Celebrating 15 years
as a grassroots voice
for the natural environment!
Save MassBay Forest News:
We have an exciting update!
A group of Wellesley residents has been approved to join, or “intervene” in
the Town’s lawsuit to stop the State from building a large development in and
adjacent to the MassBay Forest.
Please read the announcement from the Friends of Centennial here, and consider a donation to support the legal effort to protect the unique interests of the ordinary citizen.
We would never have reached this pivotal point in our quest to save this forest without the amazing activism and financial support received from this community. We thank you in advance for your continued support as we move forward in the legal process.
Finally, thank you for continuing to display your Save MassBay Forest signs. Please keep them up, and let us know if you’d like one, or need a new one.
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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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