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Newton Lower Falls Rail-to-Trail Greenway Update

February 18, 2019May 19, 2012

May 2012 Update

The ribbon-cutting on the official opening day, May 8, 2012

The conversion of the railroad bridge from Newton Lower Falls to Wellesley for pedestrian use was completed in Spring 2012. The opening ceremony was on May 8th.

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the original proposal

2011 update

more about the Blue Heron Trail

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Carex pensylvanica

Common name: Pennsylvania sedge

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Viola pedata

Common name: Bird’s foot or common violet

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Aruncus doiicus

Common name: Goatsbeard

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Tiarella cordifolia

Common name: Running foam flower

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Caltha palustris

Common name: Marsh marigold

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Phlox divaricata

Common name: Woodland phlox

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Heuchera americana

Common name: Common alum-root

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Solidago caesia

Common name: Axillary goldenrood

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Tradescantia ohiensis

Common name: Ohio spiderwort

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Lobelia cardinalis

Common name: Cardinal flower

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Solidago flexicaulis

Common name: Zigzag goldenrod

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Fragaria virginiana

Common name: Wild strawberry

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Verbena hastata

Common name: Blue vervain

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Zizia aptera

Common name: Heartleaf alexander

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Monarda fistulosa

Common name: Wild bergamot

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Rudbeckia laciniata

Common name: Cutleaf coneflower

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Chelone glabra

Common name: White turtlehead

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Baptisia tinctoria

Common name: Yellow wild indigo

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

Agastache foeniculum

Common name: Anise hyssop

Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden

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