President’s Report 2020
Newton Conservators & Friends – Your memberships, donations, and volunteer support helped accomplish a great deal this past year… The Year 2020 has certainly not been the year we expected!
Annual Meeting with Sam Jaffe of the Caterpillar Lab
The 59th Annual Meeting of the Newton Conservators (originally scheduled for May 6) will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 7 pm. The meeting will feature the
2019 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Dr. Jonathan Way: “Living with Coyotes” Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Way is the founder of Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research. Jon discussed living with coyotes in our community. Details about his talk are in
President’s 2019 Annual Report
Beth Wilkinson, President Message published in the meeting program Welcome to the 2019 Annual Meeting. This is a time to celebrate what we’ve done in the past year and to
President’s 2018 Annual Report
Beth Wilkinson Remarks at the Annual Meeting It’s been another busy year for the Newton Conservators. I’d like to thank the 20 members of the board who have led walks,
2018 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Peter Alden: “Changes in New England Wildlife Over Time” Peter Alden is a world-renowned naturalist, entertaining lecturer, ecotourism guide and author of 15 books on North American and African
2017 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Andy Finton: “Resilience” Andy is Director of Conservation Programs for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts, where he defines conservation goals, assesses threats, and implements conservation strategies. He recently led
President’s 2017 Annual Report
Beth Wilkinson Welcome to the Annual Meeting! It’s nice to see those who have been open space activists with the Newton Conservators for a long time, new members, students and
2016 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Bryan Connolly: “Invasive Plants” Bryan Connolly, Asst. Professor of Biology, Framingham State University, was the guest speaker at the 2016 annual dinner. Professor Connolly’s talk focused on the most
2015 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Rob Warren: “The Trustees of Reservations: Then and Now” Rob Warren, Managing Director of Conservation at The Trustees of Reservations, was the guest speaker at the 2015 annual dinner.
2014 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Julie McIntosh Shapiro: “Seeds: Up Close and Amazing” Julie McIntosh Shapiro, seed photographer and curatorial assistant at the Harvard University Herbaria and Group Leader of the Global Plants Initiative
2013 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Ned Friedman: “What it Means to be a Tree” Dr. Ned Friedman, Director of the Arnold Arboretum and Arnold Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, was