Archive of Past Events

Sawmill Brook Conservation Area is a lovely, long, natural trail connecting Newton to West Roxbury. It has garlic mustard, black swallow-wort, and knotweed infestations at [...]

Japanese Knotweed is a bamboo-like invader from Asia that can create dense 8’ tall single-species stands. It is a tough adversary, not because it’s spiny [...]

We will control garlic mustard, knotweed, and black swallow-wort infestations on the Charles River's Quinobequin trail, which leads to beautiful Hemlock Gorge.. Help keep the [...]

We are tackling garlic mustard, black swallow-wort, and other invasives near the entrance of Houghton Garden where it borders the T Track crossing to Webster [...]

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 [...]

WHAT: Newton Conservators’ First-Ever Outdoor Annual Dinner Meeting WHEN: Wednesday May 24, 2023 5:00 p.m.      Social gathering with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar 6:30 p.m.     Dinner, [...]

Participants will meet near the turnaround at the end of the left side of the Beacon Street parking area. This is an easy walk on [...]

Tour Cold Spring Park, a natural gem in the heart of Newton, and explore some of its natural and unnatural wonders, mysteries, threats, and possibilities [...]

Due to low registration, this event has been canceled. We look forward to seeing you in the fall!

Many native habitats, including the grassland Woodcock Meadow, home to threatened American Woodcock, and open woodland habitats, are threatened by invasive plants. They out-compete native [...]