A non-profit citizens group advocating for Newton's open spaces
If you missed the invasive Spotted Lanternfly program by Josh Bruckner of the Mass. Dept. of Agricultural Resources at the Newton Free Library last week, you can watch Ted Kuklinski’s video of the program on the Conservators’
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is in the Concept Design phase of redesigning Quinobequin Road and Trails, part of the Charles River Path.
The Public Works and Parks, Recreation and Cultural departments have been working with the Crystal Lake Conservancy to study and monitor the watershed inputs and water quality of Crystal Lake for nearly a decade.
Cold Spring Park has a new look! As of now (Tuesday morning 4/21), the trail from the Beacon Street parking lot to Duncklee Street has been restored to its original stone dust surface,
Are you looking for something to do with your kids? Being out in nature, sharing open space with all the plants and animals that live there,
The MassWorks Infrastructure Grant Program awarded a $396,500 grant on February 20, 2020 to the City of Newton for design and engineering work that will jumpstart an extension of the Upper Falls Greenway Trail (extending it from Easy Street to Curtis Street) and support improvements to safety,
On January 30, 2020, Newton Conservators Board of Director, Michael Clarke, presented a lecture at the Newton Free Library entitled “100 Years of Newton Parks and Rec,”
Some photos added to the website in 2019…
(click any photo to open a slide show)
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller wrote the following in her January 7, 2020, newsletter:
We spent much of the fall of 2019 on the challenging task of finding site options for our community center focused on older residents,
River Path leads down the hill to the Charles River from the Islington Road entrance of Norumbega Park. Until this fall, the path was separated from the rest of the park by an old chain-link fence.
Every six years, the City of Newton updates its Open Space and Recreation Plan and evaluates its open space and recreation priorities. This is the public’s opportunity to influence the city’s goals for the its parks and conservation areas for the coming years.
The Conservators relies on volunteers to do all our work to protect, enhance, and expand Newton’s parks and conservation areas. We need your help!
We are now looking for one or more people to take over the management of this website.