Urban Wilds locations

1976 Priorities for Action map

2004 Lost and protected Urban Wilds map

2002 City of Boston Urban Wilds and Natural Areas map

Urban Wilds photo tour

Public Urban Wilds
Charleston Overlook

Condor Beach, East Boston

Condor Overlook, East Boston

Private Urban Wilds
Crittendon Hospital, Brighton

Kennedy Rock, Allston

Advocacy

Citizen and non-profit advocacy for Urban Wilds preservation

Problems and solutions

Policy entrepreneurs

Joining the streams as strategic advocacy

Urban Wilds as a solution to a policy problem

Blocking development: St. Sebastian's

Creating a new open space: Condor Street Urban Wild

Connecting urban volunteers to nature: Earthworks

Urban Wilds as a solution to a future policy problems

Conclusion

Case study sources