The Municipal Forestry Department was Created in Newton
- Date Range
- 1908 – 1918
- Title
- The Municipal Forestry Department was Created in Newton
- What occurred
- The Forestry Department was created in Newton to care for and create gardens, parks, playgrounds, and other green spaces for the city. The new parks and playgrounds helped to promote suburbia to the rich families in Boston who wanted to escape the noise of industrialization and provided new recreational spaces for the residents of Newton. Due to all these projects in the early 1900s and the naturally beautiful landscape, Newton is known as the Garden City. These projects were happening around the same time as the conservation movement was gaining momentum from President Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot.
- Location
- 81 Tyler Terrace, Newton MA 02459
- Image Citation
- Image: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:gq67jw39v
- Student name(s)
- Brianna Weissel