drawn people to theparksfor music,movies, andmovement; connected students and assessed thecondition ofhundreds ofhistoric trees andare taking steps to ensure their culverts andre-creating aparkwhere avast parkinglot stood for decades. We have inventoried Engineers, we returned aburiedstretch oftheMuddyRiver to itsrightfulplace, bringingitoutof the cityofBoston, town ofBrookline, Commonwealth ofMassachusetts andArmyCorpsof Necklace, we have accomplished more thanwe could have imagined.Withkey partners including Twenty years after the founders ofthisorganization pledged to protect andrestore theEmerald incredible parksystem, too: changeisintheair(andonground!). the Emerald Necklace isalready familiar territory. Butthisistheperfect timeto rediscover this pages, you’ll learn more abouthow theparkscame to beandwhateachoneoffers. For others, well-planned backyard of1,100acres thatyou haven’t hadthechance to explore yet. Inthese Why theparentheses? Because for someofyou, theparks are atotally new discovery—a wooded, HISTORY all thetime.” all tofirm “doing thebestforBoston York andcommitting hissmall relocating toBrookline from New masterpiece, onlife thisurban ofhisworking decades last two the streets.” Hewouldspendthe away from “the bustle and jarof also offered residents aplacetoget providing designthat adrainage solution tothesanitation crisis, engineered butnatural-looking plan wouldprovide acarefully parks inBoston. Hisvisionary creating ofconnected astring gold-mine manager—proposed journalist, bookkeeper, farmer, and who hadalsoworked asa York’s Park. Central Olmsted— insightful designwork on New Olmsted,Law known forhis asked foradvicefrom Frederick a headinthe1870s, leaders city concerns (andodors)coming to other waste. public-health With and for thedisposalofsewage areas had long useditsoutlying T swampy backyard. The city growing witha city a rapidly n thelate1800s, was the perfect timeto (re)discover your parks. Emerald Necklace Conservancy. We thinkit’s his year marksthe20thanniversary ofthe (RE)DISCOVER

(RE)DISCOVER EMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY

ANNUAL REPORT

e’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy in 2018. We think Wit’s the perfect time to (re)discover your parks. Why the parentheses on (re)discover? Because whether it’s your first time in this 1,100-acre urban backyard or you know it like the back of your hand, the woods and waters of the Emerald Necklace always have something new to offer.

Twenty years ago, the founders of our organization pledged to protect and restore this unique and ONSE RVANCY important system. In the years since, we have accomplished more than we could have imagined. With key partners including the Boston Parks & Recreation Department, Brookline Parks and Open Space, Commonwealth of and Army Corps of Engineers, we returned a buried stretch of the Muddy River to its rightful place, bringing it out of culverts and recreating a park where a vast parking lot had stood for decades. We have inventoried and assessed the condition of thousands of trees and are improving their health each season. We have drawn people to the parks for music, movies and movement; connected students to nature through education and volunteer programs; and inspired volunteers across the city to pitch in.

This year, we’re excited to build on that momentum. We’re designing new, interactive visitor center displays and bringing an internationally recognized artist to town for an ethereal, eye- catching installation you’ll have to see to believe. We’re exploring how new wayfinding methods could help more people (re)discover the Emerald Necklace. And we’re encouraging and celebrating new efforts to reconnect the parks—check out the map in this report for details.

We hope you’ll read these pages. But more than that, we hope you’ll get out and (re)discover the Emerald Necklace this year. We’re excited to get out there and (re)discover it with you!

