Newton Conservators has a YouTube Channel with lots of interesting videos!  Check below for our collection of webinars, lectures, shows, and nature clips.  An easy way to remember the channel is to use the link:  tinyurl.com/video-conservators.  You can also click on the main menu strip item Video icon.

Videos are listed alphabetically within their category.  To view a particular video, simply click on the GREEN link.

Webinars

• Caterpillars: The Whole Story – Sam Jaffe – October 21, 2020
• Cold Spring Park: Problems, Progress and Possibilities – Alan Nogee –  May 5, 2021
• Darkness in Distress:  Light Pollution – Kelley Beatty – November 2, 2022
• Fall Plumage: Virtual Bird Walk in Cold Spring Park – Pete Gilmore – October 1, 2020
• Ferns: More Important Than You Might Think – Don Lubin – October 8, 2020
• Jumping Worms in Field and Forest – Annise Dobson – April 20, 2022
• Meet the Monarchs – Ted Kuklinski – September 16, 2020
• Newton’s (Buried) Streams – Jennifer Steel – September 20, 2022 
• Newton’s Street Trees: Past, Present, and Future – Marc Welch – June 15, 2022
• Nibbling on Native Plants in your Backyard and Beyond – Russ Cohen – April 6, 2022
• Reading the Stories Told by Animal Tracks – Barbara Bates – January 12, 2023
• Recognizing and Removing Invasive Plants – Bruce Wenning – October 14, 2020
• Web of Life of a Freshwater Pond – Barbara Bates – September 24, 2020 
• What is a Native Plant Ordinance – Renée Scott & David Falk – November 16, 2022
• Why Care About Invasive Plants – Eric Olson – September 17, 2020

Lectures

• Creating Greenways Along the Charles River
• Gypsy and Winter Moth Outbreaks in New England
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
• Spotted Lanternfly in Massachusetts and the US

Newton Environmental Show

• Appreciating the Charles River
• Bountiful Backyards
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Envi Sci Program for Teens
• Flora and Fauna of the Charles River
• Invasive Alien Plant Update – A Newton Perspective
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Kesseler Woods – Community Preservation in Action
• Living With Wildlife in Newton
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Naturalist’s View of Cold Spring Park
• Newton Angino Community Farm
• Newton’s Aqueducts
• North of Quabbin
• Recreational Opportunities in Cold Spring Park
• Saving Newton’s Last Farm
• Trees for Your Berm
• Wild Edibles
  • Part 1
  • Part 2

By Topic

• Birds & Animals

  • Fall Plumage: Virtual Bird Walk in Cold Spring Park – Pete Gilmore – October 1, 2020
  • Flora and Fauna of the Charles River
  • Living With Wildlife in Newton
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Reading the Stories Told by Animal Tracks – Barbara Bates – January 12, 2023
  • Web of Life of a Freshwater Pond – Barbara Bates – September 24, 2020 
  • Wood Duck Chicks Take the Plunge

• Bugs

  • A Monarch is Born
  • Caterpillars: The Whole Story – Sam Jaffe – October 21, 2020
  • Gypsy and Winter Moth Outbreaks in New England
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
  • Jumping Worms in Field and Forest – Annise Dobson – April 20, 2022
  • Meet the Monarchs – Ted Kuklinski – September 16, 2020 
  • Spotted Lanternfly in Massachusetts and the US

• Charles River and Streams

  • Appreciating the Charles River
  • Blue Heron Bridge Opening
  • Newton’s Aqueducts
  • Charles River Reflections
  • Creating Greenways Along the Charles River
  • Flora and Fauna of the Charles River
  • Hemlock Gorge and Echo Bridge – A Short Virtual Visit
  • Newton’s Aqueducts
  • Newton’s (Buried) Streams

• Cold Spring Park

  • Cold Spring Park: Problems, Progress and Possibilities – Alan Nogee –  May 5, 2021
  • Fall Plumage: Virtual Bird Walk in Cold Spring Park – Pete Gilmore – October 1, 2020
  • Naturalist’s View of Cold Spring Park
  • Recreational Opportunities in Cold Spring Park

• Invasive Plants

  • Invasive Alien Plant Update – A Newton Perspective
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Recognizing and Removing Invasive Plants – Bruce Wenning – October 14, 2020
  • Why Care About Invasive Plants – Eric Olson – September 17, 2020

• Nature Clips

  • Great Blue Heron vs American Eel
  • Midland Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata, Laying Eggs in Nest in Pennypack Creek, PA
  • Midland Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata, Digging Nest in Pennypack Creek, PA
  • Wood Duck Chicks Take the Plunge

• Newton Community Farm

  • Bountiful Backyards
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Newton Angino Community Farm
  • Saving Newton’s Last Farm

• Plants, Ferns and Trees

  • Bountiful Backyards
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Ferns: More Important Than You Might Think – Don Lubin – October 8, 2020
  • Flora and Fauna of the Charles River
  • Invasive Alien Plant Update – A Newton Perspective
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Newton’s Street Trees: Past, Present, and Future – Marc Welch – June 15, 2022
  • Nibbling on Native Plants in your Backyard and Beyond
  • Recognizing and Removing Invasive Plants – Bruce Wenning – October 14, 2020
  • Why Care About Invasive Plants – Eric Olson – September 17, 2020
  • Trees for Your Berm
  • What is a Native Plant Ordinance – Renée Scott & David Falk – November 16, 2022
  • Wild Edibles
    • Part 1
    • Part 2

• Webster Woods

  • One Year in the Webster Woods / Hammond Pond Open Space