Trail Guides and Books

In Edmands Park

Photographer Cynthia Staples has published a book of her photos of Edmands Park.

Inventing the Charles River

This history of the creation of the Charles River basin was the subject of the guest speaker at the 2004 Conservators annual dinner.

King’s Handbook of Newton

The Villages of Newton in 1889

This website has excerpts from the book in pdf format that cover the following areas:

Crystal Lake

Hemlock Gorge and Echo Bridge

Riverside

Bullough’s Pond

Hammond Pond Woods

Massachusetts Trail Guide, 11th Edition

The book’s descriptions of hiking trails in Cutler Park and Webster Conservation Area were written by Conservators director Dan Brody.

More Nature Walks in Eastern Massachusetts

Perfect for family nature walks, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and wild-life watching, these 47 walks focus on the southeast region of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod.

Includes a 1-mile walk in Hemlock Gorge.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England

The author gave the Spring 2001 lecture.

Newton Conservators Almanac

Spend 12 months getting to know Newton’s parks with the Newton Conservators Almanac.

Norumbega Park and Totem Pole Ballroom

Reflections in Bullough’s Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England

The Boston Globe said this book about Bullough’s Pond is “an extraordinary book, a combination of polemic and all-encompassing scholarship.”

Roadside Geology of Massachusetts

This book was the subject of the Spring 2002 lecture.

Short Bike Rides in Eastern Massachusetts

Contains a 19-mile tour of Newton and Brookline.

Stone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England’s Stone Walls

This book was the subject of the Fall 2002 lecture.