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...Underwater Secrets: Vernal Pools
Have you ever wondered about these small bodies of water that only appear in the spring? Those are vernal pools and they are teeming with life! On this episode of Blue Hills A-Live, your weekly guide to the Blue Hills, Kyla Bennett reveals the importance of these...
Four Threats to a Healthy Watershed & How To Help
The Blue Hills surrounds and protects sections of 2 watersheds around Canton and Milton: the Blue Hills River and the Neponset River. The watershed functions as land surrounding a water source, such as a river, that flows into a lake or other large body of water, such...Upcoming Events
Jan
26
Sun
2020
1:00 pm
DCR Adult Walking Club
@ Houghton's Pond main parking lot
DCR Adult Walking Club
@ Houghton's Pond main parking lot
Jan 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Walks will be led by a park ranger or a Walking Club volunteer leader. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older, and there is no fee to join. Moderate[...]
Feb
23
Sun
2020
1:00 pm
DCR Adult Walking Club
@ Houghton's Pond main parking lot
DCR Adult Walking Club
@ Houghton's Pond main parking lot
Feb 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Walks will be led by a park ranger or a Walking Club volunteer leader. This club is open to people of 16 years of age and older, and there is no fee to join. Moderate[...]
Feb
25
Tue
2020
5:00 pm
Blue Hills Winter Fest
@ Blue Hills Ski Area
Blue Hills Winter Fest
@ Blue Hills Ski Area
Feb 25 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join the Friends of the Blue Hills and the Blue Hills Ski Area for an evening of winter fun at Winter Fest! Come for a night hike or get your exercise on the slopes downhill[...]