Karen Mauney-Brodek, President EMERALD NECKLACE C EMERALD NECKLACE

Ben Taylor, Chair ( RE ) DISCOVER

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(RE)DISCOVER 1 2 is theConservancy’s signature fundraiser. Fashion for acause: TheannualParty in the Park FASCINATORS fans nearandfar. coutureBoston andforkeen-eyed for theConservancy, of forthecity Park hasbecome asignature event Necklace,Emerald the Party inthe thefuture ofthe and underwriting parks. thehistory Bycelebrating of themore than7,000trees inthe thehealth toensuring dedicated Olmsted Tree Society, afund 2012, the attendeeslaunched In Governor Michael Dukakis. Massachusetts Menino andformer as thelateBoston Mayor Tom parks such champions ofurban Award,Spirit hasrecognized which thepresentation oftheLiff includes and park advocates dedicated Franklin Park thisyear—honors luncheon. in The event—held young andoldalikeforanelegant since itsinception in2004, draws theparks of $9milliontosupport fundraiser, atotal hasraised which This high-spirited, high-fashion the annualParty inthePark. gatherfor of theConservancy supporters bedecked 700 brilliantly fascinators. May, Each more than feathers, colorful bring and frocks (RE)DISCOVERT in Boston, also they May flowers,bring but say showershey April I including thisbridge overlooking theFens. look to many builtstructures intheparks, Roxbury puddingstone addsa natural PUDDINGSTONE to Massachusetts infantrymen. infantrymen. to Massachusetts placed asabattlefieldmonument where boulderwas arough-hewn and alsobyvisitorstoGettysburg, andbuilt, bothnatural in forms beseenthroughout Boston,can possible. puddingstone Roxbury totheirsurroundingsas native as parks, were which intended to look of Frederick Olmsted’s Law new shelters, gatehousesandbridges forthe choice it wasalogical Bay landmarks; Back including favored itforhousesandchurches, 1900s in the1800sandearly andquartz.of granite Builders arethe nutsandraisins fragments thiscase,with nutsandraisins—in toapudding dotted its similarity nicknamed “puddingstone” dueto of metropolitan Boston andis much underlies bedrock local ofMassachusetts,state rock this conglomerate. Designatedasthe knownjumbled rock asRoxbury Park, you’ve seenit: thecolorful, wandered through Franklin intheFensa bridge or f you’ve walkedacross

(RE)DISCOVER 3 STORMWATER

t’s not the most poetic notion, but absorbing stormwater Iis an essential function of the Emerald Necklace. The construction of the parks was an exercise in civil engineering, an inconspicuous solution to sewage and stormwater issues. The three- tiered design of the Fens and , which creates different levels for roadways, walkways and the river itself, also provided critical protection from floods. The importance of this design became especially clear in the mid-1990s; with pavement covering sections of the Muddy River, floodwaters cascaded instead into local institutions including the Museum of Fine Arts and the Kenmore T Station. This damaging event sparked the creation of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, which is restoring the Muddy River to its rightful cultural—and infrastructural—place. The parks’ ability to absorb water will be increasingly important in the face of the extreme weather and rising sea levels tied to climate change. (RE)DISCOVER The Riverway under construction in 1892. 4 CURRENT PROJECTS 5 ne of the words that best defines the Emerald Necklace is connections: Oconnections between people and nature, between river and sea, between the agencies and organizations working together to maintain the parks, and between the parks themselves. In the mid-20th century, prevailing economic and political winds led the city to approve development schemes that paved over and bisected the parks. This damaged Casey Project the land, altered Olmsted’s vision and limited The Emerald Necklace is regaining a link opportunities for exploration, recreation and thanks to the Casey Arborway Project, relaxation. Many of these decisions are now which is expected to be finished this year. The multi-year endeavor will restore the being reconsidered through creative approaches connection between Arnold Arboretum ranging from a citizen-led effort to restore and Franklin Park, replacing the hulking, heavily trafficked Casey Overpass north of Charlesgate, once seen as the gateway to the the Forest Hills T station with surface-level park system, to the demolition of the Casey roads, landscaped pedestrian and bicycle Overpass in . The reconnections lanes, and more than 500 trees. featured here, all recently unveiled or launched, are making it possible for more people to enjoy the parks—and improving the ability of the parks to function as a natural system.

The Emerald Necklace Park System

Franklin Park 6 Boston Route 9 Crossing

Pedestrians and bicyclists attempting to cross four 4 busy lanes of traffic on Route 9 between the River- way and Olmsted Park can breathe a little easier now, thanks to the installation of a brick crosswalk, curb cuts and pedestrian-activated traffic signals. The project, implemented by the Town of Brookline, vastly improves the safety of this route, which is popular with those who commute by bicycle as well as those who ride for recreation.

Charlesgate Improvements Olmsted Park 3 2 The Riverway Once viewed as a vital green link connecting the Charles River to the Fens, Charlesgate was cut off from the rest of the Emerald Necklace by the construction of Storrow Drive and the Bowker Overpass. The newly formed Charlesgate Alliance is working to revitalize and clean up the long- isolated area, which includes a stretch of the Muddy River. The group hopes to build stronger recognition of the Charlesgate neighborhood and make it a more pedestrian-friendly place.

Justine Mee Liff Park

Consumption beat out conservation when Sears was allowed to build a paved parking lot in the Riverway. But decades later, conservation got its moment in the sun. Working with the Army Corps of Engineers, the city restored this “missing link” by daylighting the Muddy River, realigning traffic, and installing bridges and plantings. The resulting park is named for the late Justine Mee Liff, a 1 former Boston Parks Commissioner who was fiercely dedicated to restoring Olmsted’s vision.

