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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,...

Blue Hills Noise Pollution Increases During Pandemic

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog

COVID-19 makes two Boston urban parks quieter, but another is noisier When the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown reduced human activity across the United States last spring, Boston University researchers expected a similar decrease in noise pollution in Boston’s parks. While...

Recording Blue Hills Weather: What do the Climate Trends Tell Us?

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog

Recording Blue Hills Weather: What do the Climate Trends Tell Us? The Blue Hill Observatory is the longest continually operating weather observatory in the entire country. This makes it an excellent climate study resource. Don McCasland, Program Director at...

Remembering Stuart Dearborn Babb

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog

Stuart Dearborn Babb, 55, of Milton, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2021. Stuart was an exceptionally kind man with a big heart and a deep love for bad dad jokes and playing pranks on his daughters. He loved all animals (except cats) but his heart belonged to...

Two love stories – a horse and a man with hearts of gold

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog

My two love stories began in the Blue Hills. seven years ago, I met Cody, a handsome chestnut with a heart of gold. The two of us explored Blue Hills trails year-round most weeks until his work was done on January 30, 2019. Cody literally and figuratively carried...

Climate Change in the Blue Hills

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

Sponsored by the Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition How will climate change alter the Blue Hills over your lifetime… and beyond? How has the park – and the climate – already changed and what can we do to address it? Watch the videos from the ‘Climate...