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Save the Harbor/Save the Bay continues to lead the effort to reconnect our region’s citizens with our restored Harbor, the Harbor Islands, and the sea.
We create and strengthen partnerships with local governments and community-based organizations from Revere (to the North of Boston) to Hull (to the South) to catalyze and advance projects that reinvigorate the waterfront.
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The Metropolitan Beaches Commission |
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 In 2006, the Massachusetts Legislature established the Metropolitan Beaches Commission to examine the current conditions of the reigon's beaches and identify, and recommend, the best management practices and actions that would bring our beaches to their fullest potential. The Commission's goals are to help realize the beachfront's significant recreational and economic resources, ultimately improving the quality of life for residents and visitors, and strengthening our capital city and the region.
Click here to download a copy of the Metropolitan Beaches Commission Report
Click here for the Save the Harbor Better Beaches blog
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The South Bay Harbor Trail |
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On Earth Day 2001, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay stood with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino as he formally announced the City of Boston's support of the South Bay Harbor Trail to connect Boston's neighborhoods with Boston Harbor and the Emerald Necklace. At that time, the Mayor asked Save the Harbor's President Patricia Foley to partner with the City and to lead and manage the project, which we understood from the outset that would be a complicated one.
The South Bay Harbor Trail spans 5 neighborhoods Roxbury, the South End, Chinatown, the Fort Point Channel and South Boston on a route that crosses over bridges and under highways and includes dozens of parcels of public land owned by the City, the Commonwealth and the federal government, as well as privately owned parcels that are home to civic and cultural institutions, businesses and restaurants. |
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Friends of Fort Point Channel |
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In 2003, working in partnership with the City of Boston and private landowners, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay helped to create the Friends of Fort Point Channel, a non-profit organization committed to making the Fort Point Channel the “next great place” in Boston. Save the Harbor/Save the Bay chaired the planning partnership that developed the award-winning Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Plan. The plan calls for innovative programming, and events and activities like canoe and kayak rentals, floating art barges, concerts and festivals. The Friends is led by a Board of Directors consisting of neighborhood residents, advocates, public agencies and private landowners, and its efforts are funded by voluntary contributions. Click here to find out more about the Friends of Fort Point Channel. |
 Revere Beach Partnership, a non profit that Save the Harbor/Save the Bay helped to create in 2002, has already raised and leveraged more than $100,000 to restore America’s oldest swimming beach, to create signage on an eco-trail network, develop a Revere Beach Revitalization Plan to revitalize the Boulevard of this great city.
The Partnership has accomplished much in the last five years. Download a copy of the powerpoint that highlights the last five years of fun and success on Revere Beach!
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