Hike Newton’s Sudbury and Cochituate Aqueducts
Henry Finch, a Newton Conservators director and avid hiker, will lead a 4.9-mile trek through Newton’s sections of the Sudbury and Cochituate aqueducts. Henry plans [...]
Explore Cold Spring Park with Alan Nogee
Tour Cold Spring Park, a woodland haven in the heart of Newton, with Alan Nogee, a Newton Conservators Director and president of Friends of Cold [...]
Webinar: Spotted Lanternfly: Impact, current status, and management options
Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that feeds on over 100 plant species and is an agricultural and nuisance pest. In addition to killing grapes, [...]
Mother’s Day Birding at Nahanton Park
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 [...]
Come Bird in the Dolan Pond Conservation Area!
Come bird with longtime avian enthusiasts Ian Buzby, Michael Hanley, and Ted Kuklinski (a past president of Newton Conservators) at Dolan Pond and see migrating [...]
2026 Annual Dinner Meeting - registration closed
WHAT: Newton Conservators’ Annual Dinner Meeting WHEN: Thursday May 7, 2026. 6 pm Social gathering with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar 7 pm [...]
Stroll Hammond Woods with Noted Plant Ecologist
Join Richard Primack, professor of plant ecology at Boston University and a lifelong Newton resident, to learn about various wildflowers, unusual trees, unique geological features, [...]
NewtonSERVES Invasive Pulls - 4 Locations!
Sunday, May 3 is NewtonSERVES, Newton's annual day of service, administered by the Newton Parks & Recreation Department. Volunteer efforts focus on cleaning and improving our [...]
Invasives Pulls May 2026
May 30 at Ordway Park is rescheduled to June 4 due to forecasted rain The Newton Conservators Invasives Team tackles garlic mustard, buckthorn, bittersweet, japanese [...]
Webinar: Bats 101
Join Dr. Chris Richardson for his “Bats 101” presentation. After the basics on bats, Dr. Richardson will dive into his current research applying the study [...]