Inside/Out

The Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) connects, convenes, and celebrates landscape architects and the greater design community at every career stage, as it advances the profession of landscape architecture and supports the creation of extraordinary environments throughout the region and the world.  We are the Massachusetts and Maine chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Boston Society of Landscape Architects

Join us outside (and later, online) for a series of small group site tours of landscapes in our region.

<h3></h3><h3>On Saturday, October 17 and Sunday October 18, please join landscape architects and designers; clients, advocates, and activists; elected officials and citizens for one (or more) small, outdoor, socially distant site tours of landscapes throughout our region.</h3>Prioritizing issues of climate and health, equity and resilience, each tour will discuss ideas and implementation as we explore these landscapes together. Each tour will also be recorded and shared online. A few weeks later, we’ll “gather” again indoors, electronically, in a Zoom-type format to share highlights and reflect on larger themes, lessons learned, and advocacy agendas ahead.The site tours are FREE to participants; registration is requested. Please register for a ticket for each tour that you want to attend. (If you&#x27;re NOT attending a tour in person, no need to register. The videos will be posted on bslanow.org when they&#x27;re available.)On-site tour group size will be small (~10). Masks and social distance are essential, along with adherence to state and local guidance on outdoor gatherings. Extra masks and hand sanitizer will be provided on-site. Due to pandemic precautions, all food/drink on your own. If you&#x27;re not feeling well, stay home.All sites are public spaces. On-your-own visits are encouraged too.BSLA is pursuing LA CES accreditation for each tour (in-person and online recordings).DO YOU HAVE YOUR EYE ON THE WEATHER? So do we. THE WESTERN MASS TOURS ARE STICKING WITH THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, EVEN IF IT IS WET IN THE MORNING. Wear boots! and if we&#x27;re lucky we&#x27;ll see Pulaski Park&#x27;s stormwater garden in action.ANDTHE BOSTON TOURS ARE USING THE RAIN DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18.Join us outdoors for the full spectrum of New England fall!<h3>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, RAIN OR SHINE (the forecast promises rain THEN shine)</h3><h3>IN WESTERN MASS:</h3>9amPine Grove Restoration Project, NorthamptonLed by Jeff Squire, Berkshire Design Groupand Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Sustainability, City of Northamptonand Andrew Smith, Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairswinner of a 2020 Commonwealth of Massachusetts MVP action grant
Pine Grove meetup: 60 Old Wilson Road, Northampton. Park along the side of the road. 
Read more about Pine Grove in the <a href="https://www.gazettenet.com/Local-communities-get-MVP-grants-for-climate-change-32545390" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daily Hampshire Gazette</a> and about this year’s Municipality Vulnerability Program grant awards at <a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-awards-116-million-in-climate-change-funding-to-cities-and-towns" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">mass.gov</a>..11amPulaski Park, NorthamptonLed by Sara Lawrence, STIMSONand Owen Wormser, Western Mass Pollinator Networka 2018 BSLA Design Award winner
Pulaski Park meetup: at the “Pulaski Park” sign along Main Street. (Parking is available in on-street meters and in several City of Northampton public parking lots.) 
Read more about Pulaski Park from <a href="https://www.stimsonstudio.com/pulaski-park" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">STIMSON </a>and in the <a href="https://www.gazettenet.com/Day-at-Pulaski-11288940" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daily Hampshire Gazette</a>..(1pm — lunch on your own. There are great options in Northampton and in Holyoke.).2pmValley Arena Park, HolyokeLed by Carlos Nieto, Berkshire Design GroupSarah Meier-Zimbler, Director of Development, Holyoke Housing AuthorityNeil Schofield, Sovereign Consulting environmental engineersandMarcos Marrero, Director of Planning and Economic Development, City of Holyoke
Valley Arena Park meetup: 560 South Bridge St, Holyoke, MA 01040. There is street parking on both sides of South Bridge Street. 
Read more about the transformation of Valley Arena Park at <a href="https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/06/holyoke-rededicates-valley-arena-park.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">masslive.com</a> and watch on <a href="https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/valley-arena-park-in-holyoke-re-opened/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Channel 22 News</a>.<h3>SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 (forecast: warm &amp; sunny)</h3><h3>IN THE BOSTON AREA:</h3>10amKincaide Park, QuincyLed by Scott Bishop, Bishop Land Design
Kincaide Park meetup at the Water Street Entrance. Parking is available at the Lincoln Hancock School Parking Area. Walk across the street to that park entrance.
Read about Kincade Park from <a href="http://www.bld.partners/kincaide-park" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BLD </a>and in the Quincy <a href="https://patch.com/massachusetts/quincy/kincaide-park-open-quincy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Patch</a>..(Noon — lunch on your own. There are great options in Quincy Center.).1pmHancock Adams Common, QuincyLed by Richard Houghton, Halvorson | Tighe &amp; Bond Studioa 2020 BSLA Design Award winner
Hancock Adams Common meetup at the at the central plaza between Quincy City Hall and the United First Parish Church.
Read about the Hancock Adams Common from <a href="http://www.halvorsondesign.com/adams-green" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Halvorson| Tighe &amp; Bond Studio</a> and in the <a href="https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20190329/hancock-adams-common-wins-top-planning-award" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Patriot Ledger</a>..3pmNeponset Greenway, Milton/MattapanLed by Deneen Crosby, Crosby | Schlesinger | Smallridgeand Stella Lensing, Senior Project Manager, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreationa 2020 BSLA Design Award winner
Neponset Greenway meetup adjacent to the Mattapan Square MBTA stop at the corner of Blue Hill Avenue and River Street. There’s a small plaza in front of a small historic building.
Read about the Neponset River Greenway from <a href="http://www.cssboston.com/portfolio/neponset-greenway/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CSS</a>, in the <a href="https://www.dotnews.com/2017/neponset-greenway-trail-open-use" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dorchester Reporter</a>, and in <a href="https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2018/05/neponset-river-greenway" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Harvard Magazine</a>.
ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE UPDATED ON <a href="http://bslanow.org/event/join-us-inside-out/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BSLANOW.ORG/EVENTS</a>..This fall “un-conference” is a pilot, in preparation for a larger Inside/Out series of on-site workshops in landscapes across Massachusetts and Maine next spring. Inside/Out is organized by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects in collaboration with the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and the landscape architecture program at Northeastern University, the Boston Architectural College School of Landscape Architecture, UMass Amherst Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, and the Portland Society for Architecture.

INSIDE/OUT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS, INCLUDING

THANK YOU for being part of our community, and for helping to advance landscape architecture in New England.

from top to bottom: 
Neponset River Greenway, Mattapan (Crosby | Schlessinger | Smallridge); Hancock Adams Common, Quincy (Halvorson | Tighe &amp; Bond Studio);Valley Arena Park, Holyoke (Berkshire Design Group); Pulaski Park, Northampton (STIMSON); Kincaide Park, Quincy (Bishop Land Design); and Pine Grove Restoration Project, Northampton (Berkshire Design Group).

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