How Can You Reduce Your Risk of Contracting Lyme Disease?
The Blue Hills is an amazing place to explore. But just as you bring water so you do not dehydrate when you hike, you also need to take precautions against contracting Lyme disease, which you can contract from ticks. Here are a few tips for avoiding ticks. And we...Fruit Center Marketplace Helps Blue Hills on Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, the Fruit Center Marketplace will donate $2 for every customer who uses a reusable grocery bag in the store on Sunday, April 22. All proceeds of the promotion will go to the Friends of the Blue Hills to help maintain 125 miles of trails...
Help Protect Skyline Trail Hikers
Please sign our petition if you care about making the Blue Hills safe and the trails accessible for everyone who wants to hike the Skyline Trail. Anyone who has tried to follow the Skyline Trail across Routes 28 and 138 knows how dangerous it is to cross these...
Three Reasons Why Climate Change Matters to You
Climate change is the change in the regional or global weather patterns and temperatures that is largely attributed to increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. These weather changes have large implications for the timing of growth and migration for many species...Upcoming Events
Aug
13
Sat
2022
9:00 am
Trail Maintenance with Bob
Trail Maintenance with Bob
Aug 13 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Get some fresh air and exercise… and give back to an amazing park that serves tens of thousands of visitors each year. Sign up today! You will learn to install a grade reversal (water diversion[...]
Aug
19
Fri
2022
9:00 am
Invasive Removal or Trail Mainte...
Invasive Removal or Trail Mainte...
Aug 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Get some fresh air and exercise… and give back to an amazing park that serves tens of thousands of visitors each year. Depending on current needs, you will help maintain the trails or remove invasive[...]
Sep
11
Sun
2022
8:00 am
Migratory Birds of the Blue Hills
Migratory Birds of the Blue Hills
Sep 11 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am
If you’re a novice, an experienced birder, or somewhere in between, you’re invited to join an experienced birder, Glenn d’Entremont, to look for and learn about the migratory birds. These birds are flying through to[...]