Boston Harbor Now

Boston Harbor Now is a civic nonprofit whose sole focus is realizing Boston Harbor’s potential to benefit the city and region. It works in partnership with public agencies, community leaders, businesses and other nonprofits on projects touching the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park, a group of 34 islands and peninsulas, and the 43-mile Harborwalk, a linear park that connects the city’s waterfront neighborhoods to the harbor and each other.

The organization formed on April 1, 2016, when the Boston Harbor Island Alliance merged with The Boston Harbor Association. Together their work spans about sixty years, including advocacy for the harbor cleanup, creating and co-managing the islands park and establishing the Harborwalk. Current efforts include a study of ferry service to the islands and the Stone Living Lab’s network for monitoring flooding and coastal conditions. Its stated goal is to re-establish Boston as one of the world’s great coastal cities.

What to Know

• Events include Spectacle on Boston Harbor, the Onboard Awards and the Boston Harbor for All Summit.
• It also organizes Eastie Week and other public programs.
• Volunteers can join Friends of the Boston Harborwalk or Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands.
• The organization publishes an annual report on its work.