Help us end Earth week and kick-off a summer full of action with our first Urban Wild cleanup of the year at Mattapan's Gladeside Urban Wild cleanup!

The City of Boston's Environment Department and Parks and Recreation Department are organizing a cleanup at the Gladeside Urban Wild in Mattapan.

Volunteer for the cleanup

A major component of the cleanup will be the picking up and disposing of trash in the surrounding area. Another component will involve the physical removal and disposal of invasive species. 

Invasive species are a group of organisms that are not native to a specific area and are harmful to the native organisms. This is due to the competition for resources that they create among the native organisms. 

The Parks and Recreation Department will lead the education and removal of invasive species portion of the event. They will help volunteers identify and remove the invasive species that are affecting the Gladeside Urban Wild.

1. Water
2. Jacket
3. A hat
4. Sunglasses
5. Bug spray
6. Close-toed shoes
7. Pants or sweatpants
8. Tools and gloves, if you have them

Please also check the weather before the event. You can learn more about Urban Wilds online. We also have information on the Mattapan Urban Wilds.

If you have any questions, please email Greenovate Boston at greenovate@boston.gov.

The Greenovate Boston Leaders Program aims to increase understanding of the climate impacts in Boston and the actions required to mitigate the impacts. We want to involve Bostonians as part of the collective action needed in advancing citywide initiatives. Our program gives you the materials and support you need to lead conversations about climate change and climate action.

Register for the event

This program is a great opportunity to network with a wide variety of leaders, learn how to format community discussions around climate change, and to make a positive impact on Boston. 

The training dates are Saturday, April 6, Monday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 10. Choose the date and location that works best for you to attend.

The max occupancy for each training is 30 people. Once we've reached 30 people, we will open up a waitlist in the order of submissions. If you are no longer able to attend a training you've signed up for or want to switch trainings, email David.Corbie@boston.gov.

Greenovate Boston will be hosting five in-language trainings (Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese) in May. If you would prefer attending those trainings, please email David Corbie at David.Corbie@boston.gov.

The Greenovate Boston Leaders Program aims to increase understanding of the climate impacts in Boston and the actions required to mitigate the impacts. We want to involve Bostonians as part of the collective action needed in advancing citywide initiatives. Our program gives you the materials and support you need to lead conversations about climate change and climate action.

Register for the event

This program is a great opportunity to network with a wide variety of leaders, learn how to format community discussions around climate change, and to make a positive impact on Boston. 

The training dates are Saturday, April 6, Monday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 10. Choose the date and location that works best for you to attend.

The max occupancy for each training is 30 people. Once we've reached 30 people, we will open up a waitlist in the order of submissions. If you are no longer able to attend a training you've signed up for, or want to switch trainings, email David.Corbie@boston.gov

Greenovate Boston will be hosting five in-language trainings (Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese) in May. If you would prefer attending those trainings, please email David Corbie at David.Corbie@boston.gov.

The Greenovate Boston Leaders Program aims to increase understanding of the climate impacts in Boston and the actions required to mitigate the impacts. We want to involve Bostonians as part of the collective action needed in advancing citywide initiatives. Our program gives you the materials and support you need to lead conversations about climate change and climate action.

Register for the event

This program is a great opportunity to network with a wide variety of leaders, learn how to format community discussions around climate change, and to make a positive impact on Boston. 

The training dates are Saturday, April 6, Monday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 10. Choose the date and location that works best for you to attend.

The max occupancy for each training is 30 people. Once we've reached 30 people, we will open up a waitlist in the order of submissions. If you are no longer able to attend a training you've signed up for, or want to switch trainings, email David.Corbie@boston.gov.

Greenovate Boston will be hosting five in-language trainings (Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Chinese) in May. If you would prefer attending those trainings, please email David Corbie at David.Corbie@boston.gov.

Help us restore and beautify the Allandale Woods Urban Wild. These Saturday events will take place on October 5 and 19. Both individuals and groups are welcome.

For more information, please download the event flier.

This will be the forth public engagement event to share your thoughts on the new Moakley Park Vision Plan. Refreshments will be provided. Please register for the event through the link below:

RSVP for the event

For more information, please call Allison Perlman at the Boston Parks and Recreation Department at 617-961-3035, or email allison.perlman@boston.gov.

Join your fellow Boston Public Schools (BPS) students at a free Greenovate Boston Youth Leaders training led by Greenovate Boston and Boston Public Schools. This training will empower students with City of Boston climate change knowledge, leadership skills to train fellow students, and resources to lead environmental actions back at their schools. Teachers are welcome and encouraged to join their students.

Sign-up to become a youth leader!

This training is open to any BPS high school student. After completion of the training, Greenovate Boston Youth Leaders will be expected to return to their schools and organize other motivated students for:

1. Participation in a similar training (a peer training experience) at their school.
2. Selection and completion of a school-based environmental action. Greenovate Boston funding will be available to support the students' actions. Ideas for actions will be brainstormed and shared at the training.
3. Students will be invited to share their leadership with BPS and the City during a celebration in May/June.
4. BPS will support the ongoing continuation of the students' efforts through the formation of a permanent school-based student environmental organization or club (like BLS Youth Climate Action Network), or individual students' leadership efforts in their own neighborhoods.

Greenovate Boston and BPS staff will support students throughout all four steps. Support will include in-person coaching and mentoring, networking connections, funding, and access to resources needed for the actions.

• Training will be held Wednesday, January 23, from 4 - 6 p.m. at Teen Central within the Copley Boston Public Library, Johnson building, second floor, 700 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116. Copley Library is located near Copley Station on the Green Line, Back Bay Station on the Orange Line, and the 39 bus route.
• Food and drinks will be provided during the training.