Friends of the East Boston Greenway With the East Boston Greenway Council

Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the East Boston YMCA- 215 Bremen St.

AGENDA

1. Introductions and Welcome

2. MWRA project on Greenway at Gove Street

• Amended plans based on discussion with MWRA at January meeting

• Status of permitting with Boston Parks Department

3. Bremen St. Park

• Friends of Bremen St. Park – progress update

• Congratulations to Bremen St Community Garden named “Rookie Garden of the Year” receiving award at Annual Gardeners Gathering, March 22

• Discussion of summer performances at amphitheater

4. Greenway Safety and Security Update

• Community Service Officer Jorge Hernandez

5. Caboose Planning Update

6. Guide to East Boston parks and open spaces by East Boston for East Boston

• New project to produce a map & guide to EB’s new and historic parks.

• Proposal submitted to TBF-East Boston/Chelsea Environmental Fund

7. Programming

• Mushing the Greenways was a great success! Thanks to Friends of Belle

Isle Marsh who provided hot chocolate.

• Sat. March 29 – Reed Bed Exploration & Installing Swallow Boxes at Belle Isle Marsh – 9:00am, call 617.542.7696 to register.

• New Greenspaces of East Boston Walk in May – Need volunteers to be guides to plan and lead walk(s)

• Youth Conservation Corps 2008 - Recruiting Supervisors, Corpsmembers, ideas for projects and murals

Calendar of meetings

All meetings on 4th Thursday (except Nov & Dec) at the East Boston YMCA

NEXT MEETING: March 27, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Friends of the East Boston Greenway

www.geocities.com/eastbostongreenway

email ebgreenway (at) verizon.net

Boston Natural Areas Network

www.bostonnatural.org

617-542-7696

candice (at) bostonnatural.org