Text by Ian and Bryan Over the recent February vacation, we worked several days. One of those days, the Zoo Teen Ambassadors of the Franklin Park Zoo invited us to…

The Youth Leadership Program took part in the Massachusetts Youth Jobs Rally in late February to show our support of youth jobs through out the state.  Ian gives us this…

            Last week, the Boston area encountered a blizzard that trapped almost all residents in their homes. The storm lasted a day and a half and Boston was forced to…

By Eric & Alex

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is currently recruiting youth for their summer program, the Green Team. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy hires youth who live only in Boston and Brookline If teens…

When you step outside on a cold February day like today, it’s hard to believe that we should start planning for summer.  Here at the Conservancy, though, we are busy…

We are very excited and eager about our future trip to Joe Dodge Lodge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  To help better prepare ourselves for the trip, we…

On December 18th, three days before the supposed end of the world, we were entertained by a Landscape Architect, Liza Meyer. She is the Chief Landscape Architect of the City…

By Hong Tran & Lammy Nguyen A couple weeks ago, YOP participated in a scavenger hunt with Kim, an intern here at the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Everyone spilt up into…

Recently, the Youth Leadership Program took a trip to the Blair Hines Design Associates.  Blair Hines is the lead designer of the program. He has 30 years of experience in…