Archive of Past Events

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 [...]

Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 7:30-9:00 am Birding at Dolan Pond Leaders: Ian Buzby, Mike Hanley, Ted Kuklinski Newton Conservators Spring Walk Series - 2022 [...]

We will view the field marks (using photographs) and will listen to the vocalizations, both calls and songs, of 25 species of warblers that are [...]

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 work along the Charles River Greenway at this bridge site.  We'll pull garlic mustard, buckthorn, and japanese knotweed.  Wear long pants and sleeves, [...]

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 [...]

This is an easy walk on flat woodland trails. We will look for resident birds as well as spring migrants. Beginners and children are welcome. [...]

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

Learn about how the landscape of the Hammond Woods has changed over the past 200 years. Some parts have hardly changed at all over the [...]

Upper Falls Greenway is one of Newton's newer parks;  it is a conversion of a former rail line.  The Greenway is a delightfully green and [...]