Who’s In Charge Around Here?

To Report a Problem in a Park or Conservation Area

If this is a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

The best way to report a problem, such as a downed tree blocking a trail, in a Newton park or conservation area is to use the Newton 311 system:

 

The parks and conservation areas described on this website are owned and managed by a variety of organizations, both public and private.  In addition, many properties have advocacy groups that work to maintain and enhance them.  This page lists the organizations involved with each property.  Click on a name in the first column to open the property page on this website.  Click on an organization’s name to open its website.

Property # and
Name on this Website		 Official Property Name Owner Support Organization
1 Norumbega Park Norumbega Park Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152		 Paddle Boston
Canoe and kayak rental operator
617-965-5110
       
2 Auburndale Park and Flowed Meadow Auburndale Playground (The Cove) Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		  
  Flowed Meadow Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152		  
  Forest Grove Reservation MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-727-1058		  
       
3 Dolan Pond Dolan Pond Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152		 Friends of Dolan Pond
dolanpond@aol.com
       
4 Avery Woods Avery Woods Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		  
       
5 Hunnewell Woods and Park Hunnewell Playground Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500
Hunnewell Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
6 Leo J. Martin Golf Course and Riverside Park Leo J. Martin Golf Course MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
781-894-4903		 Weston Ski Track
7 Newton Cemetery & Arboretum Newton Cemetery & Arboretum Newton Cemetery Corporation
617-332-0047
8 Bullough’s Pond Bullough’s Pond Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		 Bullough’s Pond Association
9 Edmands Park Edmands Park Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		 Friends of Edmands Park
       
10 Ordway Park Ordway Park Newton Conservators
11 Heartbreak Hill Park at Waban Hill Reservoir Heartbreak Hill Park at Waban Hill Reservoir Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		 Friends of Heartbreak Hill Park at Waban Hill Reservoir
12 Newton Commonwealth Golf Course Newton Commonwealth Golf Course City of Newton Newton Commonwealth Golf Course
course operator
617-630-1971
       
13 Chestnut Hill Reservation Chestnut Hill Reservation MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-727-5290		 Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
reservoir operator
617-242-6000
       
14 Cold Spring Park Cold Spring Park Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		 Friends of Cold Spring Park
       
15 Crystal Lake Crystal Lake Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		 Crystal Lake Conservancy

Friends of Crystal Lake
       
16 Webster Woods and
Hammond Pond		 Webster Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152		 Friends of Webster Woods
Hammond Pond Reservation MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-333-7404
17 Hemlock Gorge and Echo Bridge Hemlock Gorge Reservation MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-333-7407		 Friends of Hemlock Gorge
Echo Bridge Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
617-242-6000
18 Upper Falls Greenway Upper Falls Greenway Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		 Friends of the Upper Falls Greenway
19 Frank Barney and Martin Conservation Areas Frank Barney Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
Martin Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
20 Newton Highlands Playground Newton Highlands Playground Parks & Recreation
617-796-1500
21 Oakdale Woods Oakdale Woods Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152		  
       
22 Kennard, Lost Pond, and Skyline Park Kennard Park Parks & Recreation
617-796-1500		 Friends of Kennard Park
Kennard Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
Lost Pond Reservation MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-333-7404
Lost Pond Sanctuary Brookline Parks and Open Space
617-730-2088		 Brookline Conservation Land Trust
617-383-4643
Skyline Park Brookline Parks and Open Space
617-879-5650
23 Nahanton Park Nahanton Park Parks, Recreation, and Culture
617-796-1500		 Friends of Nahanton Park
       
24 Saw Mill Brook and Kesseler Woods Saw Mill Brook Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
Kesseler Woods Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
25 Cutler Park Cutler Park Reservation MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-698-1802		  
       
26 Brook Farm Historic Site and Millennium Park Brook Farm Historic Site MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-698-1802		 New Brook Farm (NBF)
Millennium Park Boston Parks and Recreation
617-635-4505
27 Cochituate and
Sudbury Aqueducts		 Cochituate Aqueduct City of Newton
Sudbury Aqueduct Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
617-242-6000
28 Blue Heron Trail Blue Heron Trail MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-727-1058
91 Awtrey Dell Awtrey Dell Newton Conservators
92 Dexter Woods Dexter Woods Newton Conservators
93 Wilson Conservation Lands – Bracebridge Road Wilson Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
Andree D. Wilson Treeway Newton Conservators
Conservation restriction holder
94 Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge Mary Hunnewell Fyffe Footbridge MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
617-727-1058
95 Oak Hill Pathway Oak Hill Pathway Conservation Commission
617-796-1152
96 Newton Community Farm Newton Community Farm Newton Community Farm
Farm operator
617-916-9655		 Newton Farm Commission
Land owner
97 Helen Heyn Riverway Helen Heyn Riverway Conservation Area Conservation Commission
617-796-1152