Charles River Conservancy
About
The Charles River Conservancy is a nonprofit dedicated to the stewardship, renewal and enhancement of the parklands along the urban Charles River. It promotes active use of the riverfront, increases recreational opportunities and works to ensure the beauty and integrity of the parks for Greater Boston. Its work is framed around three aims: connecting people and communities to the river, creating bold solutions that strengthen it, and celebrating the meeting of people and nature.
Established in 2000, the Conservancy has been increasing volunteer engagement and investing in ecological programs centered on the communities around the Charles. It also advocates on policy, inviting public comment on the regional sewer authority’s combined sewer overflow plan, which still releases sewage into the river during heavy storms, and backing a 2026 statewide ballot question to dedicate existing sales tax revenue to land and water conservation.
What to Know
- It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Architect and landscape architect Gautam Sundaram of Perkins and Will chairs the board of directors.
- An e-newsletter and an annual report share updates on its work.
- It acknowledges that its work takes place on the traditional territory of the Massachusett, Nipmuc and Wampanoag Nations and the homelands of the Pawtucket peoples.
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