FRIENDS OF JAMAICA POND 36 Perkins St., PO Box 300040, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-0030 Gerry Wright, Founder and President Telephone: 617-524-7070 Email: FrederickLawOlmsted@yahoo.com TTY/MA RELAY 800-439-2370 www.FriendsOfJamaicaPond.org

Friends of Jamaica Pond History and Annual Park Keeper Award Frederick Law Olmsted a one-man play by Gerry Wright Nature's Class Room: Environmental Education Projects Environmental Research Project Forestry Protection Projects Emerald Necklace Bird Club Volunteer Stewardship Program Calendar and Meetings and Press Memberships and Donations Links and Resources Contact and Email Info Click on Index Text and Scroll Down Pages to See Details 2nd Annual Jamaica Pond Winter Solstice Celebration Sunday, December 18, 2011, 1-3 PM, Free Jamaica Pond Gazebo at the Jamaicaway and Pond Streets. 1:00 PM - Haiku and Nature Poetry Open Reading featuring the Jamaica Pond Poets: Dorothy Derifield, Carolyn Gregory, Susanna Kittredge, Jim LaFond Lewis and Sandra Storey plus guest poet Jeffrey Chasin 2:00 PM - Winter Solstice bird walk with Frederick Law Olmsted aka Gerry Wright Hot Cider!!! Information: 617-524-7070 Co-Sponsored: Jamaica Pond Poets http://jamaicapondpoets.com/ and Friends of Jamaica Pond http://www.friendsofjamaicapond.org Save Jamaica Pond’s Watershed A large 12.5 acres of undeveloped woodlands on Hellenic Hill which overlooks Jamaica Pond was put on sale in January 2011.  The big money pressures will be immense to maximize the development of these lands.  We respectfully support the conservation and preservation of Jamaica Pond’s watershed. Jamaica Pond has been an important source of water for wildlife and people since the beginning of time. Native Americans and people through the ages have enjoyed the beauty of the waters and hill. Jamaica Pond was the water reservoir for Boston up to the 1850s and it is still an emergency water source. The underground springs have made Jamaica Pond one of the cleanest waters in the entire state. Jamaica Pond Park is used daily by thousands of people to revitalize their physical, mental and spiritual health. We petition Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts General Court, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston City Council, and Citizens to purchase these lands and conservation easements to: Conserve and Preserve Jamaica Pond’s watershed.   Ensure the Integrity of the Emerald Necklace parks envisioned by Frederick Law Olmsted as a sanctuary for all the citizens. Sign the Save Jamaica Pond's Watershed Petition Online at http://www.petitiononline.com/savepond/petition.html Return completed printed petitions to Friends of Jamaica Pond, PO Box 300040, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (click on petition image to view and download larger version for printing) Jamaica Plain Patch Perceived Threat to Jamaica Pond Prompts Outpouring In a public forum to discuss Hellenic College's controversial decision to sell its pond-side land, there was an outcry for public purchase and preservation of the 12.5 acre green space. By James LaFond-Lewis http://jamaicaplain.patch.com/articles/perceived-threat-to-jamaica-pond-prompts-outpouring Boston Globe Boston.com Jamaica Plain group asks Orthodox archbishop to save land overlooking Jamaica Pond By Joseph Leahy, Globe Correspondent http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/jamaica_plain/2011/02/jamaica_plain_group_asks_ortho.html Boston Bulletin Residents rally to save Jamaica Pond by Patrick Rosso May 12, 2011 http://www.bulletinnewspapers.com/ Jamaica Plain Gazette Stories and Background http://www.jamaicaplaingazette.com/ Hellenic Hill preservation talks begin by David Taber May 13, 2011 http://www.jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/4825 Preserving Hellenic Hill letter by Michael Frank, Chairman Jamaica Pond Association http://www.jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/4728 Major developer bids on Hellenic Hill by John Ruch March 4, 2011 http://www.jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/4641 Hill preservation possible by David Taber February 18, 2011 http://www.jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/4611 Arroyo vows Hellenic Hill land will be preserved by David Taber February 4, 2011 http://www.jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/4589 Hellenic Hill land hits market by David Taber January 21, 2011 http://www.jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/4567

"Let it be not for present use and delight alone, but let it be of such a work that our descendants will thank us for it." Frederick Law Olmsted