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Birds and Climate Change

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog

Although the rise of sea levels due to climate change have fairly direct impacts on coastal bird populations, changes in temperature and precipitation patterns also raise less obvious challenges for breeding birds in the Blue Hills and Massachusetts as a whole. This...

Blue Hills Member Challenge Fund

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog

Today, your gift will care for the Blue Hills.. and inspire others to give. Donate now, and your gift, along with each dollar raised in response to this letter, will be pooled to form the Blue Hills Member Challenge Fund. During the spring campaign, we’ll ask others...

Farming in the Blue Hills: A Local Farm’s Approach to Climate Change

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog

How most food is grown and transported has significant impacts on the climate and global warming. Approximately 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions is directly related to food production. Learn how you can reduce your carbon footprint by eating locally and...

David Hodgdon, Founder, President, and Executive Director

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog

Although you may not know it, your experience of the Blue Hills has been influenced by David Hodgdon, the Friends’ first president who passed away this February at the age of 78. Those numbers on the intersections of trails that help you find your way… Dave designed...

David Morse, former President and Secretary

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog

For his entire life, David Morse loved hiking the Blue Hills and being in the outdoors. He grew up in the heart of the Blue Hills on Hillside Street in Milton and hiked the park throughout his childhood. As an adult, he lived in the same house where he grew up,...