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

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

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,

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.

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,

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

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

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

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

QR Codes Link to Conservators Website The Newton Conservators, with the enthusiastic support of the Newton Conservation Commission, have added permanent QR code stickers to new signs that the Conservation

Are there any owls in Newton ? Yes, there are at least two species regularly residing in the city, but as nocturnal creatures, they are more often heard than seen.

The Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge is at least the third footbridge on this site. A metal bridge in Victorian design was built in 1909, but was eventually destroyed by flooding.