Guided Walks – Upcoming

A Conservators tour spots a yellow warbler

Each Spring and Fall, the Newton Conservators organizes a series of walks to local open space areas. These walks are led by knowledgeable leaders and are open to the public. They normally last for an hour or two. Some events are for bicycle or canoe. These walks are a great way to get to know open space areas in Newton.

Please note that walks meet at different times. Some trips are weather-dependent. Contact the trip leader if in doubt.

Other upcoming events, including sessions to remove invasive plants, are listed on this page.

Signs of Spring in Webster Woods

Signs of Spring in Webster Woods

Saturday, 05/10/2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
$0.00
Join Barbara Bates, Newton Conservators Director and retired Mass Audubon teacher/naturalist, for an easy ramble through Webster Woods. We’ll see what spring ephemeral flowers are [...]
A Tour of Beautiful Hemlock Gorge

A Tour of Beautiful Hemlock Gorge

Sunday, 05/18/2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
$0.00
Join nature enthusiast Katherine Howard of the Newton Conservators and Dr. John Mordes, President of the Friends of Hemlock Gorge, on a tour of this [...]
A Stroll Through Cold Spring Park

A Stroll Through Cold Spring Park

Saturday, 05/24/2025    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$0.00
Tour Cold Spring Park, a woodland haven in the heart of Newton, and explore some of its natural and unnatural wonders, mysteries, threats, and possibilities [...]
Nature Walk Through Sawmill Brook Conservation Area

Nature Walk Through Sawmill Brook Conservation Area

Saturday, 06/14/2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
$0.00
Follow intrepid naturalist and New Conservators’ director Katherine Howard as she walks through Sawmill Brook’s upland woods, wetlands, rock walls, and dramatic outcroppings of our [...]

 

Other listings of upcoming local walks and programs

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Looking for salamanders in Bare Pond on a vernal pool walk

Sign up for our email newsletter to be informed when the next walk schedule is posted. The newsletter will also tell you about other Newton conservation news. If you are interested in leading a walk, please contact the walks coordinator.