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A COMMITMENT TO VISITORS & HABITAT By Anna Moir , Grants & Communications Manager and Peter Schlaht , Annual Giving Manager
ount Auburn Cemetery serves many
M communities , human and animal . In the final phase of our Indian Ridge Habitat Restoration , we improve our service to both . Since 2019 , Mount Auburn ’ s horticulture team has been improving the historic Indian Ridge Path . Phases 1 and 2 of this initiative – completed in 2020 and 2021 – prioritized native plant biodiversity . We removed invasive species like Norway Maples from the Ridge and the slopes below it , replacing them with native shrubs and white-flowered Silverbell trees . This achieved a more cohesive aesthetic in the area while improving habitat resources for birds .
In 2022 , Mount Auburn undertakes the final phase of this project , linking the area to habitat restorations in other parts of the Cemetery ’ s historic quarter to form a larger Wildlife Corridor , create a colorful and diverse landscape on this popular path , and improve accessibility .
For Phase 3 , we engaged landscape designer Larry Weaner , a leading advocate of replacing turf grass with diverse , ecologically-friendly groundcover . The new design adds a sedge and wildflower meadow amid a series of landscape character zones . These distinct zones – North Ridge Entry , Longfellow Woods , Ridge Meadow , Gardner ’ s Woods , Auburn Glade , and South Ridge Entry – draw inspiration from the Ridge ’ s historic landscape , including some of its notable monuments .
Additionally , the asphalt path will be replaced . Asphalt produces harmful gases during production and installation and increases the “ heat island effect ” in urban areas . as part of our commitment to sustainability , Mount Auburn is we are replacing large segments of the path with stone aggregate . The new path will be wider , better accommodating the number of visitors who frequent this popular area for walking and birding .
We are excited to unveil this completed project to the Mount Auburn community . Keep an eye out for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony later in 2023 !
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We thank the many friends and supporters who have made the Indian Ridge Habitat Restoration possible so far :
$ 100,000 +
A . J . & M . D . Ruggiero Memorial Trust
Anonymous
Alan J .* & Suzanne W . Dworsky
Mr . & Mrs . Amos B . Hostetter , Jr .
Philip Loughlin / The Caroline Loughlin Fund
$ 25,000 - $ 99,999
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
$ 10,000 – $ 24,999 Pamela W . Turner
$ 5,000 - $ 9,999 Suzanne R . Dworsky
Craig C . & Karen Halvorson
$ 1,000 - $ 4,999 Mary Lee T . & Peter C .
Aldrich Virginia J . Brady Cambridge Plant & Garden Club Nancy T . & Geoffrey S . Caraboolad
Elizabeth Coxe & David Forney
Sherley Gardner- Smith
Patricia B . & John Jacoby
Clare Walker Leslie & David R . Leslie
W . Kathy Martin & David L . Johnson
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Bill & Deb Matthews Jeanne & Joel
Mooney Daphne B . Noyes Mark D . Smith & John
O ’ Keefe
Below $ 1,000 Eliza & Michael Anderson Anonymous ( 4 ) Ronald P . Barbagallo & William C . Clendaniel
Noël Bisson & Dylan
Sanders Clarissa Bronson Loocie S . Brown Jane & Ernie Carroll Erik Craft Stanley E . Cushing Andrea R . Devereux Mary Ann DiRoberts & Richard Thompson John & Rebecca Edmondson
Mrs . Richard S . Emmet *
Edith S . & David L .
Engel Peter & Karen Falb Rosalyn Grunmann Patrick Guthrie Stanley & Elaine
Harlow Sara Hartman Liza Ketchum & John
H . Straus Kathleen Kinney Peggy Kornegger &
Anne Katzeff Jasper Lawson David S . & Lucinda
Lee Patricia A . Leighfield Elizabeth P . Meyer Ernesto Mireles John & H . Betsy
Munzer Laura L . Nash &
Thomas W . Beale Aaron Olmsted
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Leslie & Joan Ottinger Denise Pappas Nicholas Pappas Jonathon and Judy
Parkhurst Harry Parsekian Wayne R . Petersen Donald H . & Cathleen
Pfister Frances G . & Harold
I . Pratt Mrs . Margaret E .
Richardson Katherine Robinson Susan Shapiro Judith R . Shaw Maria A . Steele &
Peter A . Neumann Robert Stringer & Diane Hessan
Pamela J . Toulopoulos James Twitchell Frances S . Wetherell Constance V . R . White Eileen P . White-
Dapkus Rosemary Wilson Elizabeth Wylde &
Lance W . Drane
This donor listing includes all gifts as of July 11 , 2022 . If a correction is needed , please contact the Institutional Advancement office at 617-607-1982 .
To join our list of supporters with a gift for the Indian Ridge Habitat Restoration , please visit mountauburn . org / give / specialprojects /.
* Deceased
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