Archive of Past Events

Mother’s Day Bird Walk at Nahanton Park Cosponsored by Friends of Nahanton Park

Mother’s Day Bird Walk at Nahanton Park Cosponsored by Friends of Nahanton Park

Sunday, 05/14/2023    
8:00 am - 10:30 am
Nahanton Park offers a mix of woodlands, wetlands, edge habitat, and meadows along the Charles River, making it one of the best birding spots in [...]
Pony Truss Trail and Riverside Park Invasives Pull

Pony Truss Trail and Riverside Park Invasives Pull

Saturday, 05/13/2023    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Help tackle the garlic mustard, buckthorn, bittersweet, and japanese knotweed in our beautiful new park . Help keep these invaders out! Wear long pants tucked [...]
Newton Family FunFest

Newton Family FunFest

Saturday, 05/13/2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Newton Family FunFEST is a celebration of art and entertainment for all ages including live musical performances, carnival, community art project, live public art event, [...]
Spring Birding at Dolan Pond

Spring Birding at Dolan Pond

Saturday, 05/13/2023    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Explore Dolan Pond Conservation Area in West Newton at peak time for newly arrived colorful residents, as well as migrating warblers, thrushes, vireos and more. [...]
Count Birds on Global Big Day

Count Birds on Global Big Day

Saturday, 05/13/2023    
All Day
Join the Cornell Ornithology Lab's world-wide bird count, Global Big Day. Use your computer or a free cellphone app to record your bird sightings at [...]
Gardening With Native Plants: Why and How

Gardening With Native Plants: Why and How

Thursday, 05/11/2023    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
This Zoom meeting will focus on providing habitat for pollinators, birds and other essential wildlife! Amy Meltzer will focus on the current biodiversity crisis; the [...]
Rewilding our Communities for Climate Resilience

Rewilding our Communities for Climate Resilience

Wednesday, 05/10/2023    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
What holds some 500 species, sequesters 500 pounds of CO2/year, is 10°F cooler than its surroundings, soaks up lots of rainwater, and is created by [...]
Cold Spring Park Invasives Pull

Cold Spring Park Invasives Pull

Tuesday, 05/09/2023    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cold Spring Park is being invaded by garlic mustard, knotweed, buckthorn, and other species. We will keep the Cochituate Aqueduct walk under control after previous [...]
Houghton Garden Invasives Pull

Houghton Garden Invasives Pull

Sunday, 05/07/2023    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
A NewtonSERVES project (registration opens March 15 at the NewtonSERVES website) To register with NewtonSERVES click here. Help tackle the garlic mustard and black swallow-wort [...]
NewtonServes Trail Work in Nahanton Park

NewtonServes Trail Work in Nahanton Park

Sunday, 05/07/2023    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
NewtonSERVES is a day of community service that brings together hundreds of volunteers of all ages to clean up and improve our parks, school grounds, [...]