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Several dedicated parks organizations, including the
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Emerald Necklace Conservancy is a private non-profit stewardship organization founded in 1998. Its mission is to restore and improve the Emerald Necklace for all. To steward the Emerald Necklace’s 1,100 acres of parkland extending from Boston’s Back Bay through Brookline and Jamaica Plain to
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The parks have long been subject to flooding from the Muddy River. The Muddy River
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2169:Other lists
2129:Southbridge
2009:Marlborough
1963:Springfield
1896:New Bedford
1521:Fort Warren
1291:New England
1236:Bay Circuit
1231:Battle Road
1226:Appalachian
874:February 5,
451:Muddy River
422:to connect
392:air quality
386:places for
380:urban wilds
117: /
92:Coordinates
63:Park system
2250:Categories
2059:Winchester
2034:Somerville
1994:Framingham
1922:Gloucester
1891:Fall River
1870:Barnstable
1777:Barnstable
1616:Piers Park
1296:Norwottuck
1167:Dorchester
1113:Park Drive
1103:Jamaicaway
654:References
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507:Dorchester
499:Roslindale
475:boardwalks
378:important
353:Jamaicaway
270:the "neck"
105:71°06′52″W
102:42°19′34″N
2139:Worcester
2075:Brookline
2044:Wakefield
1999:Lexington
1984:Cambridge
1979:Arlington
1842:Worcester
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1162:Brookline
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2029:Sherborn
1932:Lawrence
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1832:Plymouth
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1286:Midstate
1118:Riverway
1058:The Fens
1048:Arborway
590:See also
447:The Fens
443:Back Bay
358:Arborway
328:The Fens
288:Overview
225:71000086
159:All year
138:Designer
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2024:Reading
2014:Medford
1989:Concord
1942:Methuen
1927:Ipswich
1917:Andover
1901:Taunton
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398:History
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130:Created
2191:Boston
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2085:Quincy
2080:Milton
2054:Weston
2019:Newton
2004:Lowell
1720:Topics
1341:Warner
1336:Wapack
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439:marshy
430:, and
258:Boston
73:Boston
1947:Salem
1797:Essex
1792:Dukes
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