Archive of Past Events

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 is being invaded by garlic mustard, knotweed, buckthorn, and other species. We will keep the Cochituate Aqueduct walk under control after previous [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Join renowned expert Professor Doug Tallamy for a virtual talk that will reveal how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at preserving the plants [...]

Help tackle the garlic mustard, buckthorn, bittersweet, and japanese knotweed in our beautiful new park . Help keep these invaders out! Wear long pants tucked [...]