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L earn, touch, explore. Experience the parks through hands-on educational programs designed for curious minds—young and old.

Learn, touch, explore. Experience nature hands-on in the park landscape through education programs designed for the curious.

We connect people with the wonders of nature through free, outdoor learning. 

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy offers a variety of educational programs for all ages. We focus on real-world science and its relevance to daily life to ignite passion for the natural world. Our experienced and knowledgable education team actively shapes our curriculum to create hands-on moments for environmental learning, nature connection and career exploration opportunities for the young and the young-at-heart. We are proud to engage with more than 1,000 students each year.

educational programs
Designed to spark imagination.

Our four educational programs are filled with hands-on activities, thoughtful conversations, and are free for all Boston Public School students. Discover your next field of study.

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Canopy Classroom

Olmsted Park

Spring & Fall

Wrapped

Canopy Classroom

Olmsted Park

Spring & Fall

Wrapped

Family Nature Connection

Emerald Necklace

April-September

Wrapped

Family Nature Connection

Emerald Necklace

April-September

Wrapped

Green Team

Emerald Necklace

July-August

In Action

Green Team

Emerald Necklace

July-August

In Action

Natural Ways

Emerald Necklace

July-August

In Action

Natural Ways

Emerald Necklace

July-August

In Action
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
  • "It is clear that the staff are passionate about park preservation and their dedication showed. My students already asked if they could come back next year!"

    Canopy Classroom

    Erin D, Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • “I have been teaching for 22 years, this was by far the best field trip my students and I have participated in during that time."

    Canopy Classroom

    Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • "I feel a little more comfortable spending time in nature and want to come back and go fishing with my brother.”

    Natural Ways

    Student, Natural Ways

  • "That it is free for Title I schools really makes the difference, otherwise we wouldn't be able to go."

    Canopy Classroom

    Kathleen L, Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • "It is clear that the staff are passionate about park preservation and their dedication showed. My students already asked if they could come back next year!"

    Canopy Classroom

    Erin D, Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • “I have been teaching for 22 years, this was by far the best field trip my students and I have participated in during that time."

    Canopy Classroom

    Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • "I feel a little more comfortable spending time in nature and want to come back and go fishing with my brother.”

    Natural Ways

    Student, Natural Ways

  • "That it is free for Title I schools really makes the difference, otherwise we wouldn't be able to go."

    Canopy Classroom

    Kathleen L, Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • "It is clear that the staff are passionate about park preservation and their dedication showed. My students already asked if they could come back next year!"

    Canopy Classroom

    Erin D, Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • “I have been teaching for 22 years, this was by far the best field trip my students and I have participated in during that time."

    Canopy Classroom

    Teacher, Boston Public Schools

  • "I feel a little more comfortable spending time in nature and want to come back and go fishing with my brother.”

    Natural Ways

    Student, Natural Ways

  • "That it is free for Title I schools really makes the difference, otherwise we wouldn't be able to go."

    Canopy Classroom

    Kathleen L, Teacher, Boston Public Schools

educational events
Experience, enjoy, learn.

We host free, family-friendly, adventurous experiences to spend time and learn in nature. Explore the call of wonder.

To provide the best possible educational experience for participants, some events may have limited capacity and require pre-registration.

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Land & water
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The world didn't start with Olmsted. For millennia before and in the centuries since Frederick Law Olmsted designed the Emerald Necklace park system for a rapidly industrializing city and metropolitan area, the lands and waters of and around Greater Boston have served as a site of exchange among communities including the Massachusett, Pawtucket, Wampanoag and Nipmuc peoples. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy acknowledges the Greater Boston region as their unceded ancestral territories. This acknowledgement is a starting point toward right relations with Indigenous neighbors and their understandings of land stewardship.

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Shattuck Visitor Center

125 the Fenway
Boston, MA 02115

Year-Round

Mon-Fri 9:30am – 5pm

May-October

Sat-Sun 10am – 4pm

Learn More

Mailing address

350 Jamaicaway
Boston, MA 02130

+1 (617) 522–2700

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 04-3414988.

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Land & water
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The world didn't start with Olmsted. For millennia before and in the centuries since Frederick Law Olmsted designed the Emerald Necklace park system for a rapidly industrializing city and metropolitan area, the lands and waters of and around Greater Boston have served as a site of exchange among communities including the Massachusett, Pawtucket, Wampanoag and Nipmuc peoples. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy acknowledges the Greater Boston region as their unceded ancestral territories. This acknowledgement is a starting point toward right relations with Indigenous neighbors and their understandings of land stewardship.

Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Subscribe for Necklace news, community events, and to enliven the parks.

Get Necklace News

Shattuck Visitor Center

125 the Fenway
Boston, MA 02115

Year-Round

Mon-Fri 9:30am – 5pm

May-October

Sat-Sun 10am – 4pm

Learn More

Mailing address

350 Jamaicaway
Boston, MA 02130

+1 (617) 522–2700

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 04-3414988.

Donate

FAQ

Partners + Volunteers

Career

Publications

Contact Us

Land & water
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The world didn't start with Olmsted. For millennia before and in the centuries since Frederick Law Olmsted designed the Emerald Necklace park system for a rapidly industrializing city and metropolitan area, the lands and waters of and around Greater Boston have served as a site of exchange among communities including the Massachusett, Pawtucket, Wampanoag and Nipmuc peoples. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy acknowledges the Greater Boston region as their unceded ancestral territories. This acknowledgement is a starting point toward right relations with Indigenous neighbors and their understandings of land stewardship.

Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Nature is for Everyone. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Subscribe for Necklace news, community events, and to enliven the parks.

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Shattuck Visitor Center

125 the Fenway
Boston, MA 02115

Year-Round

Mon-Fri 9:30am – 5pm

May-October

Sat-Sun 10am – 4pm

Learn More

Mailing address

350 Jamaicaway
Boston, MA 02130

+1 (617) 522–2700

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 04-3414988.

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