Charles River 1 2 3

Back Bay Fens The Riverway Olmsted Park Established: 1879 Established: 1890 Established: 1891 Acres: 86 Acres: 40 Acres: 62

Lay of the land: An open, welcoming Lay of the land: Street-level pathways Lay of the land: Blink and you could area with riverside paths, athletic and narrow green space—including miss this park along the Boston- fields and a playground, the Kelleher the newly dedicated Justine Mee Brookline border, but you won’t want Rose Garden and the Victory Liff Park and the newly resurfaced to overlook its offerings: four ponds, Gardens—all within walking distance Muddy River, which had been buried a wildflower meadow, woods and of landmarks such as the Museum of in culverts for decades under a paved footbridges, as well as the popular Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner parking area—give way to lower- Daisy Field athletic area. The park is Museum and even Fenway Park. elevation, wooded walkways as you an example of Olmsted’s intentional Once a tidal marsh, this walkable park head south, taking you away from the alternating of wooded and open areas was named by Olmsted as a nod to its hustle and bustle of the city. to provide a range of experiences for origins. visitors. Originally named Leverett On the horizon: With Phase One Park, it was renamed to honor its On the horizon: Keep your eye out for of the Muddy River restoration designer in 1900, three years before new displays in the Shattuck Visitor complete, resulting in the resurfacing his death. Center in the H. H. Richardson- of a long-buried section of river, the designed gatehouse across from Conservancy and partners including On the horizon: Phase Two of the the Museum of Fine Arts. Since the Army Corps of Engineers are Muddy River restoration (see The 2010, the building has served as a embarking on Phase Two, which will Riverway) is scheduled to include The Emerald Necklace The Emerald headquarters for the Conservancy involve dredging of the river in the dredging in Leverett Pond, with the with a small welcome area for visitors, Riverway, Fens and Olmsted Park to goal of removing contaminated soil but will soon be primarily dedicated to address contamination and reduce and debris and reducing future flood exhibits, interactive visitor experiences flooding. With sufficient funding, damage. Conservancy volunteers and youth education programs. removal of more of the invasive will also continue to remove invasive phragmites along the river’s banks species, replacing them with native will also be possible. plants like hay-scented ferns and New England asters. 4 5 6

Jamaica Pond Arnold Arboretum Franklin Park Established: 1891 Established: 1872 Established: 1885 Acres: 120 Acres: 281 Acres: 527

Lay of the land: Long a popular spot Lay of the land: You don’t have to Lay of the land: Boston’s largest for boating, ice fishing and other know much about plants to enjoy the public park has something for water-based recreation, Jamaica winding trails and colorful sights of everyone: a 200-acre forest, stone Pond—a kettle pond that reaches the second-largest link in the Emerald bridges, walking paths, a pond and 53 feet deep and is the source of the Necklace, but you’ll almost certainly fields, as well as several attractions Muddy River—is community-oriented, know more about them by the time added after designer Frederick Law with boat rentals, a bandstand and you leave. Visitors especially enjoy Olmsted’s day, including a golf course, a wide path around its perimeter. making their way to the top of Bussey baseball fields and the Franklin Park Pinebank Promontory offers a Hill and Peters Hill for city views, Zoo. Olmsted intended this “country gathering place for events, including learning more about the collection park,” which many consider to be concerts in the Conservancy’s at the Visitor Center, and attending one of his best designs, as an escape Summer on the Emerald Necklace classes, concerts and other events at from the city. In the century-plus since series. this carefully cultivated park. then, the city has grown around it, but the park still offers respite. On the horizon: The Conservancy will On the horizon: The Arnold Arboretum soon be undertaking an expansion of of Harvard University boasts a robust On the horizon: This year will see its offices from the H. H. Richardson- education and events schedule— a key Conservancy event come to designed gatehouse in the Fens to the and the installation of three new Franklin Park: The signature Party in city-owned James P. Curley House, a lighted crosswalks on busy Centre the Park fundraiser, which has raised 1915 landmark that overlooks Jamaica Street, which borders the park, $9 million for the parks over the Pond. Situated in the middle of the will make it easier to get there. A past 15 years. The Conservancy also Necklace, this three-floor house will collaboration between residents, the expects to host a public art installation offer ample room for organizational state Department of Conservation at the park this year, and has raised space and exhibits, community events and Recreation and the Conservancy, funds for infrastructure improvements and more. this project is a key step in an effort to such as drinking fountains. improve park access system-wide. P unusual creatures thatcall theNecklace home. The three-spined stickleback isjust oneofthe STICKLEBACKS Kelleher RoseGarden.Kelleher intheFens’200 rose varieties Arboretumandthe the Arnold oftrees,types plantsandvinesin parks—to say nothingofthe 3,800 and non-native creatures inthe find theseandmany othernative or acommon grasshopper, you can swallowtail lookout forapipevine home. you’re Whether on the thecompost calls name indicates) (alsonon-native,lizards asthe population small ofItalianwall ago.couple ofyears Turns outa through theirproduce a darting toseealizard were surprised garden, datingto1942— victory operating oldest continuously Gardens—the country’s Victory attheFenwayPlot-tenders inthe Necklace.unusual wildlife on. aren’t Sticklebacks theonly scrapped, butthehardy fishlives pools inthepark; thatplanwas create ofnatural-history aseries ofOlmsted’sas part planto non-native fishwasintroduced stickleback. isthe The theory might spotathree-spine Park,Olmsted andyou Pondeek intoSpring at

