GreenRoots works to bolster public access to the waterfront through parks, urban wilds, and walkways; to make our waterfront cleaner and healthier, ensuring any new developments provide robust waterfront access and green space; and to ensure businesses are accountable to the community and our environment.
Fighting for community access to our waterfront
Using the community-created Chelsea Creek Community Vision as our guide, we have created significant new connections to the Chelsea Creek, Mill Creek, Island End River and Mystic River.
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Mill Creek Revitalization
GreenRoots has restored salt marsh, advocated and designed a riverwalk, and installed interpretive, bilingual signage along the Mill Creek. We’ve also designed, fundraised and oversaw construction of a dynamic, one acre park; implemented green infrastructure and community gardens and worked to develop new, natural open spaces along the Mill Creek. We’re building off of this work with new parks, restoration efforts and public access!
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Island End River
We protect access to the Island End River and won major improvements including a lighted, raised boardwalk and trellised walkways, public easements, a new park and permanent protections to the water’s edge for the community. We also collaborate to design major climate resilience projects.
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Condor Street Urban Wild
We partner with East Boston organizations and coalitions to design, fundraise for and oversee the construction of the Condor Street Urban Wild.
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Your support is crucial in ensuring our work continues.
For 30 years, GreenRoots has restored acres of urban salt marsh, created new parks, increased public access to the waterfront and improved the water quality of Chelsea Creek.
Our organizing model is rooted in base-building and community, and your help makes us a stronger force. A contribution to GreenRoots means an investment in the futures of Chelsea and East Boston!
