As you travel the Blue Hills’ trails, you pass through over 7,000 acres that serve as vital habitat for a multitude of wildlife. The habitat that wildlife depend on, however, is degraded by invasive species. Invasive plants, like mile-a-minute vine, grow quickly and outcompete native plants for sun and nutrients.
People like you can help control invasives — and protect valuable habitat — by signing up for the Adopt-a-Forest initiative. When you sign up as a Forest Adopter, you’ll be trained to identify and remove one or more invasive species in a particular part of the park. In the fall of 2023, you have an opportunity to ‘adopt’ a portion of the forest along Burma Road in the Fowl Meadow section of the park in Milton. You can also adopt a portion of the forest in the Blue Hills called Farnham-Connolly Park in Canton.
When you ‘adopt’ a portion of the forest, you will remove one or more invasive species in that area and protect the habitat for wildlife. See the Adopt-a-Forest Guidelines to learn more.
Don’t worry if you can’t identify plants… you’ll learn and will have a plant-buddy to support you!
To sign up for the training below, click on the date that works for you. You’ll need to take a few minutes to create an account to sign up for the event. Can’t make the date? Just leave a comment below and we’ll contact you about future trainings!
For both trainings, park at the Fowl Meadow parking lot, 1339 Brush Hill Rd, Milton.
Many thanks to the Mary May Binney Arboretum for partnering with us on this initiative.
I’m interested in the Adopt a Forest training program. Please advise re future training. Thank you
Interested in the adopt a forest training – not able to attend on 9/23. Thanks!
Hi Erin! We just sent you an email. Hope to see you out on the trails soon.
Can’t make the training on the 23 but I’m interested in the training
Hi Robert! We sent you an email. Hope to see you soon!
I’m very interested in this initiative, but won’t be able to adopt a part of Fowl Meadow. If there are Adopt a Forest opportunities available in the Ponkapoag section of the park, I’d be very interested. Thanks!
Would love to do 9/23. But I can’t make that day. Hopefully the next one
Great! We’ll let you know when we schedule the next training.
Hi Debbie, we just sent you an email! See you soon.
I’d like to attend the August training but I don’t want to submit a form that requires my DOB. Hacking is all too common!
So glad you’d like to come!!! We’ll add you to the RSVP list!