Are there empty spaces on the berms in your neighborhood where street trees formerly provided shade and beauty? Would you like to work with your neighbors and the Newton Tree Conservancy to plant new trees? The Newton Tree Conservancy is now accepting applications until June, 30 for its 2024 Fall Community Tree…
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A coalition of Newton climate groups* will present a free public education forum on BERDO (Building Emission Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance). It will be held on May 30, 6:30PM-8:30PM in the Parish Hall of the First Unitarian Society in Newton (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). Light refreshments will be provided…
Join Newton Conservators on Saturday, June 1, 10AM-11:30AM for an easy 1.5 mile Ramble in Webster Woods to see what’s in bloom and “what’s cooking” in the vernal pool Bare Pond. We will follow the Red trail to Bare Pond, pick up the Green trail to Cake Rock, Gooch’s Cave,…
Green Newton invites the public to a walking Sustainable Street Tour on Sunday, June 2nd, 1PM-4PM at Montclair Road in Waban. Start at the Welcome Tent directly across the street from Lincoln Field. Attendees will walk along a short distance from one home to the next, meeting with the Newton homeowners who will…
The Charles River Watershed Association will host the annual Watertown Dam Herring Festival on June 8, 2PM-4PM at the Watertown Dam (64 Pleasant Street, Watertown). Celebrate the annual migration of Alewife, Blueback Herring, and American Shad from the ocean into the Charles River. This free event will feature live music,…
Join Newton Conservators and Friends of Hemlock Gorge on Sunday, June 9, 10AM-Noon, for an Exploring Hemlock Gorge tour of this gem of a park, “hidden” at the intersection of Route 9 and I-95, once a Sunday destination for thousands of Boston city dwellers, and designed by Charles Eliot of…
On April 11 at 7PM, Newton Conservators will present a one-hour webinar, Coexisting with Coyotes in Suburban Communities, by Dave Wattles, Biologist with MassWildlife. Register here to receive an email confirmation with the link for the webinar. Eastern coyotes are found in nearly every town and city in Massachusetts, and they…
The City of Newton invites Newton residents to bring documents for shredding and unused prescription medications to the Resource Recovery Center (115 Rumford Avenue, Auburndale) on Saturday, April 13, 8AM-Noon, by appointment only. This secure event will be overseen by the Newton Police Department and is drive-through service only. Residents…
The Newton Conservators and naturalist Jon Regosin will host a free Vernal Pool BioBlitz at Nahanton Park on Sunday, April 14, 3PM-4:30PM. Register here so we may plan for the number of participants and alert you in case of inclement weather, rescheduling, or cancelation. You can register multiple participants in your…
Many are concerned about plastic pollution and waste but get overwhelmed thinking about what can be done about it. Plastic and other kinds of packaging are so pervasive in modern life that it can seem impossible to do without them. But as chef Anne-Marie Bonneau has said, “We don’t need…