Archive of Past Events

Join horticulturalist Bruce Wenning for training in identifying the invasive species that are found in Cold Spring Park as well as in everybody’s yards! Learn [...]

We are tackling garlic mustard and black swallow-wort near the entrance of Houghton Garden where it borders the T Track crossing to Webster Woods. Help [...]

Buy fresh produce at the Newton Community Farm stand. Check the farm website for dates and hours when the stand is open. Learn more about [...]

Japanese Knotweed is a bamboo-like invader from Asia that can create dense 8’ tall single-species stands. It is a tough adversary, not because it’s spiny [...]

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 [...]

  We will bird the Hammond Pond Area and then proceed to the adjacent Webster Conservation area and Houghton Gardens. It can be muddy. More [...]

  Buy flower, herb, and vegetable seedlings at the Newton Community Farm Seedling Sale. Newton Conservators was instrumental in saving this land from development, 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 [...]

Join the Wellesley Trails Committee for a walk in Wellesley and Newton along the Lower Falls of the Charles.

(Rain date: May 19) Please join Alison Leary for a neighborhood bird walk along the Charles River Path to enjoy the sights and sounds of [...]