sweet auburn
sweet auburn
A publication of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jennifer J . Johnston , Editor Media & Communications Coordinator
Mount Auburn Executive Leadership
Matthew Stephens President & CEO
Ronnit Bendavid-Val Vice President of Horticulture & Landscape
Beth A . Brown Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Gus Fraser Vice President of Preservation & Facilities
Bree D . Harvey Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services
Ann Sweeney Vice President of People & Culture
consultant Robin Hazard Ray printer P + R Publications designer Elizabeth Bonadies cover photo D . Dentzer
trustees of mount auburn Robert Airasian
Paul Kuenstner
Eliza S . Anderson Chair , Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Todd Basnight Lindsay Leard Coolidge , Ph . D . John Corcoran
Dean T . Hara Chair , Board of Trustees ,
James F . Hunnewell , Jr . Patricia B . Jacoby
Philip L . Laird , FAIA Secretary
James ( Jim ) N . Levitt Christina C . Mann
Sean McDonnell Treasurer
Susan Eldredge Mead Anthony P . Morris Niels Peetz-Larsen Richard B . Peiser , Ph . D . Franklin A . Reece
In this issue
1 |
Welcome |
2 |
The Wildlife of Mount Auburn |
12 |
2023 Artists-in-Residence |
14 |
Remembering Arthur Worth “ Bud ” Collins |
16 |
Staff & Trustee Updates |
18 |
Letters to Mount Auburn |
20 |
New Accessible Walkway Project |
21 |
Community Corner |
Nature enthusiasts explore the Cemetery
580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge , MA 02138 617-547-7105 www . mountauburn . org
OUR MISSION Mount Auburn Cemetery inspires all who visit , comforts the bereaved , and commemorates the dead in a landscape of exceptional beauty .
OUR VISION We envision a world that celebrates life ’ s seasons , preserves natural beauty , and remembers human stories .
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