Mother’s Day Birding at Nahanton Park
Nahanton Park offers a mix of woodlands, wetlands, edge habitat and meadows along the Charles River, making it one of the best birding spots in [...]
Webinar: Spotted Lanternfly: Impact, current status, and management options
Spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that feeds on over 100 plant species and is an agricultural and nuisance pest. In addition to killing grapes, [...]
Explore Cold Spring Park with Alan Nogee
Tour Cold Spring Park, a woodland haven in the heart of Newton, with Alan Nogee, a Newton Conservators Director and president of Friends of Cold [...]
Hike Newton’s Sudbury and Cochituate Aqueducts
Henry Finch, a Newton Conservators director and avid hiker, will lead a 4.9-mile trek through Newton’s sections of the Sudbury and Cochituate aqueducts. Henry plans [...]
Learn About Ferns in Hammond Woods
Ferns are everywhere, and they are beautiful, interesting, and varied. Ellen and Jim Meadors, plant enthusiasts with a special interest in ferns, will take fellow [...]
Invasives Pulls June 2026
The Newton Conservators Invasives Team tackles garlic mustard, buckthorn, black swallow-wort, bittersweet, japanese knotweed, and other problems in many of Newton's open spaces. Come join [...]
Webinar: Nature for Newton: Learnings from initial restoration efforts in Newton’s central and largest park
Climate change can already feel overwhelming, and now we have a biodiversity crisis too? Can local conservation in our own parks and yards make a [...]
Tour Hemlock Gorge
Hemlock Gorge, a national historic landmark with wooded paths and a spectacular view of the Charles River, is a hidden gem straddling Newton and Needham. [...]
Invasives Pulls July 2026
The Newton Conservators Invasives Team tackles garlic mustard, buckthorn, black swallow-wort, bittersweet, japanese knotweed, and other problems in many of Newton's open spaces. Come join [...]