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Charles River Conservancy www.thecharles.org Cambridge, MAMap this

The Charles River Conservancy is dedicated to the renewal and stewardship of the Charles River Parklands from the Boston Harbor to the Watertown Dam. The Conservancy works to make these parklands more attractive, active and accessible to all. The Conservancy brings some 2000 volunteers to the...

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Name: Ben Martens
Position: Swimmable Charles Coordinator

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Car Free Storrow Drive  Cambridge, MA Following on the success of the 25 years of Sunday closings of Memorial Drive and the Hub on Wheels bicycle ride on Storrow Drive this past September, the CRC is proposing an expansion of weekend road closings to cars to take better advantage of the parklands as a place for active recreation....

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RiverSing!  Cambridge, MA Every year on the fall equinox the Charles River Conservancy and Revels host a celebration of the season with dance and song at the Weeks Foot Bridge. Residents gather on the banks of the Charles River and partake in singing, dancing, and picnicking with neighbors and friends.

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Charles River Skatepark  Cambridge, MA To be built on the beautiful banks of the Charles River in Cambridge MA. The 40,000 sq ft. Charles River Skatepark will be a draw for skaters and inline skaters from around the country due to it’s unique to Boston design and location under the Zakim Bridge. The CRC is currently in the fund r...

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Swimmable Charles Initiative  Cambridge, MA The goal of the Swimmable Charles Initiative is to bring public swimming back to the Charles River. Swimming in the Charles River was a popular form of recreation until the mid 1950s, when growing awareness of river pollution caused the state’s park agency (the MDC at the time) to close the r...

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Charles River Parklands Stewardship  Cambridge, MA The Charles River Conservancy's (CRC) Volunteer Stewardship Program involves community members from Boston, Cambridge, and surrounding towns in the renewal and restoration of the parklands along the Charles River.

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RiverSing 2008  Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 Cambridge, MA Celebrating the Fall Equinox with singing and revelry along the banks of the Charles.

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The 61 New Best Things About Boston  3. Swimming in the Charles Illustration by Kagan McLeod Talk about audacity: Simply cleaning up the Charles River—once our famously dirty water, now a rehabilitated ribbon of aquatic grandeur—wasn't good enough for the folks at the Charles River Conservancy. They're out to make the Chuck the...

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