Emerald necklace: Online Resources

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is a private non-profit stewardship organization founded in 1998 to maintain, restore and protect the parks of the Emerald Necklace designed by Frederick Law Olmsted for all to explore, use and enjoy.

Webpage of the former home and professional practice of Frederick Law Olmsted, which was obtained by the National Park Service in 1979 and now serves as an archives and historical center for Olmsted's work and legacy as an influential landscape architect.

Webpage of the MMOC, the independent citizen-led oversight body of the Muddy River Restoration Project, which aims to improve and rehabilitate the Muddy River area.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation maintains resources about cultural landscapes in the United States. Guides to the Emerald Necklace and each of its constituent parks are available in its database.

The City of Boston's Emerald Necklace site features general information, history, upcoming events, and news about the Emerald Necklace parks.

The Friends of the Public Garden is an organization that works to advocate for and improve the Public Garden, the Boston Common, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall through maintenance projects. The website features resources about events and involvement, as well as publications such as cultural landscape reviews and annual reports.

This guide to the City of Boston from the American Society of Landscape Architects features descriptions of various landscapes throughout greater Boston. Click on Marion Pressley, FASLA to read the histories of each of the Emerald Necklace parks.

Olmsted Now is the project of Greater Boston's Olmsted Bicentennial, and a platform for a user-generated dialogue and stories about parks, public spaces, and the legacy of Olmsted in Boston.

The Brookline GreenSpace Alliance is a nonprofit environmental advocacy and education organization formed in 1987 by a group of concerned citizens to preserve, protect and enhance the open spaces of Brookline, MA.