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
Sep
25
Sat
2021
9:00 am
Neponset River Watershed Associa...
Neponset River Watershed Associa...
Sep 25 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Neponset River Fall Cleanup Saturday, September 25 from 9 am-noon Join with hundreds of volunteers as we spread out across the Neponset River Watershed to clean up our River, streams, ponds, parks, and trails.[...]
Oct
7
Thu
2021
7:00 pm
Annual Celebration
@ Canton Town Club and on Zoom
Annual Celebration
@ Canton Town Club and on Zoom
Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us on October 7 as we celebrate the past year of protecting and preserving the Blue Hills… and raise funds to continue caring for the park! This year we will be able to both[...]
Oct
10
Sun
2021
1:00 pm
DCR Southeastern MA Adult Walkin...
DCR Southeastern MA Adult Walkin...
Oct 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Join a DCR ranger for a moderate walk, some hilly terrain, 3+ miles. Walk from St. Moritz Pond to Sawcut Notch, return on Crags Foot Path. Meet at the Shea Rink parking lot at 651[...]