GREEN & OPEN SOMERVILLE

On Thursday, the last chance to stop Conway Park from being covered in plastic was denied when the City Council voted 8 for (McLaughlin, ...

http://www.saratogasod.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/227-ArtificialTurfBooklet.pdf Data and research indicate that Synthetic Turf:poses h...

by Renée Scott. Originally published in the Somerville Times, January 8, 2020 Our region will feel many impacts from climate change in th...

The Sports Turf Managers Association is the leading guide for how athletic fields should be installed, maintained, and managed. They are ...

Somerville’s urban forest is under attack. Take a walk near the commuter rail line, by the High School, along Cedar Street, on lower Beac...

Somerville environmental advocates collaborated to create a comprehensive document that outlines how Somerville can maximize its environm...

Green & Open Somerville and Union Square Neighbors (USN) sent two letters today calling on city leaders and Union Square master developer...

Somerville needs more green space. We have the least amount of open space of any city in New England. We do not even measure what percent...

Dear Mayor Curtatone, Honorable Aldermen, Luisa, Brad, Arn, and Jill, I have read through the updated plan and there has clearly been a ...

‘Build a sustainable future through strong environmental leadership, balanced transportation modes, engaging recreational and community s...

Alderman Lafuente speaks the truth! Below is Alderman Lafuente's post on artificial turf (link and text). We thank him for publicly speak...

Somerville's zoning laws refer to "open space" without any subcategories. This vagueness in the definition of open space allow some truly...

Sunday’s Boston Globe commemorated the 150th anniversary of Frederick Law Olmsted’s plans for Yosemite Valley. Olmsted, who designed Cent...

Somerville residents are gathering signatures on a petition to prevent artificial turf from being installed on Lincoln Park. The text is ...

Somerville plans to install artificial turf on our few grass fields. Plastic fields are the wrong choice for Somerville. Bad for the envi...

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Unfortunately, when artificial turf burns, the result is a toxic brew of chemicals released into the air. The fires mentioned in the foll...

We love this! Grass can take more! This article shows that rain, even a lot of rain, does not need to close grass fields. http://growingg...