Archive of Past Events

Building Resilience on the Charles

Building Resilience on the Charles

Wednesday, 03/03/2021    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Building Resilience Across the Watershed The Charles River Watershed Association has created a flood monitoring tool that shows flooding and rainfall scenarios in the Charles [...]
Newton Conservators Spring Grant Application Deadline

Newton Conservators Spring Grant Application Deadline

Sunday, 02/28/2021    
All Day
The Newton Conservators provides grants to Newton’s schools, educational institutions, groups, and institutions for the purpose of fostering its mission. The grants are generally modest [...]
Ask the Expert: Birding (WGBH)

Ask the Expert: Birding (WGBH)

Friday, 02/26/2021    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Whether you’re an avid beginner or experienced birder, connect with David Allen Sibley author and illustrator of the Sibley Guides birding book at the next GBH [...]
Thoreau and the Miracle of Poetry

Thoreau and the Miracle of Poetry

Wednesday, 02/24/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
A poem is one undivided, unimpeded expression fallen ripe into literature,” Thoreau wrote in A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. Join the Walden Woods [...]
What About Chestnut Trees?

What About Chestnut Trees?

Monday, 02/22/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our neighboring organization, Waltham Land Trust has an interesting Zoom webinar this month.  Hear about Chestnut trees from Waltham Land Trust member, Dr. Sandra Anagnostakis, [...]
A Roundtable Discussion on the Preservation and Use of Crystal Lake

A Roundtable Discussion on the Preservation and Use of Crystal Lake

Monday, 02/22/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please join the League of Women Voters of Newton on Monday, February 22, 2021 from 7:00-8:00 pm for a virtual roundtable discussion on Crystal Lake.  [...]
Mars Landing - Outer Space Open Space

Mars Landing - Outer Space Open Space

Thursday, 02/18/2021    
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Special Event: Mars Rover Perseverance Landing TODAY, February 18 | 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Join Museum of Science educators LIVE as they watch NASA's coverage [...]
Hammond Pond Parkway Improvements Comment Deadline

Hammond Pond Parkway Improvements Comment Deadline

Thursday, 02/18/2021    
All Day
DCR has set Thursday, February 18 as the last day to comment on its proposed Hammond Pond Parkway Improvements. At an online public meeting on [...]
24th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count

24th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count

Friday, 02/12/2021 - 02/15/2021    
All Day
For four days, February 12th to 15th, all bird lovers are encouraged to do what they do best…watch birds and count every bird they see! [...]
Nature's Best Hope - Virtual Talk by Doug Tallamy

Nature's Best Hope - Virtual Talk by Doug Tallamy

Thursday, 01/28/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape [...]