The Trustees of Reservations has announced it's renamed Agassiz Rock as the Monoliths, because while Louis Agassiz, for whom the property was originally named, was a pioneering geologist, he was also a flaming racist, even by 19th century standards.
H/t Greg Cook.
The Trustees of Reservations - which runs parks, nature preserves and community gardens in the Boston area - announced today that they have re-opened 76 of them, but are asking only people local to them use them, to comply with state social-distancing guidelines. Read more.
Both The Trustees of Reservations and the Massachusetts Audubon Society have posted online notices saying that their properties are officially "closed" as of today at noon. Read more.
The Globe reports the Trustees of Reservations are looking for a waterfront parcel on which to build a major new park.
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