1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://news.harvard.edu/gazettegazetteimporthttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/gazetteimport/The Big Picture: — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hZuhYgzbbw"><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/09/the-big-picture-17/">The Big Picture:</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/09/the-big-picture-17/embed/#?secret=hZuhYgzbbw" width="600" height="338" title="“The Big Picture:” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="hZuhYgzbbw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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When Joel Richard finishes his day as a staff assistant in Harvards Freshman Deans Office, he hops on his bike, pedals through the crowded streets of Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford, then turns into his driveway. There, smooth pavement gives way to weeds and potholes, and the landscape turns from three-deckers and storefronts to deep woods, marshes, and a pond brimming with wildlife. A quarter-mile later, Richard pulls up to Acorn Hill, the 21-room, 8,000-square-foot Victorian mansion he calls home.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2003/09/05-bigpicrichard1-450.jpg