Webinar: Floodlights and Fireflies: Environmental sustainability starts in your front yard.
Insect populations around the world are declining rapidly. But why? While habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change all have something to do with it, [...]
Riverside Trail Updates - NEW DATE!
(This is the new date for the walk originally scheduled for Oct 26) Explore some of the many exciting trail and park updates in the [...]
The Secrets of Bare Pond
Bare Pond in the Webster Woods Conservation Area is a remarkable vernal pond that is home to spotted salamanders and other amphibians. It has many [...]
Riverside Trail Updates -RESCHEDULED to Sat Nov 9 !!
Apologies but due to a family issue we need to postpone this walk - please see the event dated Saturday November 9th, at 9am. Explore [...]
In-person Observation of the Night Sky
The open space of Newton is beautiful by day and by night! Join local amateur astronomer and dark-sky defender Kelly Beatty on a tour of the [...]
Newton Harvest Fair and GreenEXPO
The Newton Harvest Fair is a carnival with food trucks, live music, 100+ crafters/vendors, and free pumpkin decorating courtesy of Wegman's Chestnut Hill (while supplies [...]
Cold Spring Park Tour
Tour Cold Spring Park with Alan Nogee, President of Friends of Cold Spring Park. See the difference between healthy areas of the park with indigenous [...]
4th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Ceremonial Celebration
Join IPD Newton to celebrate & uplift Indigenous peoples & voices on Indigenous Peoples Day at Albemarle Field. This Ceremonial Celebration spotlights and celebrates the [...]
Webinar: Fall Color and Seed Dispersal – How Do They Do That?
In New England, we prize our trees’ fall color – the reds, yellows, oranges and purples. And starting in August, we notice how seedy our [...]
Birding at Nahanton Park
Enjoy a leisurely walk through Nahanton Park, Newton, looking especially for migrant warblers and sparrows. Binoculars and waterproof shoes are recommended. Canceled in case of [...]