I am not sure how many people in Milton know who Valerie Burns is but we all have benefited from her championing and advocating for nature in general and the Neponset in particular.

from The Dorchester Reporter

One of the key figures in the decades-long struggle to reclaim our neighborhoods’ waterfront for public use is stepping down from her leadership position this year. Valerie Burns, who has served as the president of Boston Natural Areas Network for the last quarter-century, last week announced her intention to leave the post in mid-March. (Read the full story here.)