Clues to the rock-solid businesses of history
On A-Live, join Director Judy Lehrer Jacobs and Al Bina on a small tour through time, uncovering the industrious history of the quarrying business in the Blue Hills. Learn about the transition that rock made from raw material into ready-to-build solid rock, to be...Blue Hills A-Live, a historic weather observatory
Imagine having continuous, homogeneous weather data from over 100 years. What trends and changes could we notice? What amazing storms would we be able to track? What innovations in weather measurement and data analysis would we witness? The Blue Hills Observatory has...Blue Hills A-Live, discovering trees with Laura Beebe
Trees play an important role in our ecosystems. They provide shelter and food for many species, they dull noise from industry and traffic, and they convert carbon dioxide to oxygen! Learn in this episode of Blue Hills A-Live how trees act as important buffers in the...Disappearing trees in the Blue Hills and around
Although it may seem like there are a lot of trees (especially in the Blue Hills!), we’re actually losing trees… and as Laura Beebe describes, that is a problem that is rather difficult to solve. Learn about the important and surprising roles that trees...A Runner’s Playground
We all love a good day on the trails hiking, but have you ever thought about picking up the pace and going for a run on the trails? On Blue Hills A-Live, trail runner Tess Harvey tells us why the Blue Hills are great for trail running, the benefits of taking your run...Upcoming Events
Feb
18
Thu
2021
4:00 pm
Winter Survival!
Winter Survival!
Feb 18 @ 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Winter can be a time of scarcity. Many animals face the challenges of reduced food, limited water and exposure to the cold. We’ll explore the adaptations of mammals, birds and insects that allow them to[...]