Newton Conservators invites you to bird watch with longtime avian enthusiasts Ian Buzby, Michael Hanley, and Ted Kuklinski (a past president of Newton Conservators) on Saturday, May 9 from 8 – 10AM, at Dolan Pond Conservation Area, a local birding hotspot. Meet near 76 Webster Park, West Newton, and park…
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As part of its Spring Guided Walk Series, Newton Conservators is hosting a Mother’s Day birding walk in Nahanton Park (Oak Hill) on Sunday, May 10, from 8AM to 10:30AM. Enter the park at Nahanton Street and park in the lot at the canoe/kayak rental location. A steady rain will…
Newton Conservators will be hosting a webinar on Spotted Lanternflies: Impact, Current Status, and Management Options at 7PM on Thursday, May 14. If attending, please sign up for the webinar. Elizabeth Barnes will present the latest information about the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that feeds on over 100 plant…
As part of its Spring Guided Walk Series, Newton Conservators is hosting a tour of Cold Spring Park led by Friends of Cold Spring Park president Alan Nogee on Saturday, May 16, from 10AM to 12 noon. Meet at the kiosk at the far-left end of the park entrance on Beacon Street.…
Join the Manoment Conservation Services for a Bird Walk at the beautiful, historic Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (791 Walnut Street, Newton Centre) on Saturday, May 16 from 7:30-9:30AM. Evan Dalton, Manomet’s Director of Landbird Conservation, will lead a two-hour walk through the arboretum in search of warblers, vireos, thrushes, and…
Start your garden with home-grown and hardy seedlings at Newton Community Farm’s Annual Seedling Sale on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 from 12-3PM at NCF (303 Nahanton St, Oak Hill). The farm will have almost 100 varieties of vegetable, herb, and flower seedlings for sale, along with Vermont…
Take a Spring Tree Tour through Historic Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (791 Walnut Street, Newton Centre) on a Sunday, May 17 at 10AM. This winter was one for the record books. Welcome Spring with the Cemetery’s Arborists and a guided tour. See how the plantings in the arboretum, from small shrubs to…
As part of its Spring Guided Walk Series, Newton Conservators is hosting a 4.9-mile trek through Newton’s sections of the Sudbury and Cochituate aqueducts on Sunday, May 17, from 2PM to 4:30PM. Meet at the Newton Centre playground at the intersection of Centre Street and Tyler Terrace. A steady rain will…
Take an hour walk with Mothers Out Front! Meet at Edmands Park aka Cabot Woods (Main Entrance, 135 Blake St, Newtonville) on May 17 at 1PM. Park on Blake Street. Meet at the Park’s entrance across from 135 Blake St. (See Map) Note: Trails are unpaved and Edmands Park has some hills. Please RSVP to confirm attendance and…
As part of its Spring Guided Walk Series, Newton Conservators is hosting a walk about ferns in Hammond Woods on Sunday, May 24, from 10AM to 12PM. Meet at the Hammond Pond parking lot, off Hammond Pond Parkway, near the Street at Chestnut Hill shops. In case of rain, the event will be…
Newton Conservators will be hosting a webinar on Nature for Newton: Learnings from Initial Restoration Efforts in Newton’s Central and Largest Park at 7PM on Thursday, June 4. Sign up here. Climate change can already feel overwhelming, and now we have a biodiversity crisis, too? Can conservation in Newton’s parks and…
Newton Conservators will host a tour of Hemlock Gorge, a national historic landmark with wooded paths and a spectacular view of the Charles River, on Sunday, June 7 from 9:30AM to 12PM. Meet at the Hamilton Place entrance off Central Ave (just over the bridge on the Needham side of…