Recent News
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.
2007 Fall Cleanup
The property appeared to be in pretty good condition.
Echo Bridge Railings Progress: 2007
April 12, 2007 Two public meetings have now taken place on February 27 and March 8, 2007 to discuss the future of the Echo Bridge Railings restoration project. The meetings were attended by representatives of the MWRA, the Newton Historical Commission, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge, the Upper Falls Community Action Committee, and the general…
Friends’ President in the News
Friends’ President Brian Yates was featured in a front page article in the Boston Globe on July 26. Click here to see it.
Adelgid Articles: July, 2007
The Boston Sunday Globe published an informative update on the woolly adelgid in New England, emphasizing the role global warming may play in the problem. Click here to view the Globe article via their archives (subscription required). Click here to view the article via the Globe‘s website. Additionally, a July 17 story in the Newton…
Walk with Newton’s Mayor in Hemlock Gorge
Newton had in 2007 a summer program called “Walk with the Mayor.” A short walk featuring Upper Falls and Hemlock Gorge took place Wednesday, July 11, at 5:30 p.m. We hope to hear from people who had the chance to talk Mayor David Cohen in person about Hemlock Gorge and the Bridge.