(RE)DISCOVER 5 HARMONY

n the 1960s, local civil-rights activist Elma Lewis created Ia concert stage from the ruins of the Olmsted-designed Overlook Shelter in Franklin Park. Lewis drew performers like Duke Ellington and Odetta to the space; she also created a vivid reminder that parks can bring people of all backgrounds together. Today the tradition continues with the Franklin Park Coalition’s Elma Lewis Playhouse in the Park concert series and the Conservancy’s Summer on the Emerald Necklace series, which offer free music and family fun. This summer, the Conservancy will also present a series of fog sculptures by artist Fujiko Nakaya. Installed along the length of the Necklace, this immersive artwork will provide a platform for collaboration with local groups. Music and performance artists, ballet dancers, student choirs and more will use the Emerald Necklace as their stage, drawing a new generation of visitors to experience the harmony of the parks.

Young and old alike enjoy music and movies during the(RE)DISCOVER free Summer on the Emerald Necklace series. 6 DIRT

elping to take care of 1,100 acres of Hland is no easy task, so the Conservancy is lucky that hundreds of volunteers get involved in protecting and maintaining the Necklace each year. A squadron of flower- minders makes sure the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Fens is in fine form from spring to fall. In Franklin Park and Olmsted Park, volunteers gather monthly to yank out invasive plants and replace them with native species like New England asters, hay-scented ferns and serviceberry shrubs. Specially trained tour guides lead visitors on walking and biking explorations of the parks, ambassadors represent the Conservancy at events and local residents turn out in droves each April for the annual Muddy River clean-up. If helping the great outdoors from the great indoors is more your speed, there’s lots to do at Conservancy headquarters too, from greeting visitors to conducting research. Dig in!

From the Kelleher Rose Garden (shown) to Franklin Park, volunteers play a crucial role (RE)DISCOVER in keeping the Emerald Necklace green. 7 GROWTH

hat happens when you breathe on a tree? Why Ware a grasshopper’s back legs so big? Where do chipmunks go when it snows? These are the kinds of questions that come up in our Canopy Classroom program, which brings local third-graders into the parks. Started in 2015, the program is expanding to three schools this year, in Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Mattapan. The Conservancy offers learning opportunities for older students as well: Each summer, twenty-five to thirty Boston teens collaborate on projects across the park system as part of the Green Team, learning about natural systems, tools and maintenance techniques. Some go on to participate in the school-year Youth Leadership Program, which integrates forest and watershed management lessons with leadership and public-speaking training. This year, YLP students are working with some Canopy Classroom students, bringing the programs together for the first time—and showing those wide-eyed third- graders just where their curiosity can lead.

Third-graders from Boston schools get closer to nature(RE)DISCOVER with the Canopy Classroom program. 8 PEACE

t’s hard to imagine that in just a few steps, you can Ileave a crowded campus or a busy office building, make your way across a multi-lane road and end up on a peaceful river bank. Or that you can peel yourself off a packed city bus, walk three blocks and find yourself in the quiet of thousands of trees in a world-renowned arboretum. But that’s exactly what the Emerald Necklace offers: Serenity in the midst of the city. A moment of quiet in a watershed that’s home to 300,000 people and a metro area that’s home to nearly 5 million. Olmsted thought the best urban parks offered exactly that; in a speech delivered in Boston in 1870, he described his vision clearly: “We want a ground to which people may easily go when the day’s work is done, where they may stroll for an hour, seeing, hearing and feeling nothing of the bustle and jar of the streets; where they shall, in effect, find the city put far away from them.” Photo: Michael Krigsman Photo:

In a crowded city, it’s still possible to enjoy a quiet jaunt through the woods, no matter the season. (RE)DISCOVER 9 YOUR PATH

hether you’re making your first visit to the WEmerald Necklace or your five-hundredth, you’ll find something new on the path ahead. The Conservancy has exciting plans for 2018 and beyond. We will embark on the next phase of restoring the Muddy River, now flowing freely for the first time in sixty years. We will continue connecting youth to the parks, we will ramp up our efforts to ensure the health of the tree canopy through the Olmsted Tree Society and we will push for much-needed improvements, from installing drinking fountains to removing invasive species to designing new signage. We will bring cutting- edge public art to the parks, relocate our headquarters and create a new visitor center at the H. H. Richardson-designed Fens gatehouse. These parks belong to you. With your help, we’ll make sure future generations get to (re)discover them all over again.

