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  The Barred Owl is an occasional visitor to Newton parks and conservation areas. In March 2017, this fine specimen spent an entire day perched in a tree above a

Margaret Mallory and her husband Kenneth have been active with the Newton Community Farm for many years. Margaret’s photos were showcased at the Newton Community Farm’s 10th anniversary celebration on

A Conservation Partnership The rare Woodcock Meadow in Nahanton Park is threatened by the growth of invasives and woody vegetation. The Friends of Nahanton Park and the Newton Conservators have

The city of Newton has purchased this reservoir from the MWRA. Newton Conservators holds the conservation restriction on the property.

Newton’s lakes and ponds are feeling the effect of global climate change: Drought’s effects mount as dry weather continues This summer will go down as one of the hottest, driest

Andover Newton Theological School is selling its campus in Newton Centre. Efforts are underway to preserve Herrick Green, the central open space on the campus.

Armed with seed pods that look like chili peppers, shiny green leaves that come in pairs, purple star-shaped flowers, and grappling spaghetti-like roots, this invasive non-native vine threatens monarch butterflies

In December 2015, a key link in the Charles River Greenway in Waltham was opened, allowing hikers and bikers to travel off-road from Boston all the way to Moody Street

Herons live along the shore of many ponds, lakes, and rivers in Newton and nearby communities. This Great Blue Heron was photographed in early August 2015 in a marshy pond

Editor’s Note: DEP “tentatively approved” the DCR proposal on June 13, 2014. A final license for the project was expected to be issued in July. However,  as of February 2019,

Riverside Park is a small DCR property located mostly in Weston, between the Riverside MBTA station and the Martin Golf Course. For many years, the two pedestrian bridges that crossed

Low water flow over the Circular Dam in Hemlock GorgeThe circular dam from under the Route 9 bridgeThe dam from abovePhoto by Kenneth MalloryPhoto by Kenneth MalloryWalk past the circular