Explore Our New Website
After 16 years of incremental changes, the NewtonConservators.org website has received a complete make-over. Scott Lewis of Trailwebsites.com has modernized the appearance of our site, made it work better on
2019 Conservators Annual Dinner Meeting
Dr. Jonathan Way: “Living with Coyotes” Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Way is the founder of Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research. Jon discussed living with coyotes in our community. Details about his talk are in
President’s 2019 Annual Report
Beth Wilkinson, President Message published in the meeting program Welcome to the 2019 Annual Meeting. This is a time to celebrate what we’ve done in the past year and to
Road Salt Storage in Webster Woods
In February 2019, Boston College began construction of a road salt storage facility on the rear parking lot of the land it owns in Webster Woods. The site plan filed
Boston’s Changing Skyline from Millennium Park
The four tallest buildings on the Boston skyline are visible from the top of Millennium Park. But the view has changed considerably since the park opened in 2000. Then, only
Unpaving a Parking Lot
They paved paradise And put up a parking lot They took all the trees Put ’em in a tree museum And they charged the people A dollar and a half
A Paddle Around Crystal Lake
Conservators Director Mike Clarke took an early-spring paddle around Crystal Lake in a wooden canoe that he built. Watch a video of the trip
A New Footbridge Over the Charles
In 2018, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) opened a new $1.5 million footbridge over the Charles River, just upstream from Watertown Dam. The bridge connects the north and
Newton Community Farm Summer Internship Program
Newton Community Farm is now accepting applications for its high school intern programs: Summer internships are unpaid opportunities for high school age youth to learn about organic and community farming
Annual Dinner Meeting May 8th
Online registration is now open for the 58th annual Conservators dinner meeting on Wednesday, May 8th.
Website Design History
The Conservators website has had several different looks over the years. The earliest home page image we can find dates to 2001. Mike Clarke was the website manager. The first
Boston Globe GRANT program
If you subscribe to the Boston Globe, you can help the Conservators by designating us as the recipient of your GRANT voucher. If enough subscribers choose us, we’ll receive a