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
Jun
1
Sat
2019
all-day
Fun Family Storywalk
@ Houghton's Pond Playground
Fun Family Storywalk
@ Houghton's Pond Playground
Jun 1 – Nov 30 all-day
Enjoy Gill Davies’ collection of 26 witty, kid-oriented animal poems ranging from Ants to Zebras. Read along as you stroll through the pages of the book posted on the wooden fence at the playground. Add a unique[...]
Oct
26
Sat
2019
10:00 am
DCR Adult Walking Club
@ Ponkapoag Golf Course parking lot
DCR Adult Walking Club
@ Ponkapoag Golf Course parking lot
Oct 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Walks will be led by DCR park staff or a Walking Club volunteer leader. Moderate walk, some hills. Walk a 4 mile loop around Ponkapoag Pond on the green dot trail. Meet at the Ponkapoag[...]
4:30 pm
Blue Hills Fall Foliage Sunset Hike
@ Blue Hills Ski Area
Blue Hills Fall Foliage Sunset Hike
@ Blue Hills Ski Area
Oct 26 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
What could be more spectacular than fall foliage? Viewing this foliage from the top of Great Blue as the sun sets! Enjoy the season’s finest colors from the summit of the region’s highest hill. On[...]