Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn Environmental Leader and Innovator

President’s Corner Sweet Auburn A publication of the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-547-7105 www.mountauburn.org Editorial Committee Bree D. Harvey, Editor Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services Jennifer J. Johnston, Managing Editor Webmaster, Media & Imaging Coordinator David P. Barnett, Contributing Editor President & CEO, Mount Auburn Cemetery Jane M. Carroll / Vice President of Development Dennis Collins / Horticultural Curator Candace Currie / Director of Planning & Sustainability Gus Fraser / Director of Preservation & Facilities Jenny Gilbert / Senior Gifts Officer Regina Harrison / Executive Assistant James Holman / Director of Cemetery Sales Tom Johnson / Family Services Coordinator Meg L. Winslow / Curator of Historical Collections Consultant Robin Hazard Ray Designer Elizabeth Bonadies Printer P+R Publications Cover Photo: Wildflower Meadow at Washington Tower, by Jennifer Johnston In this Issue Trustees of the Friends of Mount Auburn Feature Article: Better Than Yosemite? / 2 Mary Lee Aldrich, Chair, Cambridge, MA David P. Barnett, President & CEO, Boxborough, MA Sean McDonnell, Secretary & Treasurer, Cambridge Caroline Mortimer, Vice-Chair, Cambridge Honorary Trustee of the Friends Susan W. Paine, Cambridge The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery was established in 1986 to assist in the conservation of the Cemetery’s natural beauty and to promote the appreciation of its cultural, historic, and natural resources. Organized in 1990 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable trust, the Friends seeks financial support from its members, other individuals, foundations, corporations, and public agencies. It receives gifts for educational and inter- pretive programs and materials for the public, specific cultural projects, and operating support for horticultural rejuvenation and the preservation of the historic monuments, structures, and archival artifacts and records. The Friends has over 1,300 active members. Graves in the Garden: Natural Burials at Mount Auburn / 6 Wildlife Habitat Enhancements and the Anthony J. & Mildred D. Ruggiero Memorial Trust / 8 Photo Essay: Willow Pond Habitat Enhancements / 10 Sustainable Landscape Management / 12 People & Happenings / 14 Remembering Caroline Loughlin / 19 Did You Know? / 20 The 1831 Society / 21 Upcoming Events / Back Cover See more online at www.mountauburn.org 2 | Sweet Auburn

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