Special programs marking the Conservancy’s 20th Anniversary include the ethereal fog installations(RE)DISCOVER of artist Fujiko Nakaya. 10 Board of Directors Life Trustees 2017 Party in the Park Benjamin Taylor, Chair Michael Dukakis Committee Chairs John R. 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Ockerbloom E Irina Aguirre L Susan Knight and Jep Streit E Douglas and Paula Foy E Diana S. Olney E L Ghita Akkar E L Connie and Peter Lacaillade E L Anonymous (3) Deirdre and George Frank E L Mary and Theodore G. Papastavros E Alice E. Allen L L Britt and Bernard T. Lee E L Emmanuelle Accad Clinton and Kim Furnald L Ron Parker E Margarita Altamirano E E Gilbert Loo E Kathleen and Charles Ames Veronica Geroukos L Binita Patel L Lorrie R. Anderson and Conant Brewer L E Marie Louise and David Scudder E Joseph and Zeina Aoun Melissa D. and James F. Gerrity L Juliana and Mark Phillips L Joan Arnott E E Betsy Ridge Madsen and Peter Jane D. and Kenneth M. Barna Carol Gladstone E Michael E. Porter E Susan Ashbrook and Fritz Casselman L E Madsen E L Enid Beal Rimma and Vadim Gluzman L Helen and William Pounds L Steven Ashley and Rebecca Eaton E E Sharon and Brad Malt E Thaddeus Beal and Sarah Holt Jill Goldweitz L Patricia Pratt L Lucy Axtell and John G. Porter E E Sarah Mars L Henry and Jeannie Becton Karen Gregg L Dianna Reza L Katie Bacon L E Kumi and William Martin E L Anita Berrizbeitia Michele C. and Robert C. Hanss L Deborah Rivers and Thomas Clasby E Sandra and John Baehrend L E L Susan P. Martin and Alan Belzer E Lisa Bevilaqua Ashley and Jamie Harmon L Aimee Rives L Marjorie Bakken L L Hugh and Arlene Mattison E L Grace Bird Elizabeth and Whitney Hatch E L Lucy and Richard Robb E Caroline Balz E E Karen Mauney-Brodek E Eugene Bolinger Nina Hatch L Alyssa Romano L Kay Barned-Smith and John Smith L E Otile McManus and Robert Turner E L Susan Boney Julie Hatfield and Tim Leland E Miguel Rosales E Jennifer Barnes L E Judith and Robert Melzer L Nancy E. Braese Margaretta and Jerry Hausman L Tricia Rose L Kevin Batt E L Ann Merrifield and Wayne Davis E L Peter Brooke Sarah Bastian and Edward P. Helms E Oliver Rosen E Patti Beckett E E Pamela Messenger E L Patricia and Lalor Burdick Pamela P. Helms E Karen Rotenberg L Elaine Beilin and Robert Brown E E Gerard and Brigitte Moufflet E L Holly and Dan Burnes Theresa and Charles C. Hewitt L Antoinette Russell and Louis H. Bailey E L Beryl Benacerraf and Peter Libby L E Kathryn Cochrane Murphy and Glenn Helen Burnham James P. Hoben E William and Karlen Ruth E Jane Bernstein E L E Murphy E L Linda Cabot Black Jane and Steven Hoch E Ruth C. and Ken Scheer L Elizabeth and Michael Bierer E E Sally Muspratt E Narcissa Campion Joanna Humphrey Flynn and Bryan Ellen Segal L Carol Blair E E Dawn Oates L Daniela Carusi Flynn L Austin Shapard and Abigail Lash L Jackie Blombach L L Valerie O’Brien L Jaclyn Cashman Elisabeth W. and George R. Ireland L Lori and Matthew Sidman L Tiffanie Boggs L E Susan M. Olsen L Yolanda Cellucci Holly and Bruce Johnstone E Ellen Smolka and Thomas Wolf E Jessica Bonitatibus L L Jeryl Oristaglio L Jenny Chow Jennifer Kinsman L Mary and David Smoyer E Shanna Boughton 13 Kelly Boullet L Nan T. Donovan E Christopher and Wendy Hale E Julie L. and John J. Linehan E Deedie and Michael F. Bouscaren E Janelle Driscoll L Jeffery Hall E Barbara Lloyd E Jesse Brackenbury E Richard S. Eckaus E Jennifer V. Hanks Allaire L Andrea Loew E Richard Breed E Thomas Engelman E Jane Hans E Tom Loring E Kathleen Breen Combes L Courtney Eno L Alexander Hawes E Joan Lovejoy L Since our founding, E E E E Catherine V. Brigham Don Eunson Richard H. Hawkins Mark Lu we have... Helene C. Brodette E Ian W. Evans E Candace Haydock E Maureen C. and James E. Lubben E Judy Brodkin L Cathleen Everett L Brigitte and Maarten Henkes E Jeff-Michael Luhmann L Cornelia Brown and Henry Warren E Susan Fahmy E Fred C. Hennie E Lucy Lynch E Welcomed more than Robert Brown and Elaine Beilin E Karen Falcone L Lucile P. and William Hicks L Nina Lynch L 15,000 attendees to the Cammie Bryant L Elsbeth and Alfred Falk E Pauline Ho Bynum E Daniel P. Lyons E Patricia and Jerome Buckley L Ellen and Peter G. Fallon E Katherine Hope E Lisel and Mark Macenka E Summer on the Emerald E E E E Frank Burkard Jacqueline Fantuzzi