Tour with Friends of the Harborwalk: MWRA: Deer Island’s “Big Dig”

Please join Mike Manning of the Friends of the Boston Harborwalk (FBHW) as we explore Deer Island. We'll begin with a walk along the entire perimeter of the island. Along the way, we'll stop at memorials erected in honor of native Americans and immigrants. After this perimeter walk, we'll venture inside America's second largest wastewater treatment plant and see how this engineering marvel transformed Boston Harbor from a severely polluted body of water to one of the cleanest harbors in the world.

Total walking distance: ~ 2.5 miles.

Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring your own water bottle.

The Friends of the Boston Harborwalk is a volunteer group affiliated with Boston Harbor Now. The group meets monthly to promote awareness, public enjoyment and local stewardship of Boston’s 43-mile Harborwalk. For more information on joining the group, please contact Mike Manning, Chair, at mmanning@bostonharbornow.org