Archive of Past Events

Building Resilience in the Watershed

Building Resilience in the Watershed

Wednesday, 06/22/2022    
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Check out this virtual webinar to learn how Charles River Watershed Association, Weston & Sampson, and 20 watershed communities are using the Charles River Flood [...]
Knotweed Pull at Dolan Pond

Knotweed Pull at Dolan Pond

Saturday, 06/18/2022    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
We will work to control knotweed along the path through the Conservators' conservation restriction area of this gem of a pocket park. Bring shovels and [...]
Newton’s Street Trees: Past, Present, and Future

Newton’s Street Trees: Past, Present, and Future

Wednesday, 06/15/2022    
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Trees growing along the roadways of Newton have been a part of the fabric of the community for over 100 years. How did these trees [...]
Fern Walk at Saw Mill Brook

Fern Walk at Saw Mill Brook

Saturday, 06/11/2022    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
This conservation area runs along Saw Mill Brook. We will see woods and swamps and Roxbury puddingstone outcrops, and nearly a dozen ferns and a [...]
Quinobequin/Hemlock Gorge Invasives Pull

Quinobequin/Hemlock Gorge Invasives Pull

Saturday, 06/11/2022    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
We will control garlic mustard, knotweed, and black swallow-wort infestations inside beautiful Hemlock Gorge, and the adjoining walking trail along the Charles River at Quinobequin [...]
Kids - Webster Woods Adventure

Kids - Webster Woods Adventure

Saturday, 06/11/2022    
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Join Barbara Bates and Sam Corbin, Newton Conservators’ Board members, in navigating the more common trails in Webster Woods while admiring rock piles, lichens, and [...]
Cold Spring Park Invasives Pull

Cold Spring Park Invasives Pull

Tuesday, 06/07/2022    
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 [...]
Quinobequin/Hemlock Gorge Invasives Pull

Quinobequin/Hemlock Gorge Invasives Pull

Sunday, 06/05/2022    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
We will control garlic mustard, knotweed, and black swallow-wort infestations inside beautiful Hemlock Gorge, and the adjoining walking trail along the Charles River at Quinobequin [...]
Invasives Pull at Sawmill Brook

Invasives Pull at Sawmill Brook

Saturday, 06/04/2022    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sawmill Brook Conservation Area is a lovely, long, natural trail connecting Newton to West Roxbury. It has garlic mustard and black swallow-wort infestations at its [...]
Kids - Nature Ecology Games

Kids - Nature Ecology Games

Saturday, 05/28/2022    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Learn about the life strategies of baby animals at Riverside Park by playing games focusing on camouflage, population dynamics, nurseries, and more. Open to children [...]