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...What’s bugging them? Discover threats to insects!
The Blue Hills are alive in many ways. We hear birds sing, see animal prints in the mud, and smell the beautiful flowers (and sneeze from their pollen). There is also so much life crawling in the grass or flying around us–I’m talking about the insects!...Upcoming Events
Jul
14
Tue
2020
4:30 pm
Virtual Book Club: Sudden Sea: T...
Virtual Book Club: Sudden Sea: T...
Jul 14 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Blue Hills Book Club Next virtual discussion: Tuesday, July 14, 4:30 pm (Note new time!) Sign-up to get the Zoom link below. You are invited to a virtual book club! We are reading, Sudden Sea:[...]
Aug
13
Thu
2020
12:00 pm
Introducing… Meditation in Motion
Introducing… Meditation in Motion
Aug 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Tired of being cooped up? Want to learn something new? Then join us to experience Qigong (Qi pronounced ‘chee’ – like ‘Chee-tos’), a part of the traditional Chinese medicine that dates back over 3,000 years,[...]
Aug
15
Sat
2020
9:00 am
Trail Maintenance – Sign up for ...
@ Houghton's Pond main parking lot
Trail Maintenance – Sign up for ...
@ Houghton's Pond main parking lot
Aug 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and to comply with state and federal advisories, we are waiting for the state to develop protocols for volunteers in the park before we confirm any of our[...]