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The Centennial Fountain spouts at the Charles River Esplanade. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Fall foliage blows into Boston

Sarah Cruz November 14, 2024
As the days get shorter and leaves change colors, Bostonians enjoy the foliage and celebrate the season with autumnal activities.
Students Sarah Vasily-Cioffi and Hannah Wise watch the partial eclipse on BU Beach on April 8. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Boston springs into April

Sarah Cruz April 26, 2024
People around Boston, including Boston University students, celebrate the start of spring in April by enjoying the outdoors and participating in Earth Day activities.
The corner of Harvard Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. A lack of green spaces in Allston-Brighton is contributing to extreme heat in the area, making it one of the warmest neighborhoods in Boston. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Extreme heat, flooding in Allston reflects patterns of climate change

George Lehman March 4, 2024
Lack of tree coverage and rising sea levels across Boston have led to extreme heat and flooding in the Allston neighborhood.
Annika Morris | Graphic Artist

Maude Latour: a pop breakout star

Layne Sheplee October 29, 2023
Maude Latour may not be the sun, but she is my rising star. The 24-year-old emerging singer-songwriter makes use of consistently catchy pop songs and a dynamic stage presence to path her way to fame — and has quickly integrated herself into being one of my favorite artists.
UNMASKED: If you could talk to animals or plants, what would you say?

UNMASKED: If you could talk to animals or plants, what would you say?

Veronica Thompson April 14, 2023
If you could talk to animals or plants, what would you say?
UNMASKED: If you could talk to animals or plants, what would you say?

UNMASKED: If you could talk to animals or plants, what would you say?

Veronica Thompson April 12, 2023
Today’s prompt was — if you could talk to animals or plants, what would you say?
Trees in a park

New plan to conserve and expand Boston’s tree canopy

Braedon Blumfield November 29, 2022
The 2022 Urban Forest Plan introduced by Mayor Michelle Wu is a plan that will create a sustainable urban tree canopy in Boston to combat heat waves and rising temperatures in the summer.
the fens in boston

City Councilors propose Boston-level Conservation Corps

Olga Benacerraf March 10, 2021

Boston City Councilors Kenzie Bok and Michelle Wu are proposing a city-level “Conservation Corps” to support Boston’s climate and sustainability goals. Modeled after the Civilian Conservation...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh named two companies that will execute the City’s Urban Forest Plan last week. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City selects firms to lead long-term environmental action initiative

Tanisha Bhat February 22, 2021
Mayor Marty Walsh announced the two firms selected to head Boston’s first Urban Forest Plan — a 20-year project focused on protecting the city’s trees, addressing climate change and improving the overall lives of Boston residents.
Beacon Hill residents wrote an open letter requesting gas lamps in the neighborhood be replaced with electric bulbs to protect trees harmed by gas leaks. COURTESY OF IAN HOWARD VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Beacon Hill residents push to replace gas lamps with LED lighting

Katarzyna Jezak December 4, 2020
Those trees were planted in 1977 — the same year the gas lamps were installed. Roughly more than two-thirds of the trees have since died, while the remaining five are in bad health, according to the letter.
The boarding used to protect Boston businesses prior to the election, in anticipation of protests, will be reused in order to reduce its environmental impact, according to construction professionals. MEGHAN SCOTT/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

What businesses can do with plywood after un-boarding storefronts

Allison Pirog November 9, 2020
Wooden boarding put up in anticipation of property damage on Election Day can be reused to reduce its environmental impact.
Boston has been awarded a $280,070 heat resilience grant, which will help the city develop more resilient infrastructure to combat rising sea levels, stronger storms and extreme heat. ELIZA SHAW/ DFP FILE

City awarded grant to combat excess heat as climate change effects compound

Samuele Petruccelli October 14, 2020
The City has been awarded a $280,070 Municipal Vulnerabilities Preparedness Action Grant from the state to fund a study on heat resilience, the Mayor’s Office announced Saturday. 
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