Recent News
Meeting Minutes: November 11, 2008
Next Meeting: Tuesday December 2, 2008 at 7:30 The November meeting was unusual. We had been assured that, even though it was Veteran’s Day, the Emerson Community Center would be open. But it wasn’t, and the meeting was held in 40 degree temperatures in the parking lot! Nonetheless it was a great meeting. Present were…
Charlie Burnham Report: November, 2008
DCR Forester Charlie Burnham visited Hemlock Gorge in November, 2008. Here are his reports to the Friends: I went to the gorge to evaluate it as a possible release site for a different predatory beetle, Laricobius nigrinus. I noticed that the hemlocks were in two very different states of health which I can’t explain. Some…
Annual Summer Picnic 2008
The Friends’ 2008 Summer Picnic took place under clear skies on Tuesday August 19. About 50 people came. Thanks to the generosity of Karen Osborn-Shanley, we enjoyed a program of live jazz. Site Supervisor Erica Uramkin provided everything needed for our cookout, and a grand time was had by all. A highlight of the evening was…
Charlie Burnham Report: May 12, 2008
The Friends had news on May 12, 2008 from State Forester Charlie Burnham in regard to the Hemlock Woolly Adelgids and our release of ladybugs. Here is what he wrote: I haven’t been there to look for beetles in a couple of years, but this past winter some of them showed up an another location…
2008 Spring Cleanup
The Friends of Hemlock Gorge and the DCR (formerly the MDC) extend heartfelt thanks to all the many volunteers who helped on a gorgeous day.
Meeting Minutes: February 5, 2008
Next Meeting: Tuesday March 4, 2008 at 7:30. Present were Erica Uramkin, Vaunita Schnell, John Mordes, and Brian Yates. Erica reported that there were no critical issues at the Reservation. More importantly she reported that she engaged NStar electric to work with DCR and the electricity is back on in the Stone Building. She is…
2007 Summer Picnic
A special annual treat for the Friends is our Summer Picnic, a time at which we all get together on the property to enjoy the fruits of our labors. At the 2007 picnic we had Greg Burroughs, a 21 year old vocal performance major at Berklee College, provide music for us. At the picnic Brian…
Hemlock Gorge Featured in OnEarth
The Winter 2008 issue of OnEarth, the magazine of the Natural Resources Defense Council, has a cover picture of a mosquito and story of the restoration of the Charles River with a wonderful picture of Hemlock Gorge. It should be available on newsstand or from the publisher. See www.onearth.org.
Annual Letter to Members, 2007
In 2008, we will continue to work with the Department of Conservation and Recreation and its Urban Park Bureau. We will also continue our partnership with newly appointed Site Supervisor Erica Uramkin and former supervisor Kevin Hollenbeck who is now a DCR manager. We hope you will share our pleasure in the accomplishments of 2007…
MWRA TO INSTALL INTERIM FENCING AT ECHO BRIDGE
Work Will Require Brief Closure FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2007 CONTACTS: Ria Convery, 617-788-1105 or [email protected] The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority will install new interim chain link fencing to replace the snow fencing along the existing railings at Echo Bridge. Weather permitting, MWRA’s contractor, Steelco Fence of Needham Heights, will be installing a 4-foot…
Echo Bridge Reopens
On December 14, 2007, at the urging of Friends’ President Brian Yates, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) announced that they will install new interim chain link fencing to replace the deteriorated snow fencing along the existing railings at Echo Bridge. It necessitated brief closure of the bridge. Click here to read the press release.…
Media Event! This Old House Features Echo Bridge in Latest Season
An 1897 shingle-style home in Newton, Massachusetts is the subject of This Old House TV’s current season. Footage of Echo Bridge was included in episode 8 of the series. That episode is being re-broadcast on December 20 at 8 p.m. on channel 44. Web link for for more information on the Newton house project is:https://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/house-project/overview/0,,1626217,00.html.
