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CRG
Update - June 2009
Construction on the Greenway is moving
ahead! The City of Lowell is overseeing construction of two
sections of the Greenway this spring, including the northern-most
end at the Davison Street parking lot and at the southern-most
end near Lawrence Street and the Lowell Cemetery. We anticipate
completion of much of this early stage of work by this August.
The photo above shows repairs being made to the wall at
the Davison Street lot along the Concord River (in the background),
while our Concord River Whitewater Rafting program runs the
rapids.
All rafting proceeds support our work to establish Concord River
Greenway Park!
Take a closer look the Concord River
Greenway:
(Click any CRG-related link below)
Landscape Design of the
Davidson Lot (5.91MB)
Local artist, Jay W. Huntgate works on CRG piece
Article:
Greenway Multi-lingual Signage (1.2
MB)
Historic Wayside
Signage for Greenway (5.91MB)
Greenway Signage Update
Article:
The Greenway as an Outdoor Classroom
Article:
An Artist's Vision - Flowing (Greenway artist, Wopo Holup)
Greenway
Checklist of Birds
December 2007, Secretary of Energy and Environment Ian
Bowles, came to Lowell to announce a $500,000 Urban Self
Help grant to the City of Lowell for design and construction
of the Concord River Greenway.
Above: CRG
artist, Wopo Holup will be integrating
the natural esthetics of the river into CRG displays, benches
and bridges. Here we see a sketch of the river-bird bollards
design that will be included in the artwork at the Davidson
Street Lot.
(Middlesex Community College in background.)
Get Involved with the Greenway
Volunteers
play
a critical role in helping us care for and monitor our properties.
If you would like more information
about any of the properties or would like to
VOLUNTEER AS A LAND STEWARD,
please let
us know (978)934-0030.
Action projects, in addition to regular site monitoring,
on this property could include:
-Litter
Collection
-Invasive Plant Management
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Cooperating partners in the effort to create the
Concord River Greenway Park include:
Back Central Neighborhood Association,
Bay Circuit Alliance,
Belvidere Neighborhood Association,
Bradford Industries,
Centennial Island Hydroelectric,
City of Lowell,
LDFC/Lowell Plan
Lowell Heritage Partnership,
Lowell Heritage State Park,
Lowell National Historical Park,
Lowell: The Flowering City,
MA DCR Recreational Trails Program,
Massachusetts Riverways Program,
Northern Middlesex Council of Governments,
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy,
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance/NPS,
Riverside Community Council,
Sacred Heart Neighborhood Improvement Group,
Trust for Public Land,
U.S. EPA New England
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Concord River Greenway Project
A long-range goal of the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust is to create a greenway park along the Concord River. The park will link
the city’s largest park area, Shedd Park and Rogers Fort Hill Park, to the center of the city and a network of walkways that have been
developed by the Lowell National Historic Park.
The Concord River Greenway way is also an integral part of the Bay Circuit Trail. The Bay Circuit Trail is a network of trails around
greater Boston, from Duxbury on the South Shore to Ipswich on the North Shore. Development of the trail is being spearheaded by the Bay Circuit Alliance.
The Concord River is a scenic, natural, cultural, and historical resource of national importance. Its
natural beauty amid the city of Lowell is like a hidden jewel providing serenity and retreat from our modern lives.
This linear park will have the main feature of a multi-purpose trail constructed primarily on an abandoned railroad right-of-way paralleling the river. The project seeks to:
- Preserve the natural beauty and character of the Concord River
- Preserve the historic corridor that includes mills, dams, an arch bridge, and is the famed section of the river that Henry David Thoreau portaged due to its rapids.
- Provide a safe, viable transportation alternative between Lowell's neighborhoods and downtown.
- Provide a missing link in the Bay Circuit Trail, a 200-mile
trail from Newburyport to Kingston, and connect to the Friends
of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail from Lowell to Framingham.
- Connect Lowell's largest open spaces, including Rogers Fort Hill Park and Shedd Park with Lowell Cemetery and the city's cemeteries.
We invite and encourage your support as we build the Concord River Greenway.
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With support from the EPA Healthy Communities grant program, we have made tremendous progress on the Concord River Greenway. Our final report to the EPA is available upon request. |
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