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Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Walcott

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 23, 2012 | Friend of the Month

Name: Robert C Walcott Town: Easton (45 years) Volunteer activities: After 20 years of hiking and enjoying the Blue Hills, I finally became a member of the Friends of Blue Hills 4 years ago. In 2008, when the Friends of the Blue Hills launched the Adopt-A-Trail...

Green Up the Blue Hills

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 17, 2012 | Blog

Green Up The Blue Hills Sunday, May 20, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Ponkapoag AMC Cabins Join the Friends of the Blue Hills and the Appalachian Mountain Club for a spring festival of stewardship and fun. Enjoy jazz music, face painting, crafts and weeding games. You’ll...

Why is the Incidence of Lyme Disease Increasing?

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 13, 2012 | Preservation Campaigns

One reason for the dramatic increase in Lyme disease is that we’ve created ideal habitat for deer; forests like the Blue Hills are crisscrossed with roads and spotted with houses, creating ‘edge habitat’ where deer thrive. Unfortunately, we’ve also removed many of...

What are the symptoms of Lyme disease?

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

The Massachusetts Representative David Linsky issued a report on Lyme disease that affirms that “the occurrence of Lyme disease has reached near epidemic proportions in Massachusetts.” Even so, many doctors do not recognize the symptoms and often misdiagnose. ...

As Incidence of Lyme Disease Increases, We All Need to Take Precautions

by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

Elaine Kerrigan used to love hiking in the Blue Hills. Though she has lived her whole life in Weymouth, just 10 minutes away from the park, she didn’t start exploring here until she was in her thirties. She always enjoyed exercising outdoors, so when she discovered...