At the Charles River Conservancy, every day is Earth Day. All year, we look forward to seeing volunteers give back to the Charles River and its parks with us at the Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup. At the 23rd annual cleanup this year, hundreds of volunteers joined us to celebrate the Earth! We wouldn't be able to do this work without the help of volunteers like you, our partners, and our sponsors. Thanks to everyone who made this event possible.

Thank you to our generous sponsors who helped us host this event: Suffolk University, Harvard Kennedy School, The Green Engineer, HMFH Architects Inc., Boston College Residence Hall Association, Resilience Boston, Kensho Technologies, Alteryx, Arranta Bio, Sungage Financial, One Tree Planted, Toast, CDM Smith, and Rubius Therapeutics.

And thank you to our cleanup partners Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Esplanade Association, Charles River Watershed Association, Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Waltham Land Trust.

We've had a great month of volunteer events and giving back to the parks. Boston Beer Company raked leaves and revoved invasive plants at the Herter Park Amphitheater, and Berkshire Partners removed invasive garlic mustard, painted benches, and cleaned up around the Artesani playground in Herter Park.

Established in 1974, Cambridge Arts funds and promotes high-quality community art projects for the benefit of all who live, visit, or work in Cambridge. They award dozens of grants a year as a connector, presenter, and funder. We’re proud to have an upcoming public art project at the Lynch supported by Cambridge Arts and the City of Cambridge’s $82,500 in Art for Social Justice Grant funding, part of $300,000 in cultural grants in 2022. Thank you to Cambridge Arts Council for supporting public art along the Charles River and in its parks!

The CRC and the Leventhal Map & Education Center are excited to host a night of trivia on our beloved Charles River! Join us on Thursday, May 26th from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Newsfeed Cafe at the Central Library in Copley Square. We'll test your ability to answer questions related to the river's history and surrounding geographies. Registration is encouraged but not required, and map prizes will be presented to the winning teams! The Leventhal Center's trivia series is presented through their current environmental justice exhibition, More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape.

If you want to take a swim in the Charles River, they can't stop you on June 18 (Boston Magazine)

Charles River Swimming Day will take place on June 18th, with both City Splash and the One Mile Swim on the same day for the first time ever. The Charles River Conservancy and Charles River Swimming Club present these events for community members, visitors, and residents to jump and swim in the Charles River! Boston Magazine reports "it's a pretty remarkable achievement that after years of neglect and misuse, the river is safe to occasionally swim in."

The 23rd Earth Day cleanup of the Charles River brings us closer to swimming its water again (Cambridge Day)

Last month, the CRC, Esplanade Association, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA), Waltham Land Trust, and the Emerald Necklace Conservancy hosted the 23rd annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup. Created by CRWA in 1999, this event is a part of the National River Cleanup organized by American Rivers. This year, the CRC hosted cleanup events Friday and Saturday and had over 700 registrants who wanted to give back to the river! This annual event helps us spread the word about our dream for a swimmable Charles River.

The CRC joined other organizations on Sunday, May 1 at the Museum of Science for Rise Up Boston: A Climate Event, a weekend of climate action activities, presentations, conversations and more! We highlighted our floating wetland program and hosted a Charles River plant identification game. Thanks to the Museum of Science for putting on a great event! Follow us on Instagram for more event updates.

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