About the Conservators

The 42 properties described on this website are owned, managed, and supported by many different government, conservation, and advocacy organizations.  A new page on the website provides a quick summary

In 2020, with support from the full Board, several Newton Conservators Board members formed a “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice” team (DEIJ for short). The members of this team have

You may view or download any of these documents. • 2022 Financials, Treasurer’s report, Audit Committee Report, MA Form PC/IRS990   • 2021 Financials, Treasurer’s report, Audit Committee Report, MA Form

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

The Conservators Walking Trails guide was last revised in 2013.  Since then, several major changes have occurred, including the purchase of Webster Woods and the creation of the Upper Falls

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

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

The Newton Conservators turn fifty in 2011. Like all baby boomers, we seek at midlife a reinvigorated, practical and realistic sense of how we can best use the years of

Decades ago, part of what is now Cold Spring Park was used as a trash dump. For years, large pieces of metal debris littered the edge of a small, seasonal

By Jane Sender, President Published in Newton Tab, April 22, 2011 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Newton Conservators. Our reason for being is as compelling today as

By Matthew Call Newton may be called the Garden City, but fewer than 20 percent of its land is open space, and with development projects planned for all corners of

Remarks by H. Russell Perry While there are numerous motivations which energize conservationists, I like to think that many are motivated strongly by a love for the object of their