Archive of Past Events

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 [...]
CANCELLED--Woodcock Walk at Nahanton Park--Brookline Bird Club

CANCELLED--Woodcock Walk at Nahanton Park--Brookline Bird Club

Wednesday, 03/18/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us at sunset to hopefully hear and see the mating sky dance of the Woodcock. Activity should begin around 7:15 p.m. and last for [...]
CANCELLED--Take a Real Hike in Newton: Discover The Newton Aqueducts

CANCELLED--Take a Real Hike in Newton: Discover The Newton Aqueducts

Sunday, 03/15/2020    
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A 5-mile hike through woods, meadows and fields along the Newton sections of the Sudbury and Cochituate aqueducts. This is a steady but not fast [...]
Open Space and Recreation Plan Public Hearing

Open Space and Recreation Plan Public Hearing

Wednesday, 03/04/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Don't miss your chance to weigh in on Newton's Open Space and Recreation Plan for the next six years: there will be a meeting for [...]