Celebrating 15 years
as a grassroots voice
for the natural environment!
FRIENDS OF BROOKSIDE
Wellesley, Mass
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to protect the Brookside Area from any threat that would compromise this vitally important and sensitive resource. Our efforts include:
- Area Cleanup Days
- Sponsoring community events to raise awareness of safe environmental practices
- Working with like-minded groups to advocate pro-environmental practices
- Educating the public on why we are all stakeholders in preserving the Brookside Area.
Visit our partner: FriendsofCentennial.org
Friends of Centennial is a new, citizen‑led, self‑funded nonprofit organization committed to defending our community's largest conservation corridor by eliminating or significantly minimizing the proposed development of the 40 Oakland Street parcel. The distinguished firm, Hill Law, is leading legal efforts with its combined expertise in environmental protection and Massachusetts land use law. Please visit FriendsOfCentennial.org to learn more and consider a donation.
Latest Save MassBay Forest News here.
Order a Free Sign
Sign up for a free lawn sign and it will be installed in Wellesley and neighboring communities by our team.
Sign Our Petition
Join over 3,300 people who are asking for this land to be removed from the Surplus Land Inventory, including the Wellesley Conservation Land Trust and the Friends of Brookside.
How did 40 acres of forested land, so valuable to our environment and quality of life, end up for sale to finance a new building?
MassBay has added 40 acres of land - outlined in white on the map - to the Surplus Land Inventory, to be sold to a developer and used through the new Affordable Homes Act (AHA). This land is directly adjacent to Centennial Reservation's 40 acres. (Click on map to enlarge.)
This is a State-sponsored project which does not go through the Town's normal zoning and approval process, including wetlands protection laws. Read more here.
Contact us!
Email: friendsofbrookside@gmail.com
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