Frederic Hoppin Jenny Mack Necklace event series Edward J. Burke and Fredericka Veikley E Sharon Fearey L Polly Hoppin and Bob Thomas E Anne Mackin and Alex Krieger E Helen and Walter Burrage L Jen Figge L Bernadette Horgan L Christine Maraganore E Kate and Paul Buttenwieser E Anita Fink L Fiona and Joseph F. Horning E Eva and George Markos L Mentored almost 400 James Buttrick E Debbie and Bob First L Mary Horst and David Buchanan E Helen Marston E teenagers through the Ann S. and Robert Buxbaum E Glenda and Robert Fishman E May K. Houghton E Jennifer Martin L Margaret Campbell L Joan FitzGerald E Andrea Howley and Steve Angelica E Susan and Robert Mayer E Green Team and Youth E E E E Tad and Peggy Campion Janet and James Fitzgibbons Sharon Hucul and James Kolton Stacey and Daniel McCarthy Leadership Programs Kristin M. Canty L Charlotte Fleetwood E Clarissa and Walter Hunnewell, Jr. E Jennifer McCaulay L Carol and Frank Caro E Denise and John Flynn E Florrie and Joel Ives E Ann P. McCormick E Ethan Carr E Mary Folliard L H. Parker James and Randall Albright E L Karen and Stuart McLeod L Mary Cassesso L Sarah and Charles L. Forbes E Rhoda and Ralph Janis E Isabelle Megard L Patricia and Richard Cencini E Anne W. Forsyth E Joshua Janson L Mary and Robert Mehlman E Nanette Chandler L Rosemary and Gregory Foy E L Angie Janssen L Angela Menino L Adelle Chang L Veronique François L Kenneth and Martha Johnston L Virginia Meyer L Carole Chang L Carlene C. and Elmer Freeman E Sarah B. Jolliffe L Margo Miller E Abigail Norman E Teresa and Douglas Chope L Helen Fremont and Donna Thagard E Courtney Kagan L Mary-Kay Miller and Richard Bartley L Suzanne Norris L Donna Cohen L Jill and Thomas French E Martha Karchere and Luis Prado E Christopher and Catherine Milton E Deborah Norton and John J. Moynihan E Frances H. Colburn E L Rumman Gaffur E Wesley Karger L Jo Monell E Mahnaz Nouri L Karin and George Cole E Gloria and Peter Gammons E Judith and Robert Kasameyer E Kyra Montagu E Judith M. and James M. Oates E Hannah Commoss L Frieda Garcia and Byron Rushing E Sandra Kautz E Sandra Moose L Eric O’Brien E Suzanne Comtois E Janet Gelbart E Robert D. Keefe E Lee Moreau E Tom and Michelle O’Brien L Anne and John Connolly E L Joseph Geller E Joanna and Thomas B. Kennedy E Jessica Morel L Patricia S. O’Grady Daley E Catherine J. Connolly and Sander K. Betty Georgaklis L Amanda and Sam Kennedy E Alice and Dane Morgan E Coppelia Opolon L Cohan L Elizabeth Georgantas L Janet Knott E Frances and Monroe Moseley E Jack Osgood E Susan and Peter Covo L Lorna Gibson E Jeanine J. and Jonathan W. Knox E Rich and Gail Mott E Patricia Ostrander L Anne Cowie E Tanya Gilmartin L Lisa Koch and David Rohrlich E Jeanine and David Mount E Edith Overly E Elli Crocker Morse L Anne Giovanoni E Marianna Koval E Regina Mullen E L Georgia Patton L Julie Crockford and Sheridan Haines E L Helen Glaenzer L Jennifer Krebs L Betsy and John Munzer E Meg and Richard F. Perkins E Caitlin Crowe E L Susan and Bruce Gold E Robert Kretschmar E Joan E. Murphy E Lisa Perroncello L John V. Cunney and Jared Wollaston E Lisa Golden L Karen Kupferberg E Joslin Murphy L Marcia Peters E Stephen Curwood E Lyn Goodhue L Al Larkin and Wendy Fox E Mary B. and Sherif A. Nada E Jennifer and Thomas Peterson L Sarah Dale L Ellen Goodman and Robert Levey E Maurice Laurence O Melody Nash E Kathleen Phelps E Robert Daves E Brittany Greenfield L Maggie Lawler L Beatrice and Peter Nessen E Margaret Plimpton L Lisa Davis L Mary Greer E Robert Lawrence E Helen P. Netos and William E. Erdman E Antonia M. Pollak E L Charles Deknatel E Garth and Lindsay Greimann E Georgia Lee L Elly Newbower L Alison Poorvu Jaffe and Dan Jaffe E Betsy and Dennis DeWitt E Sharon N. Grimberg E Melissa Lee L Patricia and Stephen H. Newman E Janis Porter and Stephen Naber E Deborah R. Dickey L John Growdon E Norman A. and Sondra Levenson L Maureen H. Nguyen E Jeffrey and Linda Postlethwait E Norma I. Dinnall and James S. Hoyte E Gabrielle Guagliano L Brenda Lew E Faeze Niaraki L Frances G. and Harold I. Pratt E Jean Doherty E Alexandra Haagensen L Olivia Liff and Nicholas Collins L Joanne Nikitas L George and Kathy Putnam, III E Julia H. Donahue L Danielle Hackel E Marianne L. Lindahl-Allen L Mary Nobile-King L Evelyn and Robert Pyle E

