Herrick Green in Peril

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.

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2016 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting

Bryan Connolly: “Invasive Plants”   Bryan Connolly, Asst. Professor of Biology, Framingham State University, was the guest speaker at the 2016 annual dinner. Professor Connolly’s talk focused on the most

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Black Swallow-Wort: Unwanted in Newton

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

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Charles River Greenway link completed

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

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Great Blue Heron

Protect Our Herons: Leash Your Dog

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

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The Blue Heron Trail in Waltham

A section of the DCR Blue Heron Trail extends from the Moody Street Bridge in Waltham south to DCR’s Forest Grove Reservation, which in turn connects to Auburndale Park in

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Mary Beth Maisel

Mary Beth Maisel is a Newton artist. Her work has been exhibited at the Fuller Museum of Art, Artcetera, DeCordova Museum’s Art in the Park, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Cambridge Art Association,

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2015 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting

Rob Warren: “The Trustees of Reservations: Then and Now”   Rob Warren, Managing Director of Conservation at The Trustees of Reservations, was the guest speaker at the 2015 annual dinner.

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Hammond Pond “Access Enhancements” Proposal

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,

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2014 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting

Julie McIntosh Shapiro: “Seeds: Up Close and Amazing”   Julie McIntosh Shapiro, seed photographer and curatorial assistant at the Harvard University Herbaria and Group Leader of the Global Plants Initiative

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New Pedestrian Bridges and Trails in Riverside Park

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

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2013 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting

Ned Friedman: “What it Means to be a Tree”   Dr. Ned Friedman, Director of the Arnold Arboretum and Arnold Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, was

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