Archive of Past Events

GROUP SESSION CANCELLED--Invasives Pull at Sawmill Brook

GROUP SESSION CANCELLED--Invasives Pull at Sawmill Brook

Sunday, 05/03/2020    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sawmill Brook Conservation Area is a lovely, long, natural trail connecting Newton to West Roxbury.  We will work on the Garlic Mustard at the Vine [...]
CANCELLED-Bird Walk at Cold Spring Park

CANCELLED-Bird Walk at Cold Spring Park

Sunday, 05/03/2020    
7:30 am - 10:30 am
This 67-acre parcel has ample wooded areas, open fields, a brook and wetlands. It is one of the places in Newton where you may hear [...]
Newton Community Farm Seedling Sale - Online!

Newton Community Farm Seedling Sale - Online!

Monday, 04/27/2020 - 05/13/2020    
All Day
Order and pay through the online store April 27-May 13, then schedule your curbside pickup date and time. There are over 80 varieties of veggie, [...]
CANCELLED--Invasives Pull at Houghton Garden/Webster Woods

CANCELLED--Invasives Pull at Houghton Garden/Webster Woods

Sunday, 04/26/2020    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
A NewtonSERVES project (registration opens April 1 at the NewtonSERVES website) We will remove the garlic mustard near the entrance of Houghton Garden where it [...]
CANCELLED--Invasives Pull at Blue Heron Bridge

CANCELLED--Invasives Pull at Blue Heron Bridge

Sunday, 04/26/2020    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
A NewtonSERVES project (registration opens April 1 at the NewtonSERVES website) We will work along the Charles River Greenway at this bridge site, and will [...]
CANCELLED--Garlic Mustard Pull at Dolan Pond

CANCELLED--Garlic Mustard Pull at Dolan Pond

Sunday, 04/26/2020    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
A NewtonSERVES project (registration opens April 1 at the NewtonSERVES website) Come help us eradicate this soil-damaging invasive garlic mustard from this gem of a [...]
CANCELLED--Cold Spring Park Invasives Pull

CANCELLED--Cold Spring Park Invasives Pull

Sunday, 04/26/2020    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
A NewtonSERVES project (registration opens April 1 at the NewtonSERVES website) Cold Spring Park is being invaded by garlic mustard, knotweed, buckthorn, and other species. [...]
CANCELLED--The Hidden Life of a Vernal Pool: Forest and Vernal Pool Exploration at Webster Woods

CANCELLED--The Hidden Life of a Vernal Pool: Forest and Vernal Pool Exploration at Webster Woods

Saturday, 04/11/2020    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This popular walk/activity is being repeated from April 5. Join us in Webster Woods, Newton’s largest conservation area, as we walk the woods and explore the [...]
CANCELLED--The Hidden Life of a Vernal Pool: Forest and Vernal Pool Exploration at Webster Woods

CANCELLED--The Hidden Life of a Vernal Pool: Forest and Vernal Pool Exploration at Webster Woods

Sunday, 04/05/2020    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us in Webster Woods, Newton’s largest conservation area, as we walk the woods and explore the large vernal pool found there.Vernal pools, because of periods of [...]
CANCELLED--Stone Walls of Saw Mill Brook Conservation Area

CANCELLED--Stone Walls of Saw Mill Brook Conservation Area

Saturday, 03/28/2020    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Stone walls are a feature of the New England landscape that reveal stories of Newton’s agricultural past. Join BU professor Richard Primack to explore the varied stone [...]