14 Wallis and Daniel Raemer E Carolyn Thomas E Foundation, Corporate and Horizon Beverage Company, Inc. L SAP E L E E L L Lindsey Ratner Elizabeth and William Thorndike Institutional Donors Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Sociedad Latina Wendy K. and Mark A. Rayfield L Mona Tohamy and Eric Hansen E J.P. Morgan Private Bank L The Druker Company, LTD L Judith Reece and J. Brooks Reece, Jr. E Sidney Topol E Jane B. Cook 1992 Charitable Trust E The Sooner Foundation E L E L L Amy Feind-Reeves Diane and James Triant $25,000+ LeClairRyan The Trustees of Reservations Laurie Rehnert L Carol E. Tully L Mercedes Benz of Boston L Julie and Rob Reis E Anna Uritsky L Nellie Leaman Taft Foundation O $500-$999 Boston Planning and Development Michael Reiskind L Jennifer Vasterling and Kevin Brailey E Optum, Inc. L Agency E Sydney Resendez L Joseph P. Verdone L Red Sox Foundation E L Brookline GreenSpace Alliance, Inc E Cummings Foundation E Hanson Reynolds E Martha Vicinus E Sanofi GenzymeL Buildium E Edwin S. Webster Foundation E Erinn and Jason P. Rhodes E L Krystian von Speidel and Nathan Frank L UBS Investment Bank E Commonwealth Cooperative Bank E Everett Design L Susan Ricci and Ted Stebbins E Jean and Ron Wackrow E U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region E Emmanuel College E High Meadows Foundation E Jean Ricci E Linda Wakeman E HubSpot E Inner Spark Foundation E Suzanne Ricco E Ann Fowler Wallace E Jan Bronson Fund E PEAK Event Services L Elizabeth and Wilson H. Rickerson E Anne Wallace L $2,500-$4,999 JNG Event Consulting L The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Nancy B. Riegel E Elise and Neil Wallace L MASCO L Trust E June and John C. Robinson E Susan Walling E Bartlett Tree Experts L Peggy Wolman Matchmaking E The Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Christina Rockrise E Stephanie and Jonathan Warburg L Beacon Hill Garden Club O Simmons College E Foundation E L Elizabeth B. Rogers L Ray Warburton E Boston Harbor Hotel L Travel Sommelier, LLC L Will Rogers L Leonard A. Weiss E Colleges of the Fenway E Weston & Sampson E E E E E Joe Rosenbloom Amy and Ed Wertheim $10,000-$24,999 Harvard University Medical School Wheelock College Susan Sargent and Tom Peters L Gayle and Sam Wertheimer E Jones Day L Susan Schaefer E Helen Wertheimer E Liberty Mutual E Anonymous (1) E Rosemary and Edward Schantz E Julia C. and Gerald B. Whelan E Locke Lord LLP L $100-$499 Bank of America Charitable Foundation E Tina and Paul A. Schmid E Leigh Whitaker L Mark Development, LLC L Brown Advisory L Cynthia and Richard Schneider L Susan and William White E Neiman Marcus L Christie Dustman & Co. E Hamilton Company Charitable Ira Schreck and Barbara Ginsberg E Leslie R. Will L Quincy Parks Conservancy L Citizens Bank L Foundation E Eileen Schwartz E Helen E. Williams E Ropes & Gray LLP E Dayton Foundation Depository, Inc. E Longwood Group E Polly and Dennis J. Selkoe E Susan Williams L Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Dover Garden Club E Marlo Marketing L Peg and Stephen Senturia E Frances and Patrick Wilmerding E Foundation E Friends of the Muddy River E Samuels Associates Real Estate E L Anne Shattuck Bailey E Simone and Theodore Winston L The Boston Globe E Garden Club of Brookline E The Carney Foundation L