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Sundays in the Park Begins June 17

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 7, 2012 | Blog

Beginning June 17th you can hike, bike and enjoy the view on part of Chickatawbut Road every Sunday without worrying about traffic. The Department of Conservation and Recreation will close Chickatawbut Road between Route 28 in Milton and Willard Street in Quincy to...

Zip Line Proposed for Quincy Quarries

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 7, 2012 | Blog

The Quincy City Council and the Quincy Mayor’s office issued a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) for recreational uses at the Quincy Quarries. The 31-page RFP can be read here. In the past few days, articles have appeared in the Quincy Patriot Ledger and the Boston...

Protecting Wetlands: Blue Hills Reservoir

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 4, 2012 | Preservation Campaigns

In 2003 the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority began developing plans to convert the eastern half of the Blue Hills Reservoir into two 10 million gallon buried drinking water storage tanks. The reservoir, built in the 1950’s had been inactive as a public...

Demonstrating to Candidates that their Constituents Care about the Blue Hills

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 4, 2012 | Preservation Campaigns

As part of our continuing efforts to keep our members informed and our political leaders responsive, Friends of the Blue Hills held a forum for candidates running in 2010 for the position of State Senate. About 100 Blue Hills advocates attended the forum to meet...

2012 Strategic Plan

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 2, 2012 | Uncategorized

As people who care about the park, we have an enormous job. We want to protect the Reservation from inappropriate development, keep the forests healthy and and make sure we can continue to enjoy all the Blue Hills has to offer. The Board of the Friends of the Blue...