Giving Smart: How You Can Optimize Your Giving Strategies for Immediate Impact and Long-Term Legacy
Want to learn to make the biggest impact possible through strategic giving? Do you want to create a lasting legacy? Check out this video, where you’ll learn ways to do both! Many thanks to Martha Payne for lending her expertise and demystifying financial planning....
Important Update from the Friends of the Blue Hills
Milton, MA, September 19, 2023 – The Friends of the Blue Hills, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of the Blue Hills Reservation, today announced that Judy Lehrer Jacobs, their esteemed Executive Director, will move on after an...
Your Chance to ‘Adopt-a-Forest’
As you travel the Blue Hills’ trails, you pass through over 7,000 acres that serve as vital habitat for a multitude of wildlife. The habitat that wildlife depend on, however, is degraded by invasive species. Invasive plants, like mile-a-minute vine, grow...
Volunteer Highlight: Charlie Crosby – a Passion for Conservation
By Lauren Magee Meet Charlie Crosby, a passionate and dedicated individual who embodies the spirit of conservation and community engagement. As an active volunteer and member of the Friends of the Blue Hills, Charlie has become an integral part of the...Upcoming Events
May
11
Sat
2024
all-day
Cycling: Blue Hills Season Opener
@ Blue Hills Reservation
Cycling: Blue Hills Season Opener
@ Blue Hills Reservation
May 11 all-day
Join Us for the 2024 Cycling Kickoff Event! Get ready to pedal into the new riding season with our exciting cycling kickoff event! Blue Hills Cycling Club, Southeast MA chapter of NEMBA (New England Mountain[...]
11:00 am
Annual Seedling Sale
@ Brookwood Community Farm
Annual Seedling Sale
@ Brookwood Community Farm
May 11 @ 11:00 am – May 12 @ 3:00 pm
MAY 11TH, 11 AM – 3 PM MAY 12TH, 9 AM – 3 PM Seedlings are carefully started in the greenhouse each year. A big weekend sale in early May welcomes members and the public[...]
May
18
Sat
2024
9:00 am
May Trail Maintenance
May Trail Maintenance
May 18 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Get some fresh air and exercise… and give back to an amazing park that serves tens of thousands of visitors each year. You will be helping to care for the trails by improving erosion structures,[...]
May
24
Fri
2024
10:00 am
Invasive Plant Removal with Charlie
Invasive Plant Removal with Charlie
May 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
If you want to help care for the forest, join us for ‘Invasive Plant Removal with Charlie!’ On the fourth Friday of the month, you can help protect the forest by removing invasive species in[...]
Jun
1
Sat
2024
9:00 am
National Trails Day: Trail Maint...
National Trails Day: Trail Maint...
Jun 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Get some fresh air and exercise… and give back to an amazing park that serves tens of thousands of visitors each year. You will be helping to care for the trails by improving erosion structures,[...]
Jun
8
Sat
2024
10:00 am
DCR’s Adaptive Recreation Fair
@ Herter Park/Artesani Playground
DCR’s Adaptive Recreation Fair
@ Herter Park/Artesani Playground
Jun 8 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cycling * Pickleball * Face Painting * Activities * Golf * Games * Refreshments * DJ Music * Crafts * Equipment Demonstrations & Service Dogs Join DCR’s Universal Access Program and other adaptive recreation organizations[...]