Roger Shepley E Ashley Wisneski L The Garden Club of the Back Bay, Inc. L Halvorson Design Partnership E The Catered Affair L Stephanie Sheps L Steven J. Wolf E The Lenox Hotel L Inland Underwriters Insurance Agency, The Charlotte Foundation E Michael Shinagel E Meg Wood E The Ritz-Carlton, Boston L Inc. E The John and Sonia Lingos Family Helaine A. Simmonds E Sara Wragge E Whole Foods Market E Jamaica Hills Association E Foundation L Kay Sloan E Gerald Wright E L Jamaica Pond Association E The Trust for Public Land E Gilda Smart and Chris Picotte L Marilynn and Michael Yaremchuk E Kodomo Boston L Winston Flowers L Mark D. Smith E Joan H. and Michael R. Yogg L $1,000-$2,499 Lexington Field & Garden Club E Alan and Susan Solomont E Judy Saryan and Victor V. Zarougian E Perennial Gardens LLC E L E E L E Epp Sonin Wendy Zazik $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (2) Rattle Advertising & Marketing LLC Jon Spack E Andrew Zimolzak E Anchor Capital Advisors, LLC E Ray Dunetz Landscape Architecture E Eliza Spang E Congress Wealth Management L Stadium Auto Body E Alnylam US, Inc. E Roberta and Steve Spang E El Pelon Taqueria E Swan Boats, Inc. E Boston Athletic Association E Marvin Sparrow E Elkus/Manfredi Architects, Ltd. E The Fenway Alliance, Inc. E Boston Symphony Orchestra L Allys Spilios E Fiduciary Trust Company E The Friends of the Public Gardens, Brookline Community Foundation E Kim Stanfield L Friends of Post Office Square L Halifax E Charter E Elizabeth Sterner L Grayson Family Foundation E L Corinthian Events L Jin Suk E Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture E Dior L Nancy Sun L Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation E Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Andrea Tamer L Mission Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Foundation E L George A. Taylor and Nancy Brennan E Trust, Inc. E Focus Real Estate E Suzanne Taylor L Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association E Grossman Marketing Group L M. K. Terrell E

15 FINANCIAL SUMMARY, FISCAL YEAR 2017

REVENUE Programs, Projects and Events Education & Youth Programs 153,188 Grants and Contributions Park Events and Visitor Services 154,216 Individuals 538,073 Maintenance, Restoration & Volunteers 369,045 Foundations and Corporations 430,405 Olmsted Tree Society Tree Management Program 383,935 Justine Mee Liff Fund—Party in the Park 1,001,013 Justine Mee Liff Fund—Party in the Park 454,444 Total Grants and Contributions 1,969,491 Total Programs / Projects / Events 1,514,828

Investments & Other Income 337,367 Administration & Development 627,059

Total Revenue 2,306,858 Total Expenses 2,141,887

EXPENSES NET ASSETS Fixed Assets—Shattuck Visitor Center 753,829 Operating Funds 136,693 Olmsted Tree Society 1,156,436 Shattuck Endowment 707,266 Justine Mee Liff Fund 2,691,897 Total Net Assets 5,446,121

Emerald Necklace Conservancy Shattuck Visitor Center 125 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115 emeraldnecklace.org | 617.522.2700 This is an audited financial summary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. The independent auditor’s report, including financial statements, is available on the Conservancy’s website, www.emeraldnecklace.org/